In a significant development, a Tunisian Member of Parliament has been sentenced to eight months in prison for social media posts that mock the president. This incident has raised questions about g…
Lead paragraph: South African farmers are bracing for potential devastation as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) takes hold in the region, affecting livestock health and agricultural productivity. This …
A recent ruling in Cameroon has seen soldiers receive unprecedented prison sentences for the killing of 21 civilians in the Anglophone region, raising critical questions about governance, accountab…
The Africa Business Convention 2026, held on 3 and 4 February at the Lagos Continental Hotel, brought together an unprecedented gathering of policymakers, business leaders, investors, innovators, a…
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has claimed the top position in the first-ever edition of the QS World University Rankings for Sub-Saharan Africa, released in February 2026, cementing South Afric…
Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), is leading the most ambitious health sovereignty campaign in the continent's history, rallyi…
South Africa was elected on 11 February 2026 by African Union member states to serve a two-year term on the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC), beginning 1 April 2026. The election, conducted at t…
One month after Senegal's dramatic victory over host nation Morocco in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, the match continues to generate intense debate across African football. The final…
The African Union has urged member states to strengthen cross-border agricultural cooperation as prolonged droughts and erratic rainfall continue to strain food production across the continent.…
Nigeria has achieved a historic agricultural milestone, producing sufficient domestic rice to meet national demand for the first time in modern history — eliminating what was previously a $2 billio…
South Africa has established itself as Africa's space power, operating the continent's most sophisticated satellite programme and hosting world-class radio astronomy infrastructure that is attracti…
Ethiopia's evolving federal system is delivering greater regional autonomy in practice, with newly empowered regional states developing distinctive policy approaches to economic development, educat…