Mohokare Golf Classic roars into life

Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO’s biggest international golfing event, the Mohokare Golf Classic, is set to take centre stage this weekend. Starting tomorrow and running through Saturday, the Nedbank Lesotho-sponsored tournament will be held...

WILSA ex-director charged in M5.6 million scandal

Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Women in Law Southern Africa (WILSA) Programmes Director, Mamosa Mohlabula-Nokoana, has appeared before the Maseru Magistrates’ Court facing corruption and money laundering charges involving over M5.6 million. WILSA is a...

SARS seizes MaMkhize’s millions: From Lamborghinis to Louis Vuitton

Cape Town – Businesswoman Shauwn “MaMkhize” Mkhize’s assets are being auctioned by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) due to her owing roughly R40 million in taxes. According to The Citizen, the first round of auctions included a 2022...

When India struggle in Asian Cup qualifiers, how Cape Verde with population less than 6 lakh made it to World Cup

While India struggles to finish among the top-24 teams in Asia, failing to qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde – a nation of a little over half-a-million – made history on Monday after qualifying for next year’s FIFA...

South Africa Faces a Diplomatic Tightrope on Iran

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: South Africa treads a fine diplomatic line after the United States strikes Iran, Nigeria faces a Boko Haram resurgence in its northeast, and Egypt imposes electricity rationing...

Lusignan Prison inmates compete on global stage in FIDE Chess for freedom initiative

inmates compete against 134 global teams in transformative chess initiative GUYANA’S team from the Lusignan Prison made a commendable debut at the 5th FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners, held on Tuesday, October 14,...

Explainer: How Super Eagles can secure World Cup ticket through play-offs

Nigeria’s bid for a 2026 World Cup spot remains alive after their 4–0 win over Benin in Uyo, with Victor Osimhen’s hat-trick and Frank Onyeka’s late strike sealing a play-off place. In this explainer, OLAMIDE ABE analyses how the Super Eagles can...

Africa's teams did their best to thrill, and infuriate, on their way to the World Cup

The group stage of Africa's World Cup qualifying campaign reached a pulsating finale on Tuesday as the continent's nine automatic qualifiers for next year's global showpiece were decided. However, that wasn't all that was settled during the final...

American energy diplomacy can spur human flourishing in Africa and counter Beijing and Moscow

When Russia’s state-owned Rosatom announced last week that it had signed a deal to build two nuclear power plants in Ethiopia, it was energy policy in action. Such geopolitical moves, characteristic of Moscow and Beijing extending influence across...

The 10 smallest nations to make it to a World Cup - Cape Verde qualify & go 2nd

By population ©IMAGO To many Westerners, the small islands of Cape Verde off of the West coast of Africa are best known as a holiday destination, such is the boom in tourism on the archipelago in recent years. But the nation rarely hits the...

UN and SABA forge partnership to strengthen media collaboration across SADC

Public broadcasters hold a unique position to shape public discourse, influence social norms, and mobilise communities through storytelling and evidence-based content. It is against this background that the United Nations and the Southern African...

Better food systems for a better future

The Global Environment Facility’s Food Systems Integrated Program, led by FAO and IFAD, channels $282 million in GEF financing and about $2 billion in co-financing to help countries transform food systems through shifting value chains, business...

AFRICA CAPITAL MARKETS FORUM 2025 7-9 OCTOBER 2025 | SANDTON CONVENTION CENTRE | JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Continental Leaders Gather to Address Africa’s $2.5 Trillion Infrastructure Gap and Drive Capital Markets Integration JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The Africa Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) 2025, the continent’s premier gathering for capital markets...

CIVICUS at the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Friday, 20 October 2025 – 29 October 2025 At CIVICUS, we believe in the fundamental importance of human rights and are dedicated to advancing the work of human rights defenders and protecting civic space. We continue to actively engage with...

Namibia condemns unconstitutional takeover in Madagascar

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Selma Ashipala-Musavyi briefed Parliament on the political unrest in Madagascar, where the military has taken control following the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina. She said SADC and the...

Here are the Nine African Countries Competing at the 2026 Football World Cup

Cape Verde made history by qualifying for the world cup for the first time in its history, while expected qualifiers like Morocco, Egypt and Ghana secured their spots. Praia, Cape Verde - 13 October 2025; Roberto Lopes, left, and Deroy Duarte of...

Nine African Teams Qualified for World Cup 2026

Rabat – The African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have concluded, and nine nations have officially secured their spots in the expanded tournament, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, including four Arab...

Sistema multivalutario, il futuro della finanza globale

Non si assiste a un processo lineare di sostituzione del dollaro con un’altra super-moneta, bensì all’affermazione progressiva di un sistema multivalutario, nel quale diverse monete coesisteranno in un equilibrio più articolato Segue nostro...

Cape Verde qualify for the World Cup for the first time

A carnival-like atmosphere erupted in the streets of Cape Verde’s capital, Praia, on Monday after the tiny archipelago nation qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time. Honking horns and street fireworks greeted euphoric fans pouring out...

Desert Jewels set for intense double tour

The Desert Jewels of Namibia are preparing for an action-packed international tour that will see them compete in the upcoming Celtic Cup in Scotland and the Netball Africa Cup in Malawi. The second edition of the Celtic Cup will take place from 26...