UN at 80: The need to reform for relevance

The United Nations clocked 80 on October 24, 2025, amid calls for its reform. While we join world leaders, diplomats, multinationals, and others in wishing the UN a brighter future, we urge the octogenarian organisation to renew itself through...

South Sudan Issues Stringent New Demands to UN Peacekeeping Mission, Grounds Spy Aircraft

5 President Salva Kiir wants a change in mandate of the UN system in his country JUBA, South Sudan – The government of South Sudan has presented a sweeping set of demands to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Juba wants immediate...

M23 rebels reject France’s plan to reopen Goma airport

The M23 Alliance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to reopen Goma International Airport to humanitarian flights. The airport, located in Goma city, North Kivu Province, has been...

Effi & Associés joins ALPi as the Group expands into Francophone West Africa

Effi & Associés, a leading business law firm based in Abidjan, has officially become the tenth member firm of Africa Law Practice International (ALPi), the fast-growing Pan-African legal and professional services network. The onboarding ceremony...

AFC–M23 Strongly Rejects France’s Announcement on Goma Airport Reopening

6 Corneille Nangaa speaking in Goma at a previous event The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebel movement which controls North and South Kivu provinces of eastern DR Congo, has rejected the recent announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron...

Africa Emerges as Most Fraud-Exposed Region Globally, New Sumsub Study Reveals

In collaboration with Statista, Sumsub released its 2nd annual Global Fraud Index, showcasing fraud trends across 100+ countries Africa remains the world’s most exposed region to fraud, with an average regional score of 3.84 on the Sumsub 2025...

Army watching Myanmar border

1,500+ foreigners flee amid KK Park raids PUBLISHED : 2 Nov 2025 at 04:53 Tak: The Royal Thai Army's (RTA) Naresuan Force is monitoring the Thai–Myanmar border in Mae Sot district as over 1,500 foreign nationals have fled from KK Park to Thailand,...

EU, France invest €10.2m to boost Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity

The European Union (EU) and France have committed a €10.2 million investment to strengthen Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity, in what officials describe as a major step toward health sovereignty and industrial transformation. The...

Bad news for Nigeria as another key Super Eagles player ruled out of World Cup playoffs

Super Eagles defender Igoh Ogbu ruled out of Nigeria’s World Cup playoff against Gabon later this month The hamstring injury has sidelined the Nigerian defender for over two months, missing 12 consecutive games Super Eagles are facing growing...

Paris push for Africa's Great Lakes peace falters amid gunfire, distrust

This file photo taken with a mobile phone on Sept. 21, 2025 shows a member of the March 23 Movement (M23) walking at the airport of Goma, North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua)A major...

The tycoon investing £2bn in the UK … despite Labour’s tax hikes

Surinder Arora was playing golf with President Trump a fortnight ago. Now he is waving a letter he’s recently received from HM Revenue & Customs telling him he’s entitled to a £200 winter fuel payment. “I’m going to give the money to charity,” he...

World Cities Day 2025: Inside Africa’s Urban Revolution — Mapping the Smart City Agenda

“The future of Africa will be written in its cities — not just in their skylines, but in how they serve their people.”— António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General From the bustling streets of Lagos to the green corridors of Kigali,...

Visible from space, bloody sands expose the slaughter of tens of thousands in Sudan

The RSF did not respond to NBC News’ request for comment about Musa’s account. Arjan Hehenkamp, the Darfur crisis lead for the International Rescue Committee in Sudan, said in a video call Thursday that about 5,000 people have made their way out...

Classrooms Scattered, Records Burnt, Sudanese Higher Education Fights for Survival

Khalid Mustafa Medani’s grandfather once served as dean of what would become Sudan’s University of Khartoum, helping transform Gordon Memorial College from a colonial training ground for civil servants into one of Africa’s leading universities....

From Premier League to AFCON: High-Profile Foreign Coaches Who Applied for Zimbabwe Warriors Coaching Job

Foreign Coaches Vying for Zimbabwe Warriors Head Coach Role The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has received more than 200 applications for the vacant Warriors head coach position, drawing interest from both local and international coaches....

Paris push for Africa’s Great Lakes peace falters amid gunfire, distrust

DRC refugees KINSHASA | Xinhua | A major conference on peace and stability in Africa’s Great Lakes region drew to a close in Paris on Thursday, with a particular focus on the protracted crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)....

Macron’s great lakes peace push falters amid gunfire and skepticism over Goma airport plans

At a high-profile Paris conference aimed at stabilising Africa's Great Lakes region, President Emmanuel Macron announced €1.5 billion in humanitarian aid and pledged to reopen the airport in Goma for humanitarian flights. However, the ambitious...

Unlocking the great potential in AI for African youths

Introduction: A generation standing at the edge of possibility Africa’s youth represent the continent’s greatest treasure — a population of over 400 million young minds under the age of 35. This demographic powerhouse sits at the intersection of...

Spotted: New face in the Kaizer Chiefs first team

Who doesn’t love a kid from the junior ranks? It seems Kaizer Chiefs may have quietly promoted another youngster, and this one could be stepping straight into the matchday squad. 19-year-old goalkeeper Naphtali Mokoena was spotted arriving at King...

Timing, Targeting, & Technology: Your New Collections Playbook

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