January 26, 2015
Africa: Drama Looms At Africa Cup of Nations
With the final round of pool matches under way, one of the major features of the African Nations Cup finals in Equatorial Guinea has been the inability of teams to hold onto a… Read more »
South Africa/Senegal: Bafana Bafana Struggles to Finish
If South Africa are to bow out of this African Nations Cup after their final match against Ghana on Tuesday, they will look at this as a tournament of missed opportunities. Read more »
January 25, 2015
Zambia/Cape Verde: Chipolopolo Still Have Afcon Hopes
Zambia have lost their most potent attacking weapon but remain hopeful of a place in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup. Read more »
January 24, 2015
South Africa: Tough Task Ahead for Bafana
If South Africa are to bow out of this African Nations Cup after their final match against Ghana on Tuesday, they will look at this as a tournament of missed opportunities. Read more »
January 23, 2015
South Africa/Senegal: Bafana Hold Senegal to Draw but Face Tough Task
Senegal and South Africa played to a 1-1 draw in their Group C clash at the African Nations Cup finals on Friday, a result that suits the west Africans far more than Bafana Bafana. Read more »
Zambia: Selfish Players Led to Defeat - Chipolopolo Coach
Zambia coach Honor Janza has warned his players to put their egos aside or face an early exit from the African Nations Cup finals. Read more »
January 22, 2015
Tunisia/Zambia: Chikhaoui's Late Strike Breaks Zambian Hearts
Tunisia came back from a goal down to break Zambians' hearts and claim a 2-1 success in their African Nations Cup Group B clash in Ebebiyin on Thursday. Read more »
January 21, 2015
South Africa/Senegal: Bafana, Teranga Lions Clash
South Africa and Senegal faced contrasting emotions at the end of their opening African Nations Cup Group C matches and Bafana Bafana will hope it is roles reversed when they clash… Read more »
South Africa: The Best and the Worst of Tokelo Rantie
Tokelo Rantie is something of an enigma for South African football, a player with all the attributes to be a top-class striker but who at times lets himself down with his lack of… Read more »
Zambia/Tunisia: Full House Expected As North Meets South
Tunisia will be looking for a lot more discipline in their approach as they take on Zambia in their second game in Group B in Ebibeyin, the tiny town on the Equatorial Guinea… Read more »
January 20, 2015
South Africa/Algeria: What Went Wrong for Bafana Bafana?
Hindsight is an exact science and the postmortem of South Africa's 3-1 loss to Algeria in their opening Group C clash at the African Nations Cup finals on Monday has brought forth… Read more »
January 19, 2015
Algeria/South Africa: Algeria Punish Wasteful Bafana
Africa's top-ranked side Algeria showed their class as they came back from a goal down to defeat South Africa 3-1 in their opening Group C clash at the African Nations Cup finals… Read more »
January 18, 2015
Africa: Group B Contest Wide Open Following Draws
It's 'as you were' after the first round of matches in Group B at the African Nations Cup as a pair of 1-1 draws mean that the pool will essentially be contested over just two… Read more »
Algeria/South Africa: New-Look Bafana Take On Algeria
The real test of this 'new South Africa' will come on Monday when they take on top-ranked Algeria in their opening African Nations Cup Group C clash in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea… Read more »
Zambia/Congo-Kinshasa: Chipolopolo Fail to Maintain Early Lead Against DR Congo
Given Singuluma’s stunning strike inside two minutes was not enough for Zambia as they played to a 1-1 draw with DR Congo in their opening African Nations Cup Group B clash… Read more »
January 16, 2015
Zambia/Congo-Kinshasa: Coach Grumbles As Surprise Football Champs Begin Afcon
Zambia open their 2015 African Nations Cup Group B campaign against DR Congo at the Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, but do so amid rumblings of… Read more »
January 03, 2015
Africa: AllAfrica's Most Read Stories of 2014 (Includes Sex)
The abuses of Nigeria's Boko Haram militants, especially the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, and the outbreak of Ebola in west Africa dominate the list of developing news… Read more »
December 30, 2014
Namibia: Windhoek - Small City, Big Food Problem
To the casual visitor, Namibia's main city of Windhoek – one of Africa's smallest capitals – seems free of the huge challenges facing the major cities of most African… Read more »
December 23, 2014
Namibia: Regional Cooperation Key to Growth - Trade Minister
Calle Schlettwein served in a succession of government ministries as permanent secretary - the top civil servant post - since Namibia became independent in 1990. For most of the… Read more »
December 01, 2014
Africa: The Economics of Pro-Poor Health Policy
West Africa's Ebola crisis highlights the need for regional bodies such as the Southern African Development Community to cooperate to facilitate access to medicines by the poor,… Read more »
November 28, 2014
Lesotho: Crisis Slows Lesotho's Growth
Lesotho's political and security crisis this year has contributed to slowing economic growth substantially, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. Read more »
November 16, 2014
Zimbabwe: State Media Claims Mugabe Assassination Plot
The state-owned 'The Sunday Mail' has reported that the Vice President Joice Mujuru was at the centre of a plot to assassinate President Mugabe making "her continued… Read more »
November 12, 2014
Botswana: President's Bid to Name Brother as VP Stopped
National leader Ian Khama's attempt to appoint his brother as vice president of the country has been blocked by a High Court ruling, the SABC says. Read more »
November 11, 2014
Africa: Africa Looks to G20 for Inclusive, Sustainable Growth
G20 summits are a magnet for expectations. Ever since the grouping was formed in the turbulent early days of the global financial crisis, major stakeholders have pinned many hopes… Read more »
November 04, 2014
Africa: Strongmen Thrive on their Ability to Keep People in Fear
The following is the 2014 Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture delivered on Wednesday, November 4, 2014 at the FNB Building, Wits University by Rafael Marques de Morais, publisher of… Read more »