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Africa footballer of the year – PSG, Morocco’s Hakimi – to stand trial for rape
Africa footballer of the year – PSG, Morocco’s Hakimi – to stand trial for rape
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Ebola outbreak threatens displaced communities in DRC as conflict, disease converge
Ebola outbreak threatens displaced communities in DRC as conflict, disease converge
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Bayede, Sir Wicknell: a king, a jet and passport number three
Bayede, Sir Wicknell: a king, a jet and passport number three
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NEWS

Ex Nigerian Oil Minister cleared of criminal charges in UK court

Ex Nigerian Oil Minister cleared of criminal charges in UK court

June 19, 2026
FOR eleven years, Diezani Alison-Madueke lived as a woman accused - her name a byword in two countries for the worst excesses of oil-fed power, her image fixed in the global imagination somewhere between “Oil Queen” and prime exhibit in the case aga...
South African scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy
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Tens of thousands march as South Africa scrambles to manage growing illegal‑migration crisis
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Zimbabwe’s Parliament tears up its own Constitution
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Sixteen countries adopt Mombasa Declaration to advance fisheries transparency and combat illegal fishing
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World

Israel escalates East Jerusalem home demolitions, evictions in Silwan as discriminatory laws drive forced displacement

Israel escalates East Jerusalem home demolitions, evictions in Silwan as discriminatory laws drive forced displacement

June 20, 2026
ISRAELI authorities have sharply stepped up home demolitions and forced evictions of Palestinian residents in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, human rights groups say, in what critics describe as an orchestrated campaign to change...
Iran ceasefire deal confirms what we’ve been saying for years: military might doesn’t work
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“Barack, there are no words to express how proud I am of the way you showed up and continue to show up every single day”
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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
Great Zimbabwe: debunking the myth of tyrants and forced labour

Great Zimbabwe: debunking the myth of tyrants and forced labour

June 20, 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
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

Ten Lions, One Mountain: Africa’s World Cup reckoning reaches its defining week

Ten Lions, One Mountain: Africa’s World Cup reckoning reaches its defining week

June 20, 2026
AFRICA arrived in North America with its largest ever delegation, ten proud flags among the forty-eight, and a continent's worth of expectation strapped to their backs. A week and a half into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, that expectation has produced fi...
Where champions and dreams wear the same kit
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Africa’s World Cup charge: Ghana and Ivory Coast win as Cape Verde, Morocco and DR Congo hold giants, while South Africa, Tunisia and Algeria stumble
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Business

Nigeria’s US$1 billion AfCFTA credit push tests if Africa’s trade finance gap can be eased

Nigeria’s US$1 billion AfCFTA credit push tests if Africa’s trade finance gap can be eased

June 18, 2026
NIGERIA is shifting its AfCFTA strategy from trade participation to trade financing, unveiling a US$1 billion credit facility aimed at expanding the capacity of firms to produce and export across African markets. The move reflects a broader attem...
When global trade becomes a weapon, how can African economies protect themselves?
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Nigeria raised electricity prices to improve supply. Why it hasn’t worked
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Lifestyle

The Nollywood plot nobody wrote: a Nigerian artist, the Obamas, and a wall that lasts forever

The Nollywood plot nobody wrote: a Nigerian artist, the Obamas, and a wall that lasts forever

June 18, 2026
LET’S get the obvious joke out of the way first: somewhere in Lagos right now, a Nollywood scriptwriter is kicking themselves for not thinking of this plot first. Nigerian girl, daughter of a formidable public servant, grows up, moves to Los Angeles...
After Showmax, MTN tests telecom-led distribution as Africa’s streaming wars intensify
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She left TV to build an animation dream
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Thought Leadership

Trump declared peace in Congo. This is the reality

Trump declared peace in Congo. This is the reality

PHILIPPE BOLOPIONJune 20, 2026
“GENERAL” Sultani Makenga stood before thousands of newly trained armed group recruits in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in February and offered them a promise. “You are now part of an army that has risen up to liberate the country and to real...
Who was Andimba Toivo ya Toivo? The Namibian leader who chose justice over power
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Xenophobia in South Africa: state’s complicity with gangs and vigilantes is threatening its ability to govern
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Features

EDUCATION
Malawi’s education choices in the wake of aid cuts

Malawi’s education choices in the wake of aid cuts

June 19, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
Landmark study maps the future of coral reef survival

Landmark study maps the future of coral reef survival

June 18, 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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Iran ceasefire deal confirms what we’ve been saying for years: military might doesn’t work 1

Iran ceasefire deal confirms what we’ve been saying for years: military might doesn’t work

June 20, 2026
South African scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy 2

South African scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy

June 20, 2026
After Showmax, MTN tests telecom-led distribution as Africa’s streaming wars intensify 3

After Showmax, MTN tests telecom-led distribution as Africa’s streaming wars intensify

June 19, 2026
South Africa launches major purge of corrupt police after Madlanga Commission — Mashatile vows prosecutions, vetting and task teams 4

South Africa launches major purge of corrupt police after Madlanga Commission — Mashatile vows prosecutions, vetting and task teams

June 19, 2026
“Barack, there are no words to express how proud I am of the way you showed up and continue to show up every single day” 5

“Barack, there are no words to express how proud I am of the way you showed up and continue to show up every single day”

June 20, 2026
Israel escalates East Jerusalem home demolitions, evictions in Silwan as discriminatory laws drive forced displacement 1

Israel escalates East Jerusalem home demolitions, evictions in Silwan as discriminatory laws drive forced displacement

June 20, 2026
Ten Lions, One Mountain: Africa’s World Cup reckoning reaches its defining week 2

Ten Lions, One Mountain: Africa’s World Cup reckoning reaches its defining week

June 20, 2026
Africa footballer of the year – PSG, Morocco’s Hakimi – to stand trial for rape 3

Africa footballer of the year – PSG, Morocco’s Hakimi – to stand trial for rape

June 20, 2026
Where champions and dreams wear the same kit 4

Where champions and dreams wear the same kit

June 19, 2026
Ebola outbreak threatens displaced communities in DRC as conflict, disease converge 5

Ebola outbreak threatens displaced communities in DRC as conflict, disease converge

June 20, 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

What’s overlooked in student mental health in South Africa: social connection and sexual wellbeing
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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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