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South African designer Wanda Lephoto argues that Africa’s competitive advantage in fashion is not only its fibre or factories, but the cultural knowledge, inherited craft and human collaboration that turn cloth into something the world cannot reproduce. The fashion industry usually presents value as something added in stages: fibre becomes yarn, yarn becomes cloth and…
Nairobi, Kenya — I was born in Rwanda, but my family soon became refugees in Uganda during the conflict and unrest on the cusp of independence. My father was a teacher and went to great lengths to make sure I was well educated. My parents were also smallholder farmers, and I saw firsthand the challenges…
Victoria, Seychelles — After decades in which the high seas were too often treated as a distant frontier–vast, ownerless and beyond meaningful protection–the High Seas Treaty entered into force on 17 January 2026. It was a landmark achievement for international cooperation and a reminder that, even in an increasingly divided world, nations can still come…
Qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations get underway on Thursday, with a heavyweight clash between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire the pick of the bunch. Meanwhile, top sports lawyers are preparing to thrash out whether Senegal or Morocco won the 2025 edition of the tournament. Senegal’s squad originally brandished the Cup of Nations trophy…
Citizen perspectives on the future of development cooperation Key findings Across 38 African countries surveyed in 2024/2025, health (cited by 38% of respondents as one of their top three priorities) and unemployment (33%) are, on average, the most important problems Africans want their governments to address (Figure 1). o Unemployment is a greater priority for…
Defending champions South Africa and hosts Mozambique will contest the final of the TotalEnergies CAF under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | Cosafa Qualifier on Sunday after impressive semi-final victories secured their places at the continental finals in Ghana next year. South Africa twice came from behind to defeat Zambia 4-2 in an entertaining encounter, while…
When the United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945, most of Africa was still under colonial rule and not represented as independent states. Today, the continent has 54 of the UN’s 193 member states, about 28% of the membership and more than 1.5 billion people, yet it still has no permanent seat on the UN…
African parliaments have been urged to strengthen their oversight of public finances through well-resourced and independent Parliamentary Budget Offices (PBOs) as the continent confronts rising debt vulnerabilities, illicit financial flows, procurement inefficiencies and increasing demands for public services. Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa- Amadhila made the call on Mondaywhensheofficiallyopened the 9th Annual Conference…
Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings will invest $660 million in a petroleum-products pipeline connecting landlocked Ethiopia with Djibouti’s coast, adding new fuel storage and transport infrastructure to one of East Africa’s main trade corridors. The project was announced by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed alongside Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Aliko Dangote. The…
Mr Netanyahu described delegates who walked out as “moral cowards.” When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the podium to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday, the chamber was almost empty. Dozens of delegates walked out of the hall in protest of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and Lebanon, leaving Mr Netanyahu to…
