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Nigeria’s classrooms under siege: Teachers strike, children rot in the forest, and a Presidency scrambles to catch up
Nigeria’s classrooms under siege: Teachers strike, children rot in the forest, and a Presidency scrambles to catch up
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US sanctions FDLR, M23 commanders in bid to save DRC peace process
US sanctions FDLR, M23 commanders in bid to save DRC peace process
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Truth set in stone: Paris monument seals a new chapter between Rwanda and France
Truth set in stone: Paris monument seals a new chapter between Rwanda and France
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NEWS

Two suspects arrested in Mozambique after Kruger Park double murder; extradition to South Africa to follow

Two suspects arrested in Mozambique after Kruger Park double murder; extradition to South Africa to follow

June 4, 2026
TWO  suspects have been arrested in Mozambique in connection with the murder of South African tourists Dina and Ernst Marais in Kruger National Park, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and South African National Pa...
Senegal: How the Faye-Sonko divorce is driving a nation towards a political chaos
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Nigerian student faces jail after UK jury convicts him of attempted rape
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“Visit Rwanda”: How Kagame’s football bet paid off on the biggest stage in club football
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President hails gains as Presidency positions South Africa for growth and jobs
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World

Eight nations jointly condemn Israeli settler incursions into Al-Aqsa mosque

Eight nations jointly condemn Israeli settler incursions into Al-Aqsa mosque

June 4, 2026
THE foreign ministers of eight Muslim-majority nations have issued a joint statement condemning what they described as repeated and provocative incursions by extremist Israeli settlers into Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif in occupied East Jerusale...
Emerging Houthi–Al‑Shabaab co‑operation and the growing threat to Red Sea shipping
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How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti‑immigrant great replacement theory
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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

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
In eastern DR Congo, a cultural revival after a year of rebel rule

In eastern DR Congo, a cultural revival after a year of rebel rule

June 3, 2026
LITERATURE
Cameroon’s sacred and royal animals: could literature and futures thinking help save them?

Cameroon’s sacred and royal animals: could literature and futures thinking help save them?

May 12, 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
MOTORINGNEWS
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

Africa at the World Cup: 10 teams, local coaches and tactical depth usher in a new era

Africa at the World Cup: 10 teams, local coaches and tactical depth usher in a new era

June 2, 2026
THE 2026 men’s FIFA World Cup marks a seismic shift in the global football landscape. The decision to expand the final stage of the tournament from 32 teams to 48 has significantly benefited the Confederation of African Football (Caf). In 2018 an...
RSSB Tigers roar to historic BAL title
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Ten lions roar: Africa’s historic World Cup armies named
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Business

Seoul summit elevates Africa-Korea trade alliance as AfCFTA seeks to unlock continent’s $230 billion intra-trade potential

Seoul summit elevates Africa-Korea trade alliance as AfCFTA seeks to unlock continent’s $230 billion intra-trade potential

June 2, 2026
THE SEOUL PIVOT: FROM AID TO ARCHITECTURE KEY FIGURES AT A GLANCE IndicatorFigureContextIntra-African trade (2025)$210bnAfreximbank 2026 OutlookIntra-African trade forecast (2026)$230bn+10% year-on-yearShare of continental total (2026)~16%Up f...
M-KOPA’s Ghana push is evidence of Africa’s smartphones as financial gateways
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Botswana races to diversify beyond diamonds
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Lifestyle

The voice that carried Africa to a whole new world

The voice that carried Africa to a whole new world

June 4, 2026
THERE are voices that entertain you, and then there are voices that become part of you - that inhabit the intimate chambers of your memory so completely that you cannot separate their sound from the sound of your own heartbeat. Peabo Bryson had such...
Daughter of the soil rules the world: Tyla makes history as only African to win at the 2026 American Music Awards – taking home two
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God bless the newly loaded: Zimbabwe’s wedding of the century, where Boyz II Men sang and the dollar danced
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Thought Leadership

Memory is an Antidote Against Forgetting

Memory is an Antidote Against Forgetting

The African MirrorJune 3, 2026
ON an October day in 1988, a comrade of mine who was part of our leadership echelon in the underground in Swaziland sent an urgent message requesting to see me. As it was often the case with the treacherous underground working conditions in that cou...
In Conversation with Channel Andrews on African mobility, diaspora identity, and the border contradictions shaping continental integration
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2026 Elections: No vote, No escape
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Features

EDUCATION
Cultural bias in West Africa’s school‑leaver exam questions puts many students at a disadvantage

Cultural bias in West Africa’s school‑leaver exam questions puts many students at a disadvantage

June 4, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
Africa has been managing climate volatility for decades – what the rest of the world can learn from it

Africa has been managing climate volatility for decades – what the rest of the world can learn from it

May 29, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS
Africa’s climate crisis is a legal crisis too: what are states’ duties under human rights law?

Africa’s climate crisis is a legal crisis too: what are states’ duties under human rights law?

June 3, 2026
MEDIA FREEDOM
Tributes for Souleymane Diallo – pillar of African journalism, hero of media freedom: 1945-2026

Tributes for Souleymane Diallo – pillar of African journalism, hero of media freedom: 1945-2026

June 3, 2026
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How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti‑immigrant great replacement theory 1

How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti‑immigrant great replacement theory

June 4, 2026
President hails gains as Presidency positions South Africa for growth and jobs 2

President hails gains as Presidency positions South Africa for growth and jobs

June 4, 2026
Israeli forces capture Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle, a Crusade‑era site once held by the Knights Templar 3

Israeli forces capture Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle, a Crusade‑era site once held by the Knights Templar

June 2, 2026
Eight nations jointly condemn Israeli settler incursions into Al-Aqsa mosque 4

Eight nations jointly condemn Israeli settler incursions into Al-Aqsa mosque

June 4, 2026
Cultural bias in West Africa’s school‑leaver exam questions puts many students at a disadvantage 5

Cultural bias in West Africa’s school‑leaver exam questions puts many students at a disadvantage

June 4, 2026
Nigeria’s classrooms under siege: Teachers strike, children rot in the forest, and a Presidency scrambles to catch up 1

Nigeria’s classrooms under siege: Teachers strike, children rot in the forest, and a Presidency scrambles to catch up

June 4, 2026
US sanctions FDLR, M23 commanders in bid to save DRC peace process 2

US sanctions FDLR, M23 commanders in bid to save DRC peace process

June 4, 2026
Truth set in stone: Paris monument seals a new chapter between Rwanda and France 3

Truth set in stone: Paris monument seals a new chapter between Rwanda and France

June 4, 2026
The voice that carried Africa to a whole new world 4

The voice that carried Africa to a whole new world

June 4, 2026
Two suspects arrested in Mozambique after Kruger Park double murder; extradition to South Africa to follow 5

Two suspects arrested in Mozambique after Kruger Park double murder; extradition to South Africa to follow

June 4, 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

HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men
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Technology

Africa has the world’s greatest genetic diversity, yet it’s missing from research: we’re filling the gap
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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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