Few election wins in Malawi felt as dramatic as last September’s. Peter Mutharika health concerns and Malawi succession crisis 2026 are now the talk from Lilongwe offices to Blantyre minibus ranks. It is a question many people are asking quietly and some are starting to ask aloud. An Unlikely Return at 85 Malawians went to […]
Five thousand years on, the tombs of Egypt’s earliest rulers are still giving up secrets. New research suggests ancient Egyptian servants sacrificed with their kings may finally have the physical proof scholars have chased for a century. Most of us picture Egypt’s glory in towering pyramids, so the story beneath the sand comes as a […]
When the Tigray People’s Liberation Front walked out of its own capital, it sent a message across the Horn of Africa. Ethiopian rebel forces withdraw from Tigray capital Mekelle after weeks of fighting, leaving a city of hundreds of thousands to wonder what comes next. Residents have lived through this before, and few are celebrating. […]
Zimbabwe woke on Thursday to news that one of its loudest business personalities was gone. The Wicknell Chivayo and wife helicopter crash in Zimbabwe killed six people on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, and left the country trading shock, tributes and hard questions. What We Know About the Crash Police say the helicopter came down in […]
In South Africa, violence against women is no distant statistic. It plays out in homes, taxi ranks and workplaces every single day. Yet South African men fighting gender-based violence against women are growing in number, and they insist the burden cannot stay on women alone. A Crisis That Starts at Home Intimate partner violence is […]
Sit down at a Lagos wedding, an Addis Ababa family lunch or a Johannesburg braai, and you’ll understand something quickly: in Africa, food is how people say welcome. The list of popular African dishes gaining global recognition keeps getting longer, and the rest of the world is only now catching up to what the continent […]
Ten years ago at COP22 in Marrakech, the Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) Initiative was launched on African soil. Its 10th anniversary report, The State of African Agricultural Adaptation 2016–2026, finds that the African agricultural adaptation finance gap is wider than most people assume, and that broken connections between systems explain as much of it […]
ADDIS ABABA: The explosions in Addis Ababa Ethiopia October 2026 first came to light early on Thursday, when diplomatic sources told Reuters that blasts had been heard overnight in the capital. The reports have deepened fears that the fighting in the country’s north, which flared last week, is now reaching the seat of government. What […]
Badariyya, a new Hausa drama for Northern Nigerian audiences, launched in Abuja on 29 September. Its promise is simple: stories that look and sound like the lives of the people watching. The series brings together creatives from across the north, media partners and local collaborators. It is part of a wider storytelling initiative that will […]
A Ugandan TV journalist set to be crowned king of a traditional monarchy was due to take the throne of the Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, 29 September. Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo, a longtime broadcaster and editor with Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, was chosen after the death of King Oyo Nyimba last month. The AP reported that […]
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago used a keynote in Sandton on 28 September to set out South Africa economy challenges and opportunities against a shaky global backdrop. He spoke at the third Forum on Africa & Geopolitics, hosted by the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (Mistra), whose theme was “Imagining the World in 2040”. A […]
NAIROBI. Kenya remains among ten countries the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention considers at risk from the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The list also includes Rwanda, Tanzania, Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Zambia. Where the warning comes from Africa […]
Over 55,000 Sudanese refugees have made their way across the border into Chad this year due to the increasing amount of violence, aerial strikes, and poor living conditions that have resulted in increased displacement. According to the UN’s refugee agency, over 400 people have been crossing the border each day in the past week alone […]
In recent murders of 10 women in the Ekurhuleni area of South Africa, police have started to investigate the murders after another woman was found dead in Tembisa on September 26. There is fear of a serial killer, but the police have pointed out that they have not been able to establish a link between […]
Torrential rains have brought about widespread flash floods in some parts of western and southwestern Libya, where homes are being flooded and roads damaged as emergency teams are working for the rescue of people and restoration of facilities. The worst flash flooding is seen in towns like Mizda, Nesma, Al-Shqiqah, Bani Walid, among others, due […]
The UAE has set aside $10 million to assist in international efforts to tackle the Ebola outbreak in Africa, even as the country lifts Ebola-linked travel restrictions for Ugandans following the end of the outbreak in that country. The commitment was made on September 26, 2026, when the UAE participated in an international conference called […]
Nigeria and the United States have signed a framework to enable more investments from the Americans in Nigeria’s mining sector and open up yet another avenue to develop its estimated $700 billion mineral resource base. The framework was signed on September 23, 2026, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly by the […]
Several villagers in Cameroon’s Far North have fled following an attack in Madegoua village in which at least 15 individuals lost their lives. The attack occurred around 2 am on September 17, 2026, in Madegoua, near Makary in Logone-et-Chari. According to local sources quoted by Reuters, an armed group attacked the village and dragged some […]
Niger has entered into a new deal with Australian uranium mining company Atomic Eagle that would see the Madaouela Uranium Project be relaunched after years of dispute over the mining project in the northern part of Niger. Under the deal, Niger’s government is going to have a 40% stake in the project compared to the […]
The journey for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 kicks off this week as 48 national teams will compete in the group stage of this AFCON in 12 different groups. The first match day will be held from September 24 to September 26, 2026, while Match Day 2 will take place until […]