How a South African village turned an alien tree into superfood coffee | Food
Calvinia, South Africa – It’s 7:30am on a Monday and there’s already a queue of about 40 men, women and children against the wall of…
UAE Piles Into African Deals to Outdo Rivals Like China, France
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessIn pursuit of geopolitical clout, in 2021 the United Arab Emirates made a promise to expand aggressively into markets beyond its usual…
Le Roux Roets: Sale Sharks sign South African lock for 2024-25 season
Le Roux Roets will spend the 2024-25 and 2025-26 campaigns with SaleSale Sharks have signed South African lock Le Roux Roets for next season.The 6ft…
Dahomey doc on Europe’s looted African art wins Berlin film festival | Arts and Culture News
Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe’s return of looted antiquities to Africa, has won the Berlin International…
Somalia president accuses Ethiopia of trying to annex part of its territory | African Union News
President Mohamud ‘categorically objects’ to Ethiopia’s Red Sea port deal with Somaliland, territory Somalia claims as its own. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused…
Could a Southern African military force help bring stability to DRC? | News
South Africa is deploying thousands of troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help the country resist rebel attacks which are driving one…
Addis summit raises questions about AU’s muted stance on Ethiopia rifts | African Union
From Thursday, African leaders will gather in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, home of the African Union (AU), for the continental body’s annual summit. According…
West African bloc meets as troubled states test unity
West African foreign ministers convened emergency discussions on Thursday to discuss Senegal’s political turmoil and the three coup-hit countries’ exit from the regional organization. The…
Afcon 2023: Can African heavyweights survive semi-finals?
Nigeria face South Africa in Bouake in a repeat of the 2000 Nations Cup semi-final, with the Super Eagles beating Bafana Bafana as the countries…
‘Different territory’: How African football underdogs caused AFCON upsets | Africa Cup of Nations
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – As the quarterfinal stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicks off on Friday in Ivory Coast, none of…
Blinken looks to bolster West African security partnerships after setbacks | Armed Groups
Lagos, Nigeria – This week during his visit to the Ivorian capital Abidjan, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pledged $45m to boost coastal West…
UNDP And African Leaders Launch Timbuktoo Initiative to Unleash Africa’s Startup Revolution
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched today the bold and ambitious “timbuktoo” initiative together with African countries. In a special session of the World…
African nations want to tell a different story in Davos
From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland,…