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Special Report: Leading NGOs fear the deals in Africa – offering financial assistance in exchange for things like mining rights and access to health data – are worded vaguely enough for the US to impose restrictions on reproductive rights

Caf has been accused of pushing through its controversial decision to stage the Afcon every four years without properly consulting member federations

Videos shared on Ukrainian social media since the weekend claim to show African nationals fighting in the ranks of the Russian army – raising fresh questions about Moscow’s overseas recruitment practices.

$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease

Second penalty shootout loss for Nigeria in two months

Burkina Faso football federation bosses on Wednesday sacked coach Brama Traore and all of his staff just over a week after the national squad was eliminated from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea.

Across Africa, governments are increasingly deploying live events as tools of tourism growth, youth-economy activation, and global brand positioning. Ghana reported US$4.8 billion in tourism receipts in 2024.

Uganda's election on Thursday will see incumbent Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, seeking a seventh mandate – at the age of 81, in a country where 55 percent of the population is under 20. Supporters of his main rival, Bobi Wine, say he embodies hope for change. Robert Amsterdam,…

Sadio Mané fired the winner as Senegal beat Egypt to reach the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

When he was first sworn in as Uganda’s president in 1986, Yoweri Museveni declared that his victory represented a “fundamental change”. He promised that Ugandans would no longer die at the hands of fellow citizens. He also criticised African leaders who sought international prestige while their people lacked food, healthcare…