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Nigeria: Fake Presidential Agency’s ‘DG’ arrested after dodging court five times
Nigeria: Fake Presidential Agency’s ‘DG’ arrested after dodging court five times
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Uganda’s Sh73 million pit latrine – without a pit
Uganda’s Sh73 million pit latrine – without a pit
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‘This is a fire’: WHO declares DRC Ebola outbreak the fastest-growing in history
‘This is a fire’: WHO declares DRC Ebola outbreak the fastest-growing in history
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NEWS

Dakar will crown a freedom fighter: Senegal to honour Mathews Phosa as Africa interrogates Mandela’s legacy amid a fracturing world order

Dakar will crown a freedom fighter: Senegal to honour Mathews Phosa as Africa interrogates Mandela’s legacy amid a fracturing world order

July 15, 2026
ON July 18, the day the world pauses to mark what would have been Nelson Mandela's birthday, Senegal will do something no African capital has done for a South African liberation veteran in recent memory: it will place a doctoral cap on the head of D...
UK triple-murder fugitive appears in Jhb court as extradition process opens
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SA man held in Bangkok as 17.5kg heroin bust exposes a widening Africa-linked trafficking pipeline
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The great Wole Soyinka turns 92: The establishment still flinches
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Rescued after 56 days in captivity: Nigeria scores a rare win in its war on mass abductions
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World

Bombs have replaced diplomacy: inside the battle for the Strait of Hormuz

Bombs have replaced diplomacy: inside the battle for the Strait of Hormuz

July 15, 2026
FIVE months after the United States and Israel opened a war on Iran, the search for a durable peace over the Strait of Hormuz has effectively collapsed. In its place has come a rolling exchange of missiles, air strikes and tanker attacks that on Tue...
Why the US economy stays strong even when its policies shock the rest of the world
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Threats may change, but geography doesn’t. It’s time for Australia to be a good neighbour to the Pacific
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BRICS NEWS

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

June 23, 2026
SOUTH Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile used the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on 22 June 2026 to launch a concentrated bid for South Africa to move from commodity supplier to industrial partner - pitching the country as a ...
Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape
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Ethiopia’s BRICS dividend: Addis Ababa charts a new course in the architecture of global power
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Special Features

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
What Ghana’s World Cup ‘juju man’ tells us about sport and spirituality in Africa

What Ghana’s World Cup ‘juju man’ tells us about sport and spirituality in Africa

July 15, 2026
LITERATURE
Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world

Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world

July 3, 2026
MOTORING
When lightning learns manners: Audi’s R4.9-million electric flex lands in Mzansi

When lightning learns manners: Audi’s R4.9-million electric flex lands in Mzansi

July 15, 2026
MOTORINGNEWS
Beyond the assembly line: Inside Ford SA’s quiet century-long promise to South Africa

Beyond the assembly line: Inside Ford SA’s quiet century-long promise to South Africa

July 8, 2026

Sports

Another record. Another reckoning. Africa’s track royalty refuses to read the script

Another record. Another reckoning. Africa’s track royalty refuses to read the script

July 13, 2026
ANOTHER record. Another reckoning. And another reminder that Africa's golden generation simply refuses to slow down. Somewhere in the marbled hush of the Stade Louis II, the stopwatch tried its best to keep a straight face. It failed. Twice. O...
Africa’s last Lion falls to a French side it basically raised
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So close, Pharaohs: Egypt made Argentina sweat blood before Messi remembered he was Messi
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Business

Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing

Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing

July 15, 2026
AFRICA’S young population is often described as a demographic dividend: a potential economic advantage if young people can gain the skills and jobs needed to contribute productively. But for many young people, that promise is slipping away. They lea...
“Africa possesses roughly 30 percent of global critical mineral reserves, yet captures less than five percent of the associated value added”
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World Bank blog analysis: Fast payment systems could slash the cost of sending money home
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Lifestyle

