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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
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SA’s defence industry shrank tenfold in three decades – now Pretoria bets on Africa’s $136bn arms boom to save it
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
KENYA: Ruto’s free-tertiary education gamble – merit wins, budgets brace
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NEWS

Betrayed from within: Tigray’s women fighters break silence on rape by their own commanders

Betrayed from within: Tigray’s women fighters break silence on rape by their own commanders

July 21, 2026
AS Tigrayan regional authorities call on former Tigray Defence Force (TDF) fighters to re-enlist amid mounting fears of a new war, women who served in the militia are speaking publicly for the first time about sexual abuse they suffered at the hands...
SA court strips alleged hospital fraud kingpin of R326-m in assets. When will he be arrested?
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From the Sahara to the summit
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Nigerian troops thwart mass abduction of 46 schoolgirls in Borno
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Morocco deployed Pegasus spyware against journalists despite years of denial
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World

Supreme Court ruling hands Trump sweeping new powers and limits Congressional oversight

Supreme Court ruling hands Trump sweeping new powers and limits Congressional oversight

July 22, 2026
DONALD Trump recently took to his Truth Social platform to celebrate a Supreme Court judgment. In response to the court’s decision in Trump v Slaughter on June 29, he posted: “90 years of precedent has been COMPLETELY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY OVERRULED, gr...
Iran is turning into the sort of ‘forever war’ that Donald Trump promised to avoid
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No lectern and the promise of a ‘new model’ – what we can learn from Andy Burnham’s speech
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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

FIFA president Gianni Infantino set for fourth term – despite World Cup controversies

FIFA president Gianni Infantino set for fourth term – despite World Cup controversies

July 21, 2026
AS President Donald Trump presented the World Cup trophy to Spain at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the man in charge of world football’s governing body, FIFA, seemed untouched by the competition’s controversies. In a break with protocol, the fin...
North Africa’s World Cup teams offered lessons in what works – and what doesn’t
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Another record. Another reckoning. Africa’s track royalty refuses to read the script
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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

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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A message to the United Nations States Parties of the Rome Statute ahead of the vote on 24 July on Prosecutor of the ICC 1

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

July 22, 2026
KENYA: Ruto’s free-tertiary education gamble – merit wins, budgets brace 2

KENYA: Ruto’s free-tertiary education gamble – merit wins, budgets brace

July 22, 2026
No lectern and the promise of a ‘new model’ – what we can learn from Andy Burnham’s speech 3

No lectern and the promise of a ‘new model’ – what we can learn from Andy Burnham’s speech

July 22, 2026
A tax on sugary drinks in Egypt could reduce disease and save US$1.8 billion in healthcare costs: modelling study 4

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

July 22, 2026
Gender‑based violence survivors need more than justice: four keys to recovery 5

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

July 22, 2026
Supreme Court ruling hands Trump sweeping new powers and limits Congressional oversight 1

Supreme Court ruling hands Trump sweeping new powers and limits Congressional oversight

July 22, 2026
Atiku’s Washington lobbyists fire 1993 US drug case into Nigeria’s 2027 campaign 2

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

July 22, 2026
SA’s defence industry shrank tenfold in three decades – now Pretoria bets on Africa’s $136bn arms boom to save it 3

SA’s defence industry shrank tenfold in three decades – now Pretoria bets on Africa’s $136bn arms boom to save it

July 22, 2026
KENYA: Ruto’s free-tertiary education gamble – merit wins, budgets brace 4

KENYA: Ruto’s free-tertiary education gamble – merit wins, budgets brace

July 22, 2026
Zimbabwean designers stitch heritage, identity and enterprise into global fashion 5

Zimbabwean designers stitch heritage, identity and enterprise into global fashion

July 22, 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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