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Ghana insists ex-Finance Minister remains a fugitive, not cleared of corruption
Ghana insists ex-Finance Minister remains a fugitive, not cleared of corruption
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From vault to dock: Nigeria’s court strips Emefiele of $2m, seven properties
From vault to dock: Nigeria’s court strips Emefiele of $2m, seven properties
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Motsepe hails ‘historic’ World Cup, says African teams left with heads held high
Motsepe hails ‘historic’ World Cup, says African teams left with heads held high
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NEWS

Atiku’s Washington lobbyists fire 1993 US drug case into Nigeria’s 2027 campaign

Atiku’s Washington lobbyists fire 1993 US drug case into Nigeria’s 2027 campaign

July 22, 2026
NIGERIA’S 2027 general election calendar is unusually tight this cycle. For the first time since the return to civilian rule in 1999, the presidential vote has been moved into January - fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission for 16 J...
SA’s defence industry shrank tenfold in three decades – now Pretoria bets on Africa’s $136bn arms boom to save it
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KENYA: Ruto’s free-tertiary education gamble – merit wins, budgets brace
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Betrayed from within: Tigray’s women fighters break silence on rape by their own commanders
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SA court strips alleged hospital fraud kingpin of R326-m in assets. When will he be arrested?
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World

The bill comes due: inside the trillion-dollar wreckage of the US-Israel war on Iran

The bill comes due: inside the trillion-dollar wreckage of the US-Israel war on Iran

July 23, 2026
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has told a Senate hearing that the war on Iran has now cost the United States $37.5 billion - a $7.5 billion jump on the estimate given barely two months ago, and a figure Hegseth himself conceded was a floor, not a...
Ukraine war turning everyday life into a battlefield, UN warns
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Burnham and Trump – what the new prime minister should remember about UK‑US ties
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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
Floods forced Zimbabwean women to leave their homes. They rebuilt their lives, but here’s what they still need

Floods forced Zimbabwean women to leave their homes. They rebuilt their lives, but here’s what they still need

July 21, 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

WAFCON jackpot as CAF doubles women’s prize money in landmark investment

WAFCON jackpot as CAF doubles women’s prize money in landmark investment

July 23, 2026
CAF has announced a dramatic increase in prize money for the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), with the winners now set to receive USD 2 million as the continent’s flagship women’s tournament kicks off on Sunday. In his announ...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino set for fourth term – despite World Cup controversies
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North Africa’s World Cup teams offered lessons in what works – and what doesn’t
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Business

African entrepreneurs operate in tough conditions: the skills they’ve honed could be useful to others

African entrepreneurs operate in tough conditions: the skills they’ve honed could be useful to others

July 23, 2026
WHEN people talk about entrepreneurship in Africa, the conversation usually starts with everything that’s missing. Limited funding. Weak infrastructure. Poor internet connectivity. Unreliable electricity. Bureaucracy. Corruption. The implicit mes...
A new generation of fintechs is building the trust infrastructure behind Africa’s payments
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Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing
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Lifestyle

Zimbabwean designers stitch heritage, identity and enterprise into global fashion

Zimbabwean designers stitch heritage, identity and enterprise into global fashion

July 22, 2026
THE world usually sees the finished garment, not the journey behind it. A handbag under the bright lights of London. A model on the runway. A designer accepting applause. Yet every collection is shaped by years of experimentation, cultural memory, e...
2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: Africa didn’t play in the final. Africa still stole the show
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Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis today
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Thought Leadership

A message to the United Nations States Parties of the Rome Statute ahead of the vote on 24 July on Prosecutor of the ICC

A message to the United Nations States Parties of the Rome Statute ahead of the vote on 24 July on Prosecutor of the ICC

TAYAB ALI AND SARETA ASHRAPHJuly 22, 2026
WE act for Karim A. A. Khan KC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. On Friday, at a Special Session of the Assembly of States Parties, your delegations will vote in person and by secret ballot on whether the Prosecutor should be removed ...
As war fears grow in Ethiopia, women soldiers recount the sexual violence they experienced
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Shadows of past political violence shape the lives of young Africans for years – a study of nine countries
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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
Africa on the rise as birders’ paradise

Africa on the rise as birders’ paradise

July 16, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS
Gender‑based violence survivors need more than justice: four keys to recovery

Gender‑based violence survivors need more than justice: four keys to recovery

July 22, 2026
MEDIA FREEDOM
Mali’s junta suspends popular radio show

Mali’s junta suspends popular radio show

July 8, 2026
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Israel attacks Labor’s draft platform on Israel‑Gaza conflict

July 21, 2026
Ukraine war turning everyday life into a battlefield, UN warns 2

Ukraine war turning everyday life into a battlefield, UN warns

July 23, 2026
The bill comes due: inside the trillion-dollar wreckage of the US-Israel war on Iran 3

The bill comes due: inside the trillion-dollar wreckage of the US-Israel war on Iran

July 23, 2026
WAFCON jackpot as CAF doubles women’s prize money in landmark investment 4

WAFCON jackpot as CAF doubles women’s prize money in landmark investment

July 23, 2026
After the ground shook: Venezuela’s quiet battle to rebuild beyond bare survival 5

After the ground shook: Venezuela’s quiet battle to rebuild beyond bare survival

July 20, 2026
Ghana insists ex-Finance Minister remains a fugitive, not cleared of corruption 1

Ghana insists ex-Finance Minister remains a fugitive, not cleared of corruption

July 23, 2026
From vault to dock: Nigeria’s court strips Emefiele of $2m, seven properties 2

From vault to dock: Nigeria’s court strips Emefiele of $2m, seven properties

July 23, 2026
Motsepe hails ‘historic’ World Cup, says African teams left with heads held high 3

Motsepe hails ‘historic’ World Cup, says African teams left with heads held high

July 23, 2026
African entrepreneurs operate in tough conditions: the skills they’ve honed could be useful to others 4

African entrepreneurs operate in tough conditions: the skills they’ve honed could be useful to others

July 23, 2026
A new generation of fintechs is building the trust infrastructure behind Africa’s payments 5

A new generation of fintechs is building the trust infrastructure behind Africa’s payments

July 23, 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

A tax on sugary drinks in Egypt could reduce disease and save US$1.8 billion in healthcare costs: modelling study
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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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