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Africa’s trillion-dollar paradox: “Continent must stop waiting to be rescued”
Africa’s trillion-dollar paradox: “Continent must stop waiting to be rescued”
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Uganda Parliament officials remanded as probe deepens, Anita Among name looms
Uganda Parliament officials remanded as probe deepens, Anita Among name looms
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Ghanaian extradited in U.S. romance scam pleads guilty, agrees to repay $4.4m — now awaits prison term
Ghanaian extradited in U.S. romance scam pleads guilty, agrees to repay $4.4m — now awaits prison term
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NEWS

Museveni declares war on hawking, a livelihood for millions of Ugandans

Museveni declares war on hawking, a livelihood for millions of Ugandans

July 7, 2026
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni used his national address at the weekend to announce what amounts to a blanket ban on street hawking across Uganda, telling citizens that vendors must now operate only from registered shops, markets or supermarkets - a move...
Tanzania bans political rallies ahead of commemorations of stolen election drenched in blood
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Nigeria joins Africa’s race to bring Formula 1 back to the continent
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Museveni breaks his silence – and backs Muhoozi’s crackdown to the Hilt
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SOUTH AFRICA/NIGERIA: Facts, fury and a fraying friendship
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World

NATO summit will reveal how alliance plans to manage European security as US cuts back its support

NATO summit will reveal how alliance plans to manage European security as US cuts back its support

July 8, 2026
TWO massive Russian attacks on Kyiv in less than a week, renewed Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz, and a security crackdown in Turkey are just three of the immediate issues shaping the context of the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8. Whil...
China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggered
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America shuts the door: Supreme Court clears way to deport 330,000 Haitians into a nation in ruins
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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
Tanzania has banned political rallies again: what the government fears

Tanzania has banned political rallies again: what the government fears

July 7, 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
BMW unveils five-way power play with all-new X5 – electric, hydrogen and the ‘Heart of Joy’

BMW unveils five-way power play with all-new X5 – electric, hydrogen and the ‘Heart of Joy’

July 1, 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

So close, Pharaohs: Egypt made Argentina sweat blood before Messi remembered he was Messi

So close, Pharaohs: Egypt made Argentina sweat blood before Messi remembered he was Messi

July 8, 2026
THERE is a particular kind of heartbreak reserved for teams that do everything right and still go home. Egypt lived it in Atlanta. For seventy-nine merciless minutes, the Pharaohs did not just compete with the two-time reigning world champions - the...
‘Prestigious teams are calling’ – Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s agent opens up on transfer interest
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World Cup’s credibility in question after FIFA volte-face following call from Donald Trump
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Business

Ford SA boss sounds alarm: cheap imports, Chinese cars are hollowing out the country’s industrial base

Ford SA boss sounds alarm: cheap imports, Chinese cars are hollowing out the country’s industrial base

July 6, 2026
NEALE Hill, President of Ford Motor Company Africa and Managing Director of Ford South Africa, has issued one of the automotive industry's starkest warnings yet - telling government and business that South Africa risks following Australia into total...
Stitching Lesotho into the Global Economy
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Africa is building the systems that make climate capital move
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Lifestyle

The rhythms that broke Bashir: how Sudan’s music shaped a revolution

The rhythms that broke Bashir: how Sudan’s music shaped a revolution

July 6, 2026
THE revolution in Sudan in 2019 has been eclipsed by the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which began in April 2023. But the events of 2019 demand greater attention as they hold lessons for a post-war Sudan. ...
Cherie Kihato is taking African craft to luxury markets
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Power, pleasure and patriarchy: why The Polygamist on Netflix is captivating viewers
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Thought Leadership

Infantino’s red card: how FIFA’s president is destroying the game he was elected to save

Infantino’s red card: how FIFA’s president is destroying the game he was elected to save

JOVIAL RANTAOJuly 7, 2026
GIANNI Infantino has done something that no FIFA president has managed before, and it is not an achievement. He has taken the one institutional virtue football's governing body always claimed for itself - independence from political interference - a...
The Gallery of Rogues
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Truth in the age of AI: The fight for sustainable journalism
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Features

EDUCATION
Nigerian kids learning purpose through play

Nigerian kids learning purpose through play

July 1, 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 Fist and the Absent Son: Inside the funeral Iran waited four months to hold 1

The Fist and the Absent Son: Inside the funeral Iran waited four months to hold

July 6, 2026
Uganda is latest in Africa’s destination branding boom 2

Uganda is latest in Africa’s destination branding boom

July 6, 2026
America shuts the door: Supreme Court clears way to deport 330,000 Haitians into a nation in ruins 3

America shuts the door: Supreme Court clears way to deport 330,000 Haitians into a nation in ruins

July 8, 2026
China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggered 4

China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggered

July 8, 2026
Trump turns US 250th anniversary into campaign-style rally 5

Trump turns US 250th anniversary into campaign-style rally

July 6, 2026
So close, Pharaohs: Egypt made Argentina sweat blood before Messi remembered he was Messi 1

So close, Pharaohs: Egypt made Argentina sweat blood before Messi remembered he was Messi

July 8, 2026
‘Prestigious teams are calling’ – Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s agent opens up on transfer interest 2

‘Prestigious teams are calling’ – Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s agent opens up on transfer interest

July 8, 2026
Africa’s trillion-dollar paradox: “Continent must stop waiting to be rescued” 3

Africa’s trillion-dollar paradox: “Continent must stop waiting to be rescued”

July 8, 2026
Uganda Parliament officials remanded as probe deepens, Anita Among name looms 4

Uganda Parliament officials remanded as probe deepens, Anita Among name looms

July 8, 2026
Ghanaian extradited in U.S. romance scam pleads guilty, agrees to repay $4.4m — now awaits prison term 5

Ghanaian extradited in U.S. romance scam pleads guilty, agrees to repay $4.4m — now awaits prison term

July 8, 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

Vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled down to a single factor: what we learnt in South Africa and Brazil
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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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