How Sierra Leone’s traditional textiles are weaving a modern fashion economy

How Sierra Leone’s traditional textiles are weaving a modern fashion economy

July 14, 2026
INSIDE her Freetown studio, Frederica Williams – surrounded by a bustling floor of over 20 tailors and design assistants - displays a vibrant bolt of Krio Print fabric, explaining the cultural significance of its intricate motifs. As the founder of ...
Young Gambian artist giving traditional printmaking new life
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The rhythms that broke Bashir: how Sudan’s music shaped a revolution
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Thought Leadership

Racial stereotypes of African footballers persist. A World Cup is a good time to talk about them

Racial stereotypes of African footballers persist. A World Cup is a good time to talk about them

UROŠ KOVAC and IKECHUKWU EJEKWUMADUJuly 15, 2026
WITH a Somali referee being denied entry into the US, and the surge of online racist abuse after 2026 World Cup matches, racism and exclusion in football are once again in the news. Overt anti-Black racism in football is well-reported and researc...
The French chapter closes in Ouagadougou — and Moscow walks through the door
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DRC has taken Rwanda to the world court over genocide again. A law scholar explains what’s different this time
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Features

EDUCATION
Black women academics in my study said their main allies were White men – what this reveals

Black women academics in my study said their main allies were White men – what this reveals

July 10, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
A Super El Niño is coming: 5 hard‑won lessons the world can learn from Africa

A Super El Niño is coming: 5 hard‑won lessons the world can learn from Africa

July 7, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS
In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

March 27, 2026
MEDIA FREEDOM
Mali’s junta suspends popular radio show

Mali’s junta suspends popular radio show

July 8, 2026
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The French chapter closes in Ouagadougou — and Moscow walks through the door 1

The French chapter closes in Ouagadougou — and Moscow walks through the door

July 15, 2026
Threats may change, but geography doesn’t. It’s time for Australia to be a good neighbour to the Pacific 2

Threats may change, but geography doesn’t. It’s time for Australia to be a good neighbour to the Pacific

July 15, 2026
Why the US economy stays strong even when its policies shock the rest of the world 3

Why the US economy stays strong even when its policies shock the rest of the world

July 15, 2026
When lightning learns manners: Audi’s R4.9-million electric flex lands in Mzansi 4

When lightning learns manners: Audi’s R4.9-million electric flex lands in Mzansi

July 15, 2026
The US can’t win with force in the Strait of Hormuz – Iran must be offered a realistic incentive to settle 5

The US can’t win with force in the Strait of Hormuz – Iran must be offered a realistic incentive to settle

July 14, 2026
Nigeria: Fake Presidential Agency’s ‘DG’ arrested after dodging court five times 1

Nigeria: Fake Presidential Agency’s ‘DG’ arrested after dodging court five times

July 15, 2026
Uganda’s Sh73 million pit latrine – without a pit 2

Uganda’s Sh73 million pit latrine – without a pit

July 15, 2026
‘This is a fire’: WHO declares DRC Ebola outbreak the fastest-growing in history 3

‘This is a fire’: WHO declares DRC Ebola outbreak the fastest-growing in history

July 15, 2026
Dakar will crown a freedom fighter: Senegal to honour Mathews Phosa as Africa interrogates Mandela’s legacy amid a fracturing world order 4

Dakar will crown a freedom fighter: Senegal to honour Mathews Phosa as Africa interrogates Mandela’s legacy amid a fracturing world order

July 15, 2026
Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing 5

Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing

July 15, 2026

AUDA-NEPAD

A force forged in the crucible of African development

A force forged in the crucible of African development

March 27, 2026
IN the corridors of the , system, where ambition is plentiful but transformative action rare, Daphine Hazvibvi Muzawazi has become something of an in...

Health

Communities at the heart of the DRC response to the Ebola epidemic
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Technology

People are marrying holograms and making friends with chatbots. But can AI bring true happiness?
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Africities

China is helping build Africa’s cities, but its approach sidelines local urban planners and residents
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MULTIMEDIA

Gallery: The Lion of Bamako: Tribute to Hameye Mahaman Cissé
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