Africa: The African Union's Long Walk to G20 Membership Has Paid Off, Now the Hard Work Starts

The AU must not just be a passenger within the G20 network, but should see its membership as an opportunity to provide leadership to a broken global system. Read more »

Africa: Admission of the African Union Into the Now G21 a Significant and Critical Step Up

The timing could not have been better as Africa continues to seek a more important role on the global stage and presses for meaningful roles in the global bodies that long… Read more »

Africa: Renewable Energy Focus Could Steer Brics Towards Formation of Powerful Climate Club

BRICS could be the catalyst for a new global alliance to power solutions to the world's climate crisis. Read more »

Africa: Wagner Group's Operations Likely to be Curtailed After Reported Death of Leader

It was what many felt was an accident waiting to happen. Almost three months after he seized a military base and led an abortive march on Moscow, killing 13 Russian Air Force… Read more »

Africa: Morocco Furiously Denies South African Claim That It Has Sought Membership of Brics

Rabat also insists it will not attend the BRICS Summit this week 'at any level whatsoever'. Read more »

Africa: Human Rights Abuses and Anti-Democratic Disinformation Are Hallmarks of Wagner, Other Mercenary Groups in Africa

Private military contractors have developed into worldwide high-stakes businesses, with the Wagner Group smuggling gold out of Sudan to the tune of $130bn annually. However, there… Read more »

Africa: Poor Turnout of African Leaders Expected At Putin's Summit

One of the big questions about the summit is whether any African leaders will urge Putin to rescind his decision of last week to pull out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Read more »

Africa: Daily Maverick Barred From Russia-Africa Summit After Journalist Accreditation Revoked

The publication's accreditation to cover the Summit in St Petersburg this week, was rescinded without explanation on the eve of departure. Read more »

Africa: Pan-African Parliament Slammed for Appointing Alleged Gold Smuggler As Religious Ambassador

The 'prophet' Uebert Angel was recently exposed as a key player in a major gold smuggling racket. Read more »

Africa: It's Time to Remove the Wagner Killers From Africa

Watching the implosion of Russia's military cohesion has become an amusing spectator sport. But for Africans, it is deadly serious. While it has risen to global prominence because… Read more »

Africa: Prevalence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Women's Soccer Leaves Experts Scratching Their Heads

A handful of women's soccer stars will miss the upcoming Fifa World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. Each is sidelined with anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Just why is this… Read more »

Africa: Ukraine Peace Deal Cannot Reward Russia the Aggressor, Cautions French Foreign Minister

Freezing the conflict is not an option, as it would reward the aggressor, Russia, says Catherine Colonna, France's foreign minister. Read more »

Africa: Zelensky Rejects Any Proposal for a 'Frozen Conflict'

The Ukrainian President and the African Peace Mission appear to differ on the road to peace Read more »

Africa: Message to the African Peace Mission - Ukraine Shares a History With Africa On the Struggle for Liberation

It is very difficult for Ukrainians to accept the neutral character of some members of the African peace delegation, including South Africa and Uganda. Read more »

Africa: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Welcomes African Peace Initiative - and Spells Out Two Immutable Principles

Dmytro Kuleba says Ukraine has told the African presidents' peace initiative that seceding Ukrainian territory to Russia is a non-starter in peace negotiations, and no peace plan… Read more »

Africa: Russia-Ukraine Conflict 'Far From Being Ripe for Mediation' As African Delegation Heads to Europe, Say Experts

Mediation experts say the Russia-Ukraine war is 'far from being ripe for mediation', as President Cyril Ramaphosa and five other African leaders prepare to undertake a peace… Read more »

Africa: Climate Disaster Is Reshaping the World - Africa Must Respond Decisively to Make Its Mark

As global economic, security and climate crises coalesce, will Africa fall deeper into victimhood or turn the continent around? Read more »

Africa: Courts Cannot Run South Africa and Most Certainly Cannot Fix Eskom

A central feature of any legal system which adheres to the rule of law is compliance with the principle of certainty. A capricious system in which rules can be changed at the whim… Read more »

Africa: The Revolution of Breaking Down Stereotypes of Women Playing Sports Will Be Televised

Change and inclusivity are sweeping through sports codes - and fans are packing stadiums and tuning in on their televisions. Even on-field camera people are under pressure to… Read more »

Africa: Evidence of Iron Starvation in Sea Food Chain Worries Climate and Ocean Scientists

Something very odd seems to be happening in the Southern Ocean, that vast body of cold sea water surrounding Antarctica which absorbs heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Read more »

Africa: What You Should Know About the Shroom Boom and the Potential Psychedelic Shift in Mental Healthcare

Frontier research is generating strong evidence to suggest that many psychedelics have the potential to treat numerous mental health and substance-use disorders. Several of these… Read more »

Africa: Investing in a Pan-African Genome Initiative Would Provide Great Returns for Humanity

African genomes carry more variations than European genomes because they have a longer evolutionary history, and thus they offer more insights into potential new therapeutic… Read more »

Africa: Cyclone Freddy's Deadly Trail of Destruction a Grim Reminder of the Need to Prioritise Climate Adaptation

Freddy, the longest-lived tropical cyclone on record, has left devastation in its wake in Malawi and Mozambique. Read more »

Africa: Proteas Women Thump White Ferns to Keep World Cup Hopes Alive

South Africa put their humbling defeat to Sri Lanka behind them to smash New Zealand by 65 runs and keep their T20 World Cup ambitions intact. Read more »

Africa: Sri Lanka Spoil South Africa's World Cup Opening Party With Surprise Win

A captain's innings, hearty fielding and vibrant team spirit. Every ball fell dark horse Sri Lanka's way in their scintillating three-run victory over hosts South Africa, in the… Read more »