New U.S. Africa Strategy Overlooks Continent's Growing Strategic Weight [analysis]
FPRI
On November 5, the Trump administration unveiled the new National Security Strategy (NSS) for the United States. Since the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1986, presidents… Read more »
Afcon 2025 - Who Have an Edge in the Quarterfinals?
New Times
After a thrilling Round of 16, filled with intensity, drama, and high-quality football, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 is getting more interesting in Morocco. Read more »
Heavyweights Collide as #AFCON2025 Quarter-final Clashes Confirmed
CAF
The quarter-final line-up for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 has been confirmed, setting up a series of heavyweight clashes as Africa’s biggest… Read more »
AFCON 2025 - How Senegal Surpassed a Benchmark Long-Held By the Super Eagles
Premium Times
Senegal's comeback win over Sudan carried a deeper historical meaning, linking the present to a teenage milestone first established by Nigeria two decades ago. Read more »
Online Abuse Is Real Violence - - and Africa's Women and Girls Are Paying the Price
IPS
- New estimates show that violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world - and that one of its fastest-growing frontiers is… Read more »
Zimbabwe, South Africa Ahead of Kenya in English Proficiency
Capital FM
Kenya has been ranked third in Africa for English proficiency, trailing South Africa and Zimbabwe, according to a new global index. Read more »
Lagos Named Africa's Most Start-Up-Friendly City in Global Index
Premium Times
The report notes that while Lagos already behaves like a global start-up hub, its long-term standing will depend on how quickly infrastructure, regulation and quality of life… Read more »
Viral Outbreaks Are Always On the Horizon [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A new year might mean new viral threats. Read more »
Oladipo - Africa's Voice On Global Data Governance
Leadership
Professor Francisca Onaolapo Oladipo has joined the ranks of Nigerians flying the country's flag in the international community. Read more »
African Nations Condemn 'Clear Violation of UN Charter' By U.S. in Venezuela
RFI
African nations and institutions have strongly reacted to the capture of Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro by the United States at the weekend, calling for respect of international… Read more »
Maduro's Fall - When Democracy Collides with Sovereignty [guest column]
allAfrica
The capture and indictment of Nicolás Maduro by the United States marks the end of an era many Venezuelans never chose and could not escape. For a people battered by… Read more »
Nigeria Ranks 5th in Africa for English Proficiency
Leadership
Nigeria has emerged as the fifth-best English-speaking country in Africa, according to the 2025 EF English Proficiency Index, cited by reporters on EF's website on Monday. Read more »
US Operation in Venezuela Undermined Int'l Law - -UN
Vanguard
....Raid to remove Maduro morally right -- Badenoch Read more »
When African Conservation Crosses Borders
Independent (Kampala)
On the edge of the Okavango Delta,a where seasonal rains soften northern Botswana and the air carries the scent of wet grey earth, a quiet hotel in Maun became, for four days, the… Read more »
Venezuela Attack a Wake Up Call for Africa
Legalbrief
The African Union (AU) and several African leaders have echoed the international condemnation of the US' military attacks on Venezuela, and the arrest of President… Read more »
