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Ruto casts Africa as the century’s prize, with Kenya selling itself as the gateway
Ruto casts Africa as the century’s prize, with Kenya selling itself as the gateway
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SCANDAL: Africa’s top ref turned away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup
SCANDAL: Africa’s top ref turned away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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Ex-Kenya’s chief justice emerges as the green conscience in the battle for Nairobi’s last wild heart
Ex-Kenya’s chief justice emerges as the green conscience in the battle for Nairobi’s last wild heart
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NEWS

No continent for desperate men: Africa’s migration crisis turns inward

No continent for desperate men: Africa’s migration crisis turns inward

June 9, 2026
ON a Sunday morning at OR Tambo International Airport, 340 Ghanaian nationals boarded a chartered flight home — not as tourists, not as returning migrants enriched by their sojourn in the south, but as the latest passengers on Africa's growing repat...
SA declares war on illegal immigration: dedicated courts, employer jailing, 10,000 new inspectors among sweeping crackdown measures
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Mandara rescue: 360 freed, two children dead – Nigeria’s unfinished war on jihadist terror
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The walls close in on Faye: Sonko’s reinvention as party colossus seals Senegal’s power reckoning
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How South Africa’s luxury car dealerships face scrutiny as fronts in the battle against money laundering
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World

Iran’s attacks on Israel were an attempt to shape the region on its own terms

Iran’s attacks on Israel were an attempt to shape the region on its own terms

June 9, 2026
IRAN fired barrages of missiles at Israel for the first time in two months on June 7. The initial trigger was an Israeli strike against a Hezbollah target in the Lebanese capital of Beirut earlier that day, an attack that Donald Trump had only recen...
Inflation and immigration fears threaten to dampen Miami’s economic benefits from the World Cup
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CHINA/NORTH KOREA: Xi courts Kim, but sidesteps nuclear threat as China chooses influence over pressure
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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
Internet access is unequal in South Africa’s economic powerhouse: survey shows race and income mark the digital divide

Internet access is unequal in South Africa’s economic powerhouse: survey shows race and income mark the digital divide

June 9, 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

What the tattoos of World Cup players say about their love, life and religious beliefs

What the tattoos of World Cup players say about their love, life and religious beliefs

June 9, 2026
AS the 2026 FIFA World Cup starts on June 11, 2026, traditional news and social media channels will be full of pictures of the players. Many of them will be showing their tattoos. Body art has become increasingly part of international soccer, alt...
From ‘USA94’ to now: how soccer has changed since the last American World Cup
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We designed the turf for soccer’s biggest World Cup ever – here’s how we created the same playing experience across 3 countries
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Business

African banks are outperforming global peers as the continent’s financial systems deepen

African banks are outperforming global peers as the continent’s financial systems deepen

June 9, 2026
AFRICAN banks are generating higher returns than their peers in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as financial systems across the continent become more deeply embedded in economic activity. The trend is strengthening Africa's posit...
Tax data can be mined to shape better policies. South Africa, Uganda and Zambia show how
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African capital markets are evolving
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Lifestyle

Reviving the heart of African literature

Reviving the heart of African literature

June 9, 2026
THE afternoon light settles over the distant hills with an unhurried grace, offering Adachukwu Onwudiwe a relaxing view from her home in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria. Growing up with a deep love for books and quiet reflection, Onwudiwe describes hers...
Daughter of the soil rules the world: Tyla makes history as only African to win at the 2026 American Music Awards – taking home two
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God bless the newly loaded: Zimbabwe’s wedding of the century, where Boyz II Men sang and the dollar danced
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Thought Leadership

“We expect foreign nationals to respect our laws. We therefore need to respect them ourselves.”

“We expect foreign nationals to respect our laws. We therefore need to respect them ourselves.”

CYRIL RAMAPHOSAJune 8, 2026
OVER recent months, South Africans from every walk of life have raised concerns about migration and illegal immigration. These concerns are being expressed in our communities, our workplaces, our schools, our clinics and across social media platf...
Farewell to Souleymane Diallo, a firm, steady link in Africa’s unbreakable chain of solidarity in the struggle for media freedom
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Memory is an Antidote Against Forgetting
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Features

EDUCATION
Ghana wants learner‑centred classrooms – but many teachers still favour old methods

Ghana wants learner‑centred classrooms – but many teachers still favour old methods

June 9, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
This engineer helped shape Kenya’s Renewable Energy story

This engineer helped shape Kenya’s Renewable Energy story

June 9, 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
Tributes for Souleymane Diallo – pillar of African journalism, hero of media freedom: 1945-2026

Tributes for Souleymane Diallo – pillar of African journalism, hero of media freedom: 1945-2026

June 3, 2026
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Reviving the heart of African literature 1

Reviving the heart of African literature

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From ‘USA94’ to now: how soccer has changed since the last American World Cup 2

From ‘USA94’ to now: how soccer has changed since the last American World Cup

June 9, 2026
CHINA/NORTH KOREA: Xi courts Kim, but sidesteps nuclear threat as China chooses influence over pressure 3

CHINA/NORTH KOREA: Xi courts Kim, but sidesteps nuclear threat as China chooses influence over pressure

June 9, 2026
Inflation and immigration fears threaten to dampen Miami’s economic benefits from the World Cup 4

Inflation and immigration fears threaten to dampen Miami’s economic benefits from the World Cup

June 9, 2026
Iran’s attacks on Israel were an attempt to shape the region on its own terms 5

Iran’s attacks on Israel were an attempt to shape the region on its own terms

June 9, 2026
Ex-Kenya’s chief justice emerges as the green conscience in the battle for Nairobi’s last wild heart 1

Ex-Kenya’s chief justice emerges as the green conscience in the battle for Nairobi’s last wild heart

June 9, 2026
SCANDAL: Africa’s top ref turned away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2

SCANDAL: Africa’s top ref turned away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup

June 9, 2026
Ruto casts Africa as the century’s prize, with Kenya selling itself as the gateway 3

Ruto casts Africa as the century’s prize, with Kenya selling itself as the gateway

June 9, 2026
No continent for desperate men: Africa’s migration crisis turns inward 4

No continent for desperate men: Africa’s migration crisis turns inward

June 9, 2026
African banks are outperforming global peers as the continent’s financial systems deepen 5

African banks are outperforming global peers as the continent’s financial systems deepen

June 9, 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

HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men
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Technology

Africa has the world’s greatest genetic diversity, yet it’s missing from research: we’re filling the gap
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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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