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Nigerian troops thwart mass abduction of 46 schoolgirls in Borno
Nigerian troops thwart mass abduction of 46 schoolgirls in Borno
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Morocco deployed Pegasus spyware against journalists despite years of denial
Morocco deployed Pegasus spyware against journalists despite years of denial
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Elba, Babatope, Cheung bet on African muscle: inside the deal to take West African action cinema global
Elba, Babatope, Cheung bet on African muscle: inside the deal to take West African action cinema global
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NEWS

Phosa delivers Dakar reckoning: SA’s democratic “Miracle” needs renewal, Africa must write its own digital-age chapter

Phosa delivers Dakar reckoning: SA’s democratic “Miracle” needs renewal, Africa must write its own digital-age chapter

July 20, 2026
SPEAKING at the Institut Supérieur de Management (ISM) here on Nelson Mandela Day, ANC veteran and businessman Dr Mathews Phosa used the occasion of an honorary doctorate to deliver a pointed assessment of South Africa's thirty-year democratic exper...
20 small coffins: Uganda bans school trips after bus horror kills 21 on Kapchorwa’s killer hill
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Nigerian socialite’s vault empties: how Aisha Achimugu lost N8.9 billion fortune to the state
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‘If I had one more chance, I would have told her to come home’
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Soweto sextortion arrest: Hawks snare syndicate kingpin linked to teenager’s suicide
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World

Washington strikes Iran again after deadly Jordan attack, but the real war is over who blinks first

Washington strikes Iran again after deadly Jordan attack, but the real war is over who blinks first

July 20, 2026
THE United States has renewed air and missile strikes on Iran for an eighth consecutive night, US Central Command confirmed at the weekend, after Tehran-aligned forces killed two American service members and left a third missing in a cross-border at...
After the ground shook: Venezuela’s quiet battle to rebuild beyond bare survival
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Maine ICE agent linked to fatal shooting has history of domestic violence accusations
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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
Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from

Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from

July 18, 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

North Africa’s World Cup teams offered lessons in what works – and what doesn’t

North Africa’s World Cup teams offered lessons in what works – and what doesn’t

July 16, 2026
THERE was a dramatic increase in the number of countries able to qualify for the final stages of the 2026 men’s football World Cup. Of the 48 teams to qualify, the global football body FIFA decided that nine would be African countries. This has func...
Another record. Another reckoning. Africa’s track royalty refuses to read the script
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Africa’s last Lion falls to a French side it basically raised
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Business

Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing

Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing

July 15, 2026
AFRICA’S young population is often described as a demographic dividend: a potential economic advantage if young people can gain the skills and jobs needed to contribute productively. But for many young people, that promise is slipping away. They lea...
“Africa possesses roughly 30 percent of global critical mineral reserves, yet captures less than five percent of the associated value added”
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World Bank blog analysis: Fast payment systems could slash the cost of sending money home
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Lifestyle

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: Africa didn’t play in the final. Africa still stole the show

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: Africa didn’t play in the final. Africa still stole the show

July 20, 2026
LET'S get the disappointing part out of the way first, because we are professionals and this is a publication, not a group therapy session: no African team lifted the World Cup on Sunday night. Spain and Argentina took care of that particular piece ...
Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis today
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How Sierra Leone’s traditional textiles are weaving a modern fashion economy
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Thought Leadership

Renewing Africa’s promise: Lessons from Dakar for a continent’s next chapter

Renewing Africa’s promise: Lessons from Dakar for a continent’s next chapter

DR MATHEWS PHOSAJuly 20, 2026
IT is both a privilege and a profound honour to stand before you in Dakar - a city whose name occupies a distinguished place in the history of South Africa's struggle for democracy, and in Africa's enduring quest for peace, dialogue and reconciliati...
Nigeria’s reckoning: How the law finally caught up with the untouchables
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Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy
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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
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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After the ground shook: Venezuela’s quiet battle to rebuild beyond bare survival 1

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

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Washington strikes Iran again after deadly Jordan attack, but the real war is over who blinks first

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The French chapter closes in Ouagadougou — and Moscow walks through the door 3

The French chapter closes in Ouagadougou — and Moscow walks through the door

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Maine ICE agent linked to fatal shooting has history of domestic violence accusations

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Morocco deployed Pegasus spyware against journalists despite years of denial 5

Morocco deployed Pegasus spyware against journalists despite years of denial

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2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: Africa didn’t play in the final. Africa still stole the show 1

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: Africa didn’t play in the final. Africa still stole the show

July 20, 2026
Nigerian troops thwart mass abduction of 46 schoolgirls in Borno 2

Nigerian troops thwart mass abduction of 46 schoolgirls in Borno

July 20, 2026
Morocco deployed Pegasus spyware against journalists despite years of denial 3

Morocco deployed Pegasus spyware against journalists despite years of denial

July 20, 2026
Elba, Babatope, Cheung bet on African muscle: inside the deal to take West African action cinema global 4

Elba, Babatope, Cheung bet on African muscle: inside the deal to take West African action cinema global

July 20, 2026
Phosa delivers Dakar reckoning: SA’s democratic “Miracle” needs renewal, Africa must write its own digital-age chapter 5

Phosa delivers Dakar reckoning: SA’s democratic “Miracle” needs renewal, Africa must write its own digital-age chapter

July 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

Communities at the heart of the DRC response to the Ebola epidemic
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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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