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Ghana raises diplomatic storm over Partey’s World Cup visa block, threatens court action
Ghana raises diplomatic storm over Partey’s World Cup visa block, threatens court action
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How ‘Blessing CEO’ allegedly milked Nigeria’s generosity with a cancer lie
How ‘Blessing CEO’ allegedly milked Nigeria’s generosity with a cancer lie
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DRC: Protests force Tshisekedi to pause bid to join Africa’s long queue of leaders who would be kings
DRC: Protests force Tshisekedi to pause bid to join Africa’s long queue of leaders who would be kings
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NEWS

Tinubu to terrorists and kidnappers: surrender now or face state’s full force

Tinubu to terrorists and kidnappers: surrender now or face state’s full force

June 13, 2026
NIGERIA’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu issued one of the most pointed security warnings of his administration, telling Nigeria's armed criminal networks — from kidnappers and bandits to those who finance terror — that the time to surrender is running...
DRC’s Ebola crisis deepens as the sick, the malnourished and the forgotten bear the cost
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How Nigeria cabinet minister rented an Ethiopian Airlines plane to stage fake Nigerian Air launch
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Tanzania goes to St. Petersburg: Samia’s $10-billion gambit to reposition Africa’s hidden giant
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Swift justice: Zimbabwean truck driver jailed for 20 years for smuggling explosives into SA
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World

Trump has backed away from renewed war with Iran – here’s why

Trump has backed away from renewed war with Iran – here’s why

June 15, 2026
THE US and Iran stepped back from the brink of returning to all-out war on June 11. Hours after saying the US military would carry out strikes against Iran for a third consecutive night, Donald Trump postponed the attack. The Iranian military had sa...
What women love about the ‘unapologetically masculine’ UFC
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Ukraine war now longer than the First World War – the similarities are unsettling
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BRICS NEWS

Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape

Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape

May 28, 2026
IN a summit laden with symbolic and strategic weight, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping convened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, cementing what both leaders described as a relationship at an unprecedented ...
Ethiopia’s BRICS dividend: Addis Ababa charts a new course in the architecture of global power
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BRICS uses sport and screen to build a new cultural architecture
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Special Features

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Appolonia: the story of an African kingdom that resisted the Atlantic slave trade

Appolonia: the story of an African kingdom that resisted the Atlantic slave trade

June 13, 2026
LITERATURE
Reviving the heart of African literature

Reviving the heart of African literature

June 9, 2026
MOTORING
SA Bakkie Brawl Heats Up: JMC Vigus crashes the party, Hilux, Ranger, Navara tremble!

SA Bakkie Brawl Heats Up: JMC Vigus crashes the party, Hilux, Ranger, Navara tremble!

April 17, 2026
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The ex-pie guy who could sell you a Rolls-Royce over the phone

The ex-pie guy who could sell you a Rolls-Royce over the phone

May 16, 2026

Sports

Ivory Coast’s historic win ignites continental pride at 2026 FIFA World Cup

Ivory Coast’s historic win ignites continental pride at 2026 FIFA World Cup

June 15, 2026
AFRICA has finally written its name in the 2026 FIFA World Cup history books — and it came wrapped in dramatic, heart-stopping fashion. In a match that will echo through continental football for generations, Ivory Coast struck in the 90th minute to ...
EXCLUSIVE: Ruud Gullit calls on Gianni Infantino to resign amid growing World Cup controversy
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Kagisho Dikgacoi backs Bafana to shock hosts Mexico in World Cup opener
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Business

Nigeria raised electricity prices to improve supply. Why it hasn’t worked

Nigeria raised electricity prices to improve supply. Why it hasn’t worked

June 13, 2026
NIGERIA’S electricity regulator triggered a big tariff shock in April 2024. It increased rates for some consumers by over 240%, citing the cost of producing and delivering power. The regulator classifies consumers into five bands, A through E, ba...
South Africa’s jobs crisis: what 10 years of tax data tells us
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African electricity systems are opening to private capital as utility dominance eases
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Lifestyle

The story behind Soweto Blues, Miriam Makeba’s famous song about the June 16 uprising

The story behind Soweto Blues, Miriam Makeba’s famous song about the June 16 uprising

June 15, 2026
MIRIAM Makeba sang a famous song about the 16 June 1976 uprising in her birthplace, South Africa. The protest was a pivotal point in the fight against apartheid and white minority rule in the country. The song was called Soweto Blues and its opening...
Netflix’s Winnie Mandela documentary is a reckoning – with a life, a nation, and the machinery that tried to break them both
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This filmmaker is shifting our views on trash
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Thought Leadership

Ma Vesta Smith: why this unsung activist matters 50 years after the Soweto uprising

Ma Vesta Smith: why this unsung activist matters 50 years after the Soweto uprising

MARIA SURIANOJune 15, 2026
WHILE many men are remembered as heroes of political struggles, women seldom get enough attention. Vesta Smith is a good example. She fought for South Africa’s liberation from white minority rule, called apartheid. Historian Maria Suriano has wri...
Thabo Mbeki tribute concert restores Soga to the African Renaissance
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TANZANIA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS: “It is time for us to take charge and realize our full potential.”
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Features

EDUCATION
Ghana wants learner‑centred classrooms – but many teachers still favour old methods

Ghana wants learner‑centred classrooms – but many teachers still favour old methods

June 9, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
The Riverside story: building an equestrian legacy in Senegal

The Riverside story: building an equestrian legacy in Senegal

June 15, 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
Malian journalist detained over Pan-African forum remarks as press groups sound alarm

Malian journalist detained over Pan-African forum remarks as press groups sound alarm

June 11, 2026
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Tinubu honours journalists, lawyers and activists who bled for Nigeria’s democracy 1

Tinubu honours journalists, lawyers and activists who bled for Nigeria’s democracy

June 13, 2026
DRC: Protests force Tshisekedi to pause bid to join Africa’s long queue of leaders who would be kings 2

DRC: Protests force Tshisekedi to pause bid to join Africa’s long queue of leaders who would be kings

June 15, 2026
Ukraine war now longer than the First World War – the similarities are unsettling 3

Ukraine war now longer than the First World War – the similarities are unsettling

June 15, 2026
The story behind Soweto Blues, Miriam Makeba’s famous song about the June 16 uprising 4

The story behind Soweto Blues, Miriam Makeba’s famous song about the June 16 uprising

June 15, 2026
Under Mamdani, New York will be the first to open a free childcare center for city workers 5

Under Mamdani, New York will be the first to open a free childcare center for city workers

June 12, 2026
Ghana raises diplomatic storm over Partey’s World Cup visa block, threatens court action 1

Ghana raises diplomatic storm over Partey’s World Cup visa block, threatens court action

June 15, 2026
Ivory Coast’s historic win ignites continental pride at 2026 FIFA World Cup 2

Ivory Coast’s historic win ignites continental pride at 2026 FIFA World Cup

June 15, 2026
The Riverside story: building an equestrian legacy in Senegal 3

The Riverside story: building an equestrian legacy in Senegal

June 15, 2026
How ‘Blessing CEO’ allegedly milked Nigeria’s generosity with a cancer lie 4

How ‘Blessing CEO’ allegedly milked Nigeria’s generosity with a cancer lie

June 15, 2026
DRC: Protests force Tshisekedi to pause bid to join Africa’s long queue of leaders who would be kings 5

DRC: Protests force Tshisekedi to pause bid to join Africa’s long queue of leaders who would be kings

June 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

DRC approves the use of acoziborole, a breakthrough one-day oral treatment against sleeping sickness
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Technology

Forced labour in West African cybercrime academies: how fear traps young men
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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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