Putin and Togo seek stronger bilateral ties
MOSCOW, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, have discussed expanding bilateral cooperation across...
Nigerian customs officers study Lesotho border model
MASERU, Lesotho: A delegation from Nigeria's Customs Command and Staff College has completed a five day study tour of Lesotho's busiest border crossing,...
Ghana secures Russian backing for 2,000MW nuclear plant
MOSCOW, Russia: Ghana has secured Russia's commitment to collaborate on the development of a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant, alongside new agreements covering defence,...
Russia wins Robot Battle championship in Kazan
KAZAN, Russia: Russian engineering teams claimed top honours at the 2026 Robot Battle championship, which concluded on October 31 at the Kazan Expo...
Putin and Togo seek stronger bilateral ties
MOSCOW, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, have discussed expanding bilateral cooperation across...
Nigerian customs officers study Lesotho border model
MASERU, Lesotho: A delegation from Nigeria's Customs Command and Staff College has completed a five day study tour of Lesotho's busiest border crossing,...
Ghana secures Russian backing for 2,000MW nuclear plant
MOSCOW, Russia: Ghana has secured Russia's commitment to collaborate on the development of a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant, alongside new agreements covering defence,...
Fani-Kayode assumes diplomatic duties in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: Nigeria’s newly appointed High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has formally commenced his diplomatic duties after presenting copies of...
Russia wins Robot Battle championship in Kazan
KAZAN, Russia: Russian engineering teams claimed top honours at the 2026 Robot Battle championship, which concluded on October 31 at the Kazan Expo...
Russia extends diesel export ban to January 2027
MOSCOW, Russia: Russia is preparing to extend restrictions on diesel exports until the end of January 2027, although selected shipments to international markets...
Mnangagwa courts Russian bank finance at Moscow summit
Moscow - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has used the Third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow to press for fresh trade finance and credit...
Putin calls Africa the continent of the future at gas summit
Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Africa as the “continent of the future”, calling for greater investment in the region, as...
Nigerian customs officers study Lesotho border model
MASERU, Lesotho: A delegation from Nigeria's Customs Command and Staff College has completed a five day study tour of Lesotho's busiest border crossing,...
Eswatini courts global tourists at Russia-Africa summit
MOSCOW, Russia: Eswatini is seeking to expand its international tourism footprint by building partnerships with Russia and other countries while positioning itself as...
Eswatini eyes Russian tourism market
MOSCOW, Russia: Eswatini is looking to strengthen its tourism ties with Russia, with the southern African kingdom identifying the Russian market as a...
Mnangagwa courts Russian bank finance at Moscow summit
Moscow - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has used the Third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow to press for fresh trade finance and credit...
Thousands protest against Tunisia’s president
Tunis - Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets of the capital, Tunis, on Saturday, October 17, in the largest protest against President...
Libya to attend Russia Africa summit
MOSCOW, Russia, October 14, 2026: Libya will participate in the third Russia Africa Summit scheduled to take place in Moscow on October 28...
South Africa and Egypt launch business council
El Alamein, Egypt – South Africa and Egypt have strengthened their economic partnership with the launch of the Joint South Africa Egypt Business...
US visa dispute clouds Burhan UN appearance
NEW YORK, United States: The United States has reportedly not issued Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al Burhan an entry visa ahead of...
Putin and Togo seek stronger bilateral ties
MOSCOW, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, have discussed expanding bilateral cooperation across...
Nigerian customs officers study Lesotho border model
MASERU, Lesotho: A delegation from Nigeria's Customs Command and Staff College has completed a five day study tour of Lesotho's busiest border crossing,...
Ghana secures Russian backing for 2,000MW nuclear plant
MOSCOW, Russia: Ghana has secured Russia's commitment to collaborate on the development of a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant, alongside new agreements covering defence,...
Fani-Kayode assumes diplomatic duties in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: Nigeria’s newly appointed High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has formally commenced his diplomatic duties after presenting copies of...
Kabila launches new movement in DR Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, 13 October 2026 Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has been named leader of a new...
São Tomé and Príncipe seeks climate finance
NEW YORK, 26 September 2026 — São Tomé and Príncipe has called for greater access to climate finance, saying small island developing states...
Gabon calls for stronger Gulf of Guinea security
NEW YORK, 26 September 2026 — Gabon has called for stronger security cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea, wider reform of global institutions...
Equatorial Guinea capital remains a ghost town
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea: Nearly eight months after Ciudad de la Paz was officially designated as the new political capital of Equatorial Guinea, the...
