June 16
Africa: Tunisia Sack Coach Lamouchi After 5-1 Defeat By Sweden
This Day
Tunisia have sacked coach Sabri Lamouchi after they were trounced 5-1 by Sweden in their opening World Cup group game. Read more »
Africa: FIFA World Cup 2026 - Bubista Hails Cape Verde Organisation After Historic Debut Draw With Spain
CAF
Cape Verde head coach Pedro Leitao Brito (Bubista) praised his side's organizational structure after the Blue Sharks earned a historic 0-0 draw against former FIFA World Cup… Read more »
Africa: World Cup 2026 - Senegal Eye Another World Cup Shock As France Reunion Looms
CAF
A fixture that occupies a special place in African football history returns to the FIFA World Cup stage on Tuesday when Senegal face France in a highly anticipated Group I… Read more »
June 15
Africa: South Africa Is Short of 2.6 Million Homes - Vienna's Approach to Social Housing Offers Useful Lessons [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa faces a housing backlog of at least 2.6 million units, for more than 12 million people. The state supply of new, subsidised housing has declined over the past decade… Read more »
Africa: Conflict Hits Schooling Hardest Where Children Are the Target - Study [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
According to Unesco, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that… Read more »
Africa: ISWAP's Next Frontier - Darak in Northern Cameroon [analysis]
ISS
Located on the borders of Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad, Darak is valuable to local and national economies - and to violent extremists. Read more »
Africa: Mali. the Missing Structural Factor [analysis]
African Arguments
On 25 April 2026, Mali faced its most severe test in fourteen years. Coordinated JNIM and FLA attacks struck seven major population centres including Kati, Mopti, Gao, and Kidal,… Read more »
Africa: Why Healthy Oceans Are Essential for Food Security in Africa [interview]
allAfrica
Fish are often described as one of Africa's most overlooked solutions to food insecurity, yet millions of people depend on fisheries for nutrition, jobs, and livelihoods. As marine… Read more »
Africa: Jazz Legend Abdullah Ibrahim Dies
allAfrica
Legendary South African jazz composer and cultural icon Abdullah Ibrahim has died aged 91. His family confirmed that Ibrahim died peacefully in Germany after a short illness. Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 15, 2026
allAfrica
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Africa: The Cost of a Missed Dengue Case
Malaria Consortium
The geographical reach of arboviral diseases is rapidly growing. Climate pressures, urbanisation, overstretched health systems, lack of reliable point of care diagnostics and gaps… Read more »
Africa: Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim Crafted a Magnificent New Culture for South Africa [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Adolph Johannes Brand was born on 9 October 1934 in Cape Town. He would become better known as Dollar Brand and then Abdullah Ibrahim, an artist of mixed ethnic descent who… Read more »
Africa: Human Rights Watch Renews Scrutiny of US-Africa Health Deals
Independent (Kampala)
Concerns growing over the privacy, security, and sovereignty of Ugandans' health data Read more »
Africa: 10 Heaviest Defeats in FIFA World Cup History
Vanguard
The FIFA World Cup has delivered some of football's greatest moments, but it has also produced a handful of one-sided contests that remain etched in history. Read more »
Africa: From Family Doubts to World Cup Dreams - Moreira Embraces Cape Verde's Historic Journey
CAF
When Cape Verde walk onto the pitch for their first-ever FIFA World Cup match against Spain in Atlanta, Steven Moreira's thoughts will not immediately be on the reigning European… Read more »
Africa: Egypt Equally Match Belgian Stars in World Cup Encounter
CAF
Egypt produced a spirited display to secure a deserved 1-1 draw against FIFA World Cup contenders Belgium in Seattle on Monday in a match that the former African champions were… Read more »
Africa: Open Letter to Leaders of G7, G20, Brics and All Nations On Finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement's Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex [press release]
WHO
Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations, Read more »
Africa: Amad Diallo's Late Strike Hands Côte d'Ivoire Winning Start At 2026 World Cup
CAF
Côte d'Ivoire launched their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign in dramatic fashion as substitute Amad Diallo struck a late winner to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Ecuador… Read more »
Africa: The Hidden Crisis of Violence Against Older Women - and What Can Be Done to Prevent It
Spotlight Initiative
For the first time in history, adults aged over 60 now outnumber children under five - and are projected to outnumber all youth by 2050. Older women are the fastest-growing… Read more »
Africa: 'Every Match Matters' - 13 World Cup Nations Hit Back At UEFA Chief
Leadership
Thirteen nations participating in the FIFA World Cup have issued a joint statement expressing their "profound disappointment" over recent comments by UEFA president Aleksander… Read more »
Africa: Nearly Half of the World's Children Exposed to At Least Three Overlapping Climate Threats - Unicef
Unicef
Drought, extreme heat, and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, according to new climate report Read more »
Africa: Kenya Opens Our Ocean 2026 as Africa Takes Center Stage in the Future of Ocean Action
Our Ocean Kenya
The Government of Kenya will officially open the 11th Our Ocean Conference (OOC11) tomorrow, convening global leaders, scientists, investors, innovators, civil society… Read more »
Africa: Cape Verde Stun Spain to Claim Historic Point On World Cup Debut
CAF
A disciplined and courageous Cape Verde produced one of the biggest results in their football history by holding European champions Spain to a goalless draw in their opening Group… Read more »
Africa: What to Know About Rwandan Firms Shortlisted for Africa's Business Heroes
New Times
Rwanda has once again emerged as a promising place for entrepreneurs, with six local firms earning a place among the Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) 2026 Top 100 Entrepreneurs. Read more »
Africa: From Victoria to Mombasa - Will Africa's Ocean Voice Be Heard?
IPS
Tomorrow, Africa hosts the Our Ocean Conference on its own shores for the first time, in Mombasa. Read more »
