Sheridan keeping the faith as Ulster aim to end South African tour with a win

Life on tour has its challenges. Away from home and out of routine can be unsettling for players. This is currently the scenario facing the Ulster rugby team as they continue their South African expedition for the 2025/26 season. But where some...

Cameroon’s top court rejects election petitions as Biya eyes eighth...

Cameroon’s constitutional council on Wednesday dismissed all petitions contesting the October 12 presidential election, paving the way for the announcement of full results while security forces and opposition supporters clashed in the north. With...

Cameroon: Tchiroma Urges Peaceful Transition

Cameroonian opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary has proclaimed himself the victor of the country’s presidential election, asserting a sweeping win and urging the incumbent, President Paul Biya, to concede defeat and oversee a peaceful transfer...

Club Africain Protests Against Refereeing in Latest Match and Files an Official Complaint

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Club Africain has lodged an official protest and complaint with the National Refereeing Directorate over the referee’s performance during its match...

Aliko Dangote Makes History as First African to Reach $30 Billion Net Worth

Aliko Dangote, Africa's wealthiest individual, has achieved a historic milestone as the first African to amass a net worth of $30.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In 2025, his fortune grew by 8%, equivalent to a $2.25...

“Ignoring pain, suffering in people’s hearts is ignoring peace”: Cameroonian Catholic Bishop on Post-Election Violence

Clips shared by local outlets on various social media platforms depict demonstrators alleging that officials tampered with the ballot tally to secure an advantage for Cameroon’s long-serving president, Paul Biya. Protests were equally reported in...

Effie Awards South Africa Announces 2025 Winners

Effie Awards South Africa has unveiled the 2025 winners at The Venue, Melrose Arch, in a spotlight-soaked celebration of ideas that deliver real business results. The programme recorded 44% year-on-year growth in entries, with 26 trophies awarded...

South Africa’s new high-grade gold project secures $6m in fresh investment

Theta Gold Mines has raised an additional US$6 million (A$9.3 million) to accelerate construction of its flagship TGME gold project in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, signalling renewed investor confidence in the country’s gold mining revival....

Africa accounts for 40 percent of global conflicts: ICRC

Members of the M23 armed group sit on a pickup truck during a patrol as women carrying fruits walk past a market, following the takeover of the city by the M23 movement in Bukavu on February 18, 2025. [AFP] Africa accounts for roughly 40 percent...

From context to action: Investigating illicit gold trafficking and conflict dynamics in West Africa

Reporting on illicit economies and instability helps communities understand the root causes of conflict. This webinar series is organized in the context of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime’s (GI-TOC) project “Support to...

Adolescent girls in West, Central Africa face severe challenges — UNICEF

West and Central Africa continue to grapple with some of the world's most severe challenges for adolescent girls including limited access to education and health services, pervasive gender-based violence, early marriage and discriminatory social...

Personal-Loan Comparisons in South Africa: How to Choose Without Hurting Your Credit

By Thabo Mthembu (LoanHub24 Team) Comparing personal loans in South Africa should save you money—but most consumers accidentally sabotage their credit score in the process. Apply at three banks in one afternoon, and you’ve just told every future...

Africa’s Best: Osimhen to battle Salah, 8 others for 2025 crown

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have shortlisted Super Eagles talismanic striker, Victor Osimhen and nine others for 2025 African Footballer of the Year Award while the current holder of the crown Ademola Lookman was overlooked by the...

Tanzania gears up for UNESCO conference

ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Mwinyi yesterday met with officials from the Tanzania National Commission (TNC) for UNESCO at the State House, Stone Town, where discussions centred on the country’s preparations for the forthcoming 43rd UNESCO...

African American Research Library and Cultural Center Celebrates 23 Years

FORT LAUDERDALE— The Friends of the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) proudly celebrates the 23rd anniversary of this groundbreaking institution. The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. at...

‘Our reality, our values’: Graffiti finds growing acceptance in West Africa

Africa in Global Cotton Production, Market

Cotton is the backbone of rural economies across Africa – from Chad to Zambia and Tanzania – but the sector faces mounting challenges. Global trade uncertainties such as the expiration of AGOA preferences and tightening sustainability standards...

Unpacking C&I sector issues in South Africa

Top of mind for the C&I sector in South Africa at the moment has shifted from power outages to burning topic such as grid access, grid connections and policy development around Eskom’s unbundling. “…What happens with the unbundling, who is...

African swine flu control measures to last 15 days: MOA

Taipei, Oct. 23 (CNA) The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Thursday that the ban on slaughtering, transporting, and feeding pigs with kitchen waste will remain in place for at least 15 days in an effort to stop the potential spread of African...

Best destinations abroad for South Africans on a budget

It’s that time of year when South Africans start planning for their long-awaited holidays. Indeed, you’ve probably already started scrolling through various airline websites or thumbing through travel magazines in search of your dream destination....