LIFANIMA 2025 Awards Africa’s Five Best Animators Across Categories 

Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA, at its just concluded 9th edition, has announced the five best Animators across the festival’s five award categories. The festival received 1,337 submissions from 114 countries. The award for...

Africa Films for Impact Festival returns to Abuja, focuses on social change through cinema

Abuja will host the 2025 edition of the Africa Films for Impact Festival (AFFIF) from October 29 to 31, with the event set to spotlight how storytelling can drive social justice, inclusion, and accountability across the continent. Now in its...

Trump officials not giving up on deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to West African nation despite resistance

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea,...

WTM Africa 2026 to host key Africa Tourism Investment Conference in Cape Town

The 2026 edition of ATIC will once again be directed by Gillian Saunders, a respected tourism strategist and Conference Director. The conference aims to catalyse investment across Africa’s tourism value chain, connecting governments, investors,...

Africa’s health cannot depend on outcome of foreign elections – Dr Nkengasong urges health sovereignty at Galien Africa Webinar

The health of Africans must never hinge on the political outcomes of elections in foreign countries; that was the firm message from Dr John Nkengasong, Executive Director for Higher Education, Collaboratives, and Strategic Initiatives at the...

WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys discuss ICE’s continued efforts to deport him to Africa

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea,...

Beyond Gaza: Africa’s Silent Crises

By Dr. Shmuel Legesse reported by Jonathan Takele While global attention converges on Israel and Gaza, two deeply destructive conflicts in Africa continue largely out of view. In Ethiopia, the war once centered in Tigray has shifted into Amhara...

KGL Chairman Questions Media Treatment of Local Businesses

KGL Group Executive Chairman Alex Apau Dadey has challenged Ghanaian media to reconsider how they cover successful local businesses, arguing that indigenous companies face disproportionate scrutiny compared to foreign enterprises. Speaking...

South Africa suffer World Cup blow after Zimbabwe stalemate

South Africa’s World Cup hopes took a dramatic dip on Friday as they were held to a goalless draw by Zimbabwe while Benin won 1-0 in Rwanda to go two points clear at the top of Group C. Nigeria are also back in the race to win the group and go to...

On Cue with Kafui Dey: Why communication is Africa’s untapped leadership resource

If leadership were a car, communication would be the engine. Sadly, in much of Africa, we keep polishing the bodywork while ignoring the oil leak. We hold leadership retreats at luxury resorts, deliver mission statements longer than a Nollywood...

New OAIC guidelines complement eSafety on looming Australian social media ban

Australia’s much-discussed social media ban for under-16s will take effect December 10, and regulators around the world will be watching. To support age-restricted social media platforms and age assurance providers, the Office of the Australian...

Fresh call for single digital borders by African nations to facilitate cross-border trade

There is a new call from development policy stakeholders for African nations to introduce one-stop-shop borders and digitize all related services in order to enhance the movement of people and goods across the continent. This call came strongly...

Dubai's Kenyan Dynamo: Dogo Skillz bridges Africa and the Middle East, one hit at a time

In the glittering, high-octane world of Dubai's entertainment scene, one artist is making noise that reaches far beyond the Arabian Gulf: Gabriel Lare, better known as Dogo Skillz. The Kenyan-born musician isn't just dropping Afrobeat and Amapiano...

Heat-related childhood deaths have doubled in Africa due to climate change – new study

‘We have high confidence that in many locations around the world, climate change caused by burning fossil fuels is killing people,” said Dr Christopher Trisos, director of the Climate Risk Lab at UCT and co-author of a recent global study. The...

WATCH: COLTART SLAMS POOR MARKETING: Woos airlines for Byo boost

WATCH: DRINKING WATER FROM THE AIR! Tech wiz unveils smart solution to Africa’s thirst Prosper Ndlovu in Gaborone, Botswana A ZIMBABWEAN innovator is turning air into clean drinking water — a game-changing invention that could quench Africa’s...

Africa has ‘unlimited’ solar potential. Off-grid power could help light up the continent

Globally, more than 660 million people still lack access to electricity — and 85% of them reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Washikala Malango was one of these people. Malango was born and raised in Baraka, a village on the shores of a vast lake in the...

Africa's Gen Z Movement Throws Down Gauntlet to Political Elites

Kim Heller|Published 4 hours ago 5min Kim Heller The youth of Africa, with their unwavering determination and resilience, are not just displaying their physical strength; they are contesting the status quo of the Continent and its flawed...

Trump officials not giving up on deporting Abrego Garcia to West African nation despite resistance

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea, an...

Africa will be free when the IMF stops colluding to steal its wealth

- Advertisement - By Vijay Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In countries like Senegal, the IMF has been complicit with irregular debt practices and fraudulent accounting in order to undermine sovereignty and favour multinational...

Photo Gallery: Orange celebrates Nigerian independence and African diaspora

This slideshow requires JavaScript. ORANGE — The city celebrated Nigerian Independence Day last week, honoring several people and raising a flag, but also acknowledging the African diaspora and its contributions. “The African diaspora is growing...