Africa: Statement of Tibor P. Nagy Jr. Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and members of the Committee, I’m honored to appear before you as President Trump’s nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for African… Read more »

Africa: Morocco's World Cup Dreams Shattered as U.S., Canada, Mexico Win 2026 Bid

Morocco's bid to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup were dashed after the north African nation only received 33% of the vote while the joint bid from the U.S., Canada and Mexico received… Read more »

Africa: 'Locally Rooted, Globally Connected - The Strength of Masimanyane'

Masimanyane Women's Rights International, working on the continent, has been granted more than a million dollars in funds for their work in ending violence against women and girls. Read more »

South Africa: Shocking Video Shows Fishermen Laughing as They Beat, Stab Seal Pup

Graphic cell phone video footage circulating on social media shows a seal pup being beaten by a pair of fisherman, HeraldLive reports. Read more »

South Africa: Highway Crash Mangles Truck, Stops Traffic

Traffic on the N1 just outside Cape Town was heavily backed up on Tuesday morning after a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the central barriers of the… Read more »

Africa: Migration Can Benefit Africa, Says New UN Body's Report

In an age of emerging populism in both the global north and south, migration often gets a bad rap. Read more »

South Africa: Convicted Axe Murderer Van Breda Handed Three Life Sentences

Western Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai has sentenced Henri Van Breda to three life sentences for the murder of his parents and brother. He also received a sentence of 15 years… Read more »

Niger: Attacks in Diffa Leaves Nine Dead

Three suicide bombers, two women and a man, have blown themselves up in Diffa in south-east of Niger. The region is said to be very busy in the evenings during Ramadan. Reports say… Read more »

Ethiopia: Crocodile Kills Pastor After Baptism Gone Wrong

A routine baptism ceremony went horribly awry after a crocodile grabbed hold of the pastor conducting the ceremony in Ethiopia's Arba Minch Town, reports the BBC. Read more »

South Africa: Asteroid Lights Up the Sky as it Crashes on South Africa, Botswana Border

A 2-metre-wide asteroid illuminated the sky above the South Africa-Botswana border as it burned up in a fireball caught on CCTV footage, Space.com reports. Read more »

South Africa: Fuel Price Hike - The Knock-On Effect on Your Pocket

Economists have warned that the 85c rise in the fuel price will have far-reaching effects on goods and services, Eyewitness News reports. Read more »

Africa: First African Trio to Officiate in World Cup Jet to Moscow

Senegalese trio Malang Diédhiou, Djibril Camara and El Hadj Malick Samba selected to officiate at the upcoming World Cup left Dakar for Moscow on Saturday. They will be the… Read more »

South Africa: Here's Everything That Went Down At The 2018 SAMAs

If you missed the South African Music Awards - don't worry - we got you covered. Read more »

Africa: Injured Salah Makes It to Egypt World Cup Team

Egypt has named Liverpool's forward Mohamed Salah in their World Cup 2018 squad despite the fact that he's recovering from a shoulder injury sustained at the Champions League… Read more »

South Africa: 'No Plans' For Nuclear Deal Between Russia, South Africa - Energy Minister

Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe has said that South Africa no longer has an arrangement to procure nuclear energy with Russia, eNCA reports. Read more »

Senegal: Fans Assured After Injury Scare

Vice President of the Senegalese Football Federation in charge of communication, Abdoulaye Sow, has announced that Senegalese internationals Mame Biram Diouf, Ismaila  Sarr… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt Announces Squad for World Cup 2018

According to Fifa, Egypt became the second team from Africa to book their place in Russia, topping Group E with a game to spare, to make their first appearance at the tournament… Read more »

South Africa: Shots Fired As AKA Releases New Single #Beyonce

So AKA dropped some major files on twitter just in time for the release of his new singles, and Twitter went crazy.  When Rapper Kiernan AKA Forbes took to Twitter to express… Read more »

Africa: 'It's a Big World, Everyone Shits, and Everyone Needs a Toilet'

What is a compost toilet and how does it relate to Africa? That was the focus of my month-long trek through Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya in March 2018. Since I'm considered a… Read more »

South Africa: U.S. Actress Tichina Arnold to Star in Local Drama

Tichina Arnold, popularly known for her roles in comedy shows Martin and Everybody Hates Chris, is set to play the character of Paulette on the prison drama series, Lockdown. The… Read more »

Ethiopia: Opposition Leader Andargachew Tsige to Be Freed After 4 Years on Death Row

Prominent opposition leader Andargachew Tsige will be released after nearly four years on death row, reports Ethiopia's Addis Standard. The government has cited  "special… Read more »

West Africa: Helping to Bring Perpetrators to Justice at Home

Activists and victims of some of the worst crimes committed in West Africa sat down together in Banjul, Gambia recently to talk about how to bring to justice more people… Read more »

Africa: 'Gender is An Integral Facet of Everyday Life' - Prof Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika

Interview with Prof. Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Alberta, Canada and Director, Pan African Collaboration for Excellence… Read more »

Africa: What Being African Means to allAfrica

In 1960, 17 countries gained independence from European colonisers, and to mark their liberation, several states began celebrating African Liberation Day. Now Africa Day is widely… Read more »

Africa: Corruption Undermines "the Africa We Want" – Ramaphosa

Addressing an Africa Day celebration for the first time since taking office, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa spelled out his administration's foreign policy concerns on… Read more »