Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo smashes half-marathon world record | Athletics News
Two-time world cross-country champion clocks 56 minutes, 42 seconds at World Athletics race in Barcelona.Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo has become the first person to break the…
DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu: Report | News
Local officials and witnesses report seeing rebels enter the eastern DRC’s second largest city after a rapid advance.Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest…
How realistic is the African Union’s call for reparatory justice? | African Union
African leaders are seeking reparations from former colonial powers at a summit in Ethiopia.After decades of colonisation, exploitation and resource extraction, African countries want an…
‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting | News
Antonio Guterres says a ‘regional escalation must be avoided at all costs’ as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain ground in Democratic Republic of the Congo.UN chief…
What explains Trump’s fixation on South Africa? | Donald Trump
Trump’s executive order cutting aid to South Africa stems from his claims of human rights abuses against white farmers. But how accurate are his accusations,…
The US’s Boycott of the G20 Meeting in South Africa: Implications and Underlying Factors
The decision by the United States to boycott the upcoming G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Johannesburg has significant diplomatic and geopolitical implications. This move highlights…
DR Congo’s M23 fighters seize Bukavu airport before African Union summit | News
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi traveled to Germany to attend Munich Security Conference in efforts to rally international supportThe Rwanda-backed M23 fighters claim to have taken…
Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says | Human Rights News
UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.Scores of children caught up…
Russia’s Shadow on Africa | Vladimir Putin
Russia’s presence in Africa – stabilising force or template for its expanding influence over the continent?A stabilising force enhancing the sovereignty of African nations –…
French troops to exit Senegal by end of 2025 | History News
Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.France and Senegal are setting terms for a withdrawal of…
Will China and the US head into a full-blown trade war? | Trade War
The US and China’s tit-for-tat tariffs are ratcheting up economic tensions between the two nations.They were seen as a restrained response to Donald Trump’s tariffs…
Rwanda-backed M23 fighters resume attacks in DR Congo after two-day pause | Conflict News
The M23 rebels have resumed attacks on armed forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull in fighting. Rebel fighters struck at…
Sudan scene of world’s worst humanitarian crisis: African Union | Sudan war News
Conflict hampering delivery of aid to a population suffering attacks and threat of famine.The civil war in Sudan has created the “worst humanitarian crisis in…
White victimhood to G20: What’s behind Trump’s attacks on South Africa? | International Trade News
United States President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order freezing aid to South Africa, citing a recent land expropriation law passed by the…
Wales to axe Warren Gatland as horror run leaves Dragons closer to Brazil than South Africa in rugby world rankings
Wales are so bad they are closer to Brazil and Belgium in rugby’s world rankings, than to South Africa and New Zealand!Warren Gatland’s whipping boys…
‘No thanks’: White South Africans turn down Trump’s US immigration offer | Politics News
US president’s executive order provides resettlement for Afrikaners ‘who are victims of unjust racial discrimination’.United States President Donald Trump’s offer to rehouse white South Africans…
How do global perceptions of Africa affect the continent? | Demographics
Today on The Stream: We examine how negative global perceptions of the African continent affect its economies and the lives of its people.Research conducted by…
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s ‘founding father’ and first president, dies aged 95 | Obituaries News
Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years,…
South Africa says Trump’s order freezing aid ‘lacks factual accuracy’
1 of 3 | South Africa, with President Cyril Ramaphosa pictured, is responding to an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the…
DR Congo summit directs army chiefs to enforce ceasefire | News
The Rwanda-backed M23 is closing on the town of Kavumu in South Kivu in an offensive that has left thousands dead and displaced large numbers.A…