Queen launches child welfare strategy in Lesotho
MASERU, Lesotho, October 30, 2026 – Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso has launched World Vision International Lesotho's five-year national strategy, setting an ambitious target...
Russia, US and Ukraine set new talks in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Russia, the United States and Ukraine are expected to hold another round of trilateral negotiations in Abu...
Nigeria advances investment drive at Commonwealth summit
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda – Nigerian business leader and member of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) Board, Tonye Patrick Cole, has...
Chapo seeks stronger Russia ties
Moscow, Russia - Mozambique President Daniel Francisco Chapo has described relations between Maputo and Moscow as excellent, calling for deeper economic cooperation and...
Russia, US and Ukraine set new talks in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Russia, the United States and Ukraine are expected to hold another round of trilateral negotiations in Abu...
Chapo seeks stronger Russia ties
Moscow, Russia - Mozambique President Daniel Francisco Chapo has described relations between Maputo and Moscow as excellent, calling for deeper economic cooperation and...
Nandi-Ndaitwah seeks deeper Russia-Africa economic ties
MOSCOW – Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for stronger economic cooperation between Africa and Russia, saying the continent must move beyond the...
Seychelles advances small states agenda at CHOGM
Seychelles Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Minister Barry Faure has used the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda to...
Nigeria advances investment drive at Commonwealth summit
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda – Nigerian business leader and member of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) Board, Tonye Patrick Cole, has...
African tax leaders meet in Cairo to boost revenue mobilisation
CAIRO, Egypt: African tax administration leaders have gathered in Cairo, Egypt, for the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF),...
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...
Queen launches child welfare strategy in Lesotho
MASERU, Lesotho, October 30, 2026 – Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso has launched World Vision International Lesotho's five-year national strategy, setting an ambitious target...
Chapo seeks stronger Russia ties
Moscow, Russia - Mozambique President Daniel Francisco Chapo has described relations between Maputo and Moscow as excellent, calling for deeper economic cooperation and...
Nandi-Ndaitwah seeks deeper Russia-Africa economic ties
MOSCOW – Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for stronger economic cooperation between Africa and Russia, saying the continent must move beyond the...
US moves to remove South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA
WASHINGTON, United States – The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced its intention to remove South Africa and Rwanda from the...
African tax leaders meet in Cairo to boost revenue mobilisation
CAIRO, Egypt: African tax administration leaders have gathered in Cairo, Egypt, for the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF),...
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...
Nigeria advances investment drive at Commonwealth summit
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda – Nigerian business leader and member of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) Board, Tonye Patrick Cole, has...
Senegal opens historic Youth Olympics
Dakar - Senegal has made Olympic history by hosting the first Olympic event on African soil, as the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games...
Ghana welcomes UK openness to reparatory justice talks
ST JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda: Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has welcomed the United Kingdom’s reported willingness to consider a formal...
Denmark deploys soldiers to Benin
OUIDAH, Benin – Denmark has deployed military personnel to Benin for the first time, sending army engineers to support specialist training in mine...
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...
Seychelles advances small states agenda at CHOGM
Seychelles Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Minister Barry Faure has used the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda to...
US moves to remove South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA
WASHINGTON, United States – The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced its intention to remove South Africa and Rwanda from 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...
Russia, US and Ukraine set new talks in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Russia, the United States and Ukraine are expected to hold another round of trilateral negotiations in Abu...
Lavrov challenges G20 over global economic order
ATLANTA, United States – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has used the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Atlanta to call for changes to...
Russia reviews Africa partnership after Moscow summit
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia has convened its ambassadors accredited to African countries to assess the next phase of engagement with the continent, with...
Russia and China deepen parliamentary ties
BEIJING, China – Russia and China have pledged to strengthen parliamentary cooperation and advance agreements reached by their respective presidents, as senior lawmakers...
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...
Senegal opens historic Youth Olympics
Dakar - Senegal has made Olympic history by hosting the first Olympic event on African soil, as the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games...
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...
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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Trump vows to be ‘Mr. Veto’ if Democrats win Congress
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has warned that he will “veto everything” if the Democratic Party wins back control of Congress in...
Afrikaner group rejects farm victim narrative
Pretoria - Afrikaners for South Africa (AfSA), a group that describes itself as committed to South Africa, has criticised the planned display of...
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...
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...
