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Addis Ababa unveils 10.5km river project
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa on June 28, spanning 87.6 hectares along a 10.5-kilometre corridor with flood-control walls, bridges,…
DStv sets World Cup streaming record
DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa’s opening World Cup 2026 match against Mexico on June 12, nearly double its…
Ghana-Jamaica pact ends two-decade silence
Ghana and Jamaica concluded the Third PJCC Ministerial Session in Accra on May 27, signing four bilateral agreements in health, defence, education…
IShowSpeed flies the Ghana flag worldwide
IShowSpeed released “Champions,” an unofficial 2026 World Cup anthem prominently featuring Ghana’s flag, traditional dancers and Afrobeats energy.…
Africa’s DJ economy: Black Coffee leads $60m music empire
Black Coffee has built a $60 million empire from DJing, Grammy-winning production, tech equity and catalogue ownership. He is the anchor of an…
Sweden’s 4-year visa targets Africa’s best
IN SHORT: Sweden is doubling its EU Blue Card validity from two to four years from June 1, 2026. For African professionals in Sweden, it means four…
Nigeria’s copyright chief tells MultiChoice: fix the gaps
IN SHORT: Nigeria’s Copyright Commission DG Dr John Asein met MultiChoice Nigeria CEO Kemi Omotosho and laid out three areas he wants fixed:…
South Africa ranked among world’s most polite nations
A global Remitly survey has placed South Africa in the top 10 most polite nations in the world, with 1.82% of over 4,600 respondents recognising its…
Ghana takes slavery reparations to the UN
President Mahama tables a landmark UN resolution on March 25 formally declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity.…
Burkina Faso built the factories. Now it wants the tomatoes.
Burkina Faso’s tomato export ban, effective March 16, is not a sudden policy shock. It is the enforcement step of a three-year industrial strategy:…
South Africa backs Senegal against Morocco ruling
South African Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie pledged legal support for Senegal on the morning Morocco celebrated its restored AFCON title,…
Eid al-Fitr and 1,400 years of Islam in Africa
Africa has the largest Muslim population of any continent by share of global Islam. It arrived here before it reached most of the world. This is the…
Can Africa own its social media layer?
Africa has 385 million social media users and a creator economy headed for $30 billion, yet every dollar spent on continental social media activity…
Bolloré faces corruption trial over Togo port
French billionaire Vincent Bolloré faces a December 2026 criminal trial over allegations that his group bribed West African presidents through…
Belgium to try a man for killing Lumumba
A Brussels court has ordered former diplomat Étienne Davignon, 93, to stand trial for war crimes connected to the 1961 assassination of Patrice…
CAF takes Senegal’s AFCON crown
CAF’s appeals board has stripped Senegal of the 2025 AFCON title and handed it to Morocco 57 days after the final. This editorial examines the legal…
Sassou at 42 years: Congo’s permanent president
Denis Sassou Nguesso has won 94.82 percent of the vote in Congo Republic, extending 42 years of rule. This editorial examines how he rose to power,…
Iran’s yuan gambit just broke the oil market
Iran has told CNN it will allow oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz only if cargo is traded in Chinese yuan, not US dollars. It is the most…
Nairobi cleans up. Can it become a habit?
Nairobi’s Dandora clean-up, led by Dr Joyce Kithure, raises a deeper question: what turns a community event into a permanent shift in how a city…
Rwanda shut 15,000 churches. Here is why.
Rwanda has closed more than 15,000 churches since 2018, citing safety failures, unqualified clergy, and financial exploitation. The policy is among…
Africa’s Oscars moment: wins, nominations at the 98th Academy Awards
The 98th Academy Awards delivered a landmark night for African and African-American talent. Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s record-breaking film rooted in…
Africa’s AI moment is now
Africa holds less than 1% of global AI compute capacity, 3% of global AI talent, and 2.5% of global AI market share. It also holds 60% of the…
5 global brands made in Kenya
Five of the world’s most recognised fashion labels, including Levi’s, Calvin Klein, and Victoria’s Secret, are manufactured inside Kenya’s export…
Africa’s women who changed everything
On International Women’s Day, Africaspoint profiles the African women who built movements, broke science, led nations, and invented the future — and…
Ghana at 69: the unfinished story
On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule. Sixty-nine years later, the story is…
Cardi B, Wizkid and Vybz Kartel: Nairobi’s biggest year
Nairobi is hosting two major international concert events in 2026: the Afro Topia Music Festival in April with Cardi B, Wizkid, Tyla and more, and…
Egypt is in Africa, not Asia
Egypt is an African country. Its entire landmass sits within Africa. The confusion stems from the Sinai Peninsula, a small slice of Egyptian…
Africa GDP by Country 2026: Rankings and Economic Data
The most comprehensive ranking of Africa’s economies by GDP in 2026 — covering all 54 nations, GDP per capita, growth rates, and the key economic…
Africa Sits on 125 Billion barrels of Oil, yet it pays World prices anyway.
Africa holds 125 billion barrels of proven oil reserves yet most of its 54 nations set fuel prices by benchmarks they do not control, in a currency…
Burkina Faso Name 30 Players for WAFCON 2026 Camp
Coach Pascal Sawadogo has named a 30-player squad for a training camp in Morocco as Burkina Faso prepare for their second ever Women’s Africa Cup of…
Tems Takes Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa
Grammy winning Nigerian artist Tems is bringing her Leading Vibe Initiative to South Africa on March 21, marking the programme’s first step into…
South Africa allocates R848 billion to security forces in crackdown on crime and illegal mining
South Africa’s 2026 budget allocates R848.2 billion over the medium term to peace and security, including R1 billion each to the police and the…
Patrice Motsepe’s name surfaces in ANC leadership talks but he says he is not interested
South Africa’s richest Black billionaire has once again found himself at the centre of ANC succession speculation, with a grassroots “PM27” campaign…
Algeria and Niger restore ties, clearing the way for the $13 billion trans-Saharan gas pipeline to break ground
Algeria and Niger have restored diplomatic relations, clearing the path for construction to begin on the trans-Saharan gas pipeline, a $13 billion…
Nairobi’s Kilele Summit 2026 brings East Africa’s music and creative scene to a global stage
Nairobi is hosting the Kilele Summit from 23 to 28 February 2026, a major music, art, and culture event bringing together artists from East Africa,…
Nigerian-British film makes history as Nigeria’s first Cannes selection and the UK’s official Oscar submission for 2026
A Nigerian-British film, My Father’s Shadow, has made history as Nigeria’s first Cannes Film Festival selection, won a Caméra d’Or Special Mention,…