Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former prime minister, dies at 80
Former Kenyan Prime Minister and long-time opposition leader Raila Odinga died on Wednesday during a medical trip to India. The
Polls open in Seychelles presidential runoff
The people of the Seychelles, an Indian Ocean archipelago of 115 islands, went to the polls on Saturday, October 11,
Economists: U.S. tariffs threaten South Africa’s foreign investment growth
South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) is gaining momentum, but looming U.S. tariffs could derail progress, experts caution. Set to
South Africa cruise past Mali to book WAFCON quarter-final date with Senegal
South Africa’s Banyana Banyana claimed an emphatic 4-0 victory over Mali in their final Group C match at the Women’s
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari dies
Nigeria is mourning the loss of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away at the age of 82 in a
World Population Day 2025 focuses on the barriers to creating families
The global fertility rate has dropped to 2.3 children per woman, per recent United Nations estimates. The UN says social,
Ghana’s 24-hour economy strategy aims to create 2 million new jobs
In Ghana, where 15 percent of the youthful population—over 1.5 million young people—face unemployment, President John Mahama is launching an
Ancient Egyptian DNA sample reveals insights into ancestry and civilization
A groundbreaking DNA analysis of a 4,600-year-old skeleton from Egypt’s Nile Valley offers new clues about the origins of one
Kenya’s Kipyegon, Chebet smash World Records at Prefontaine Classic
Kenya’s middle- and long-distance queens, Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet, on Saturday, July 5, 2025 shattered world records in the
Trump administration considers travel ban targeting 36 nations, including 25 in Africa
The United States administration under President Donald Trump is considering expanding its travel ban to include 36 additional countries, with