Reaching the group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League is one of the toughest tests in African club football as clubs begin their campaigns this weekend with that aim in mind. The preliminary round of the competition will begin with the first legs on 04-06 September and conclude a week later. There will be…
Laem Chabang, Thailand — The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier docked at a port in eastern Thailand on Wednesday after its grueling deployment in the Middle East that kept the ship at sea for more than 250 days. Associated Press journalists watched the Lincoln, which is carrying about 5,000 service members, as it made its…
The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2026/27 season gets underway this coming weekend, 04-06 September, with Clubs from across the continent beginning their quest for African glory in the First Preliminary Round of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League. The First Preliminary Round first legs will be played from 04-06 September, with the return matches scheduled for…
ICASA has taken on a community station in the apex court. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Unsplash and official images) Having lost two previous cases over whether it can condone the late application for a licence renewal, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has taken the matter – which involves a community radio station…
As the leaders gather in Kigali, Rwanda, for the African Food Systems Forum (AFSF), discussions about how to invest in resilient food systems will take place against a backdrop of geopolitical instability. Sierra Leone and Norway will join African and other leading representatives of governments, business, investors, and civil society to discuss a crucial topic:…
Nigerian media outlets have reported that five of the dismissed staff are facing prosecution. Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026 Nigeria’s anticorruption watchdog has dismissed more than 40 of its own employees for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past three years. Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Rising inequality is, at its core, a political and policy choice. This is the central message of the Global Justice Report authored by experts based at the World Inequality Lab, led by economists Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel. As economists and experts on labour, inequality and the informal economy, we believe there is a great…
A portion of the rapidly expanding Teraco