AI is making newsrooms lazy, warns Seychelles editor
Moscow, Russia - The chief editor of the Seychelles News Agency, Betymie Bonnelame, has warned that African newsrooms are leaning too heavily on...
Sputnik opens newsrooms in Johannesburg and Dar es Salaam
Johannesburg - Russian state news agency Sputnik has set up two new editorial centres on the continent, one in Johannesburg and another in...
Rwanda secures 10 year Formula 1 deal
Kigali - Rwanda has secured a 10 year agreement to host Formula 1, paving the way for the world’s premier single seater motorsport...
At least 139 migrants die in Djibouti boat disaster
Djibouti - At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off the coast...
Russia wins Robot Battle championship in Kazan
KAZAN, Russia: Russian engineering teams claimed top honours at the 2026 Robot Battle championship, which concluded on October 31 at the Kazan Expo...
Russia extends diesel export ban to January 2027
MOSCOW, Russia: Russia is preparing to extend restrictions on diesel exports until the end of January 2027, although selected shipments to international markets...
Putin calls Africa the continent of the future at gas summit
Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Africa as the “continent of the future”, calling for greater investment in the region, as...
Zakharova says Africa stood by Russia
Moscow - Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has praised African countries for maintaining relations with Moscow despite what she described as Western...
Eswatini courts global tourists at Russia-Africa summit
MOSCOW, Russia: Eswatini is seeking to expand its international tourism footprint by building partnerships with Russia and other countries while positioning itself as...
Eswatini eyes Russian tourism market
MOSCOW, Russia: Eswatini is looking to strengthen its tourism ties with Russia, with the southern African kingdom identifying the Russian market as a...
Zimbabwe courts religious tourists
HARARE – Zimbabwe is seeking to expand its religious tourism sector as part of efforts to attract international visitors, create jobs and generate...
Pilane calls for youth to shape Mpumalanga tourism
SCHOEMANSDAL, Mpumalanga | Tourism industry leader Oupa Pilane has called on young people in Mpumalanga to pursue careers and business opportunities across the...
Ndebele takes South African MMA global
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, September 17, 2026 South African mixed martial artist Nkosi Ndebele is building an increasingly prominent international profile after a...
LeBron James boosts E1 race in Angola
Luanda, Angola | September 14, 2026 LeBron James brought global star power to Luanda as Angola hosted the E1 World Championship at the...
VAR error blamed on tunnel vision in Manchester derby
Manchester, United Kingdom | September 15, 2026 Professional Refereeing chief refereeing officer Howard Webb has attributed the controversial decision to allow Erling Haaland’s...
Nairobi to host 2029 World Athletics Championships
NAIROBI, Kenya: Nairobi has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, making Kenya the first African country to stage the global...
AzureDé explores emotion in new single ‘Imizwa’
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa – South African singer AzureDé is set to release her new single, Imizwa, on 16 October 2026, bringing an emotional...
CAPASSO backs fair AI music licensing
Johannesburg - South Africa’s Composers, Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO) has endorsed international principles calling for fair compensation, transparent licensing and stronger copyright...
Tobe Nwigwe bridges Houston and Nigeria
Houston based, Grammy nominated rapper Tobe Nwigwe has released his 12 track album, The Bridge, bringing together Nigerian and American musical influences in...
Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Place opens in London
London - The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has formally opened EbonyLife Place, a new cinema and cultural hub for black and African...
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Thousands protest against Tunisia’s president
Tunis - Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets of the capital, Tunis, on Saturday, October 17, in the largest protest against President...
Tigrayan forces seize Mekelle airport
MEKELLE, Ethiopia, September 23, 2026 — Tigrayan forces have taken control of the main airport serving Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, according to three...
Ramaphosa declares election day a public holiday
Pretoria, South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared Wednesday, 4 November 2026, a public holiday to allow South Africans to participate in the...
AzureDé explores emotion in new single ‘Imizwa’
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa – South African singer AzureDé is set to release her new single, Imizwa, on 16 October 2026, bringing an emotional...
Rwanda secures 10 year Formula 1 deal
Kigali - Rwanda has secured a 10 year agreement to host Formula 1, paving the way for the world’s premier single seater motorsport...
CAPASSO backs fair AI music licensing
Johannesburg - South Africa’s Composers, Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO) has endorsed international principles calling for fair compensation, transparent licensing and stronger copyright...
Tobe Nwigwe bridges Houston and Nigeria
Houston based, Grammy nominated rapper Tobe Nwigwe has released his 12 track album, The Bridge, bringing together Nigerian and American musical influences in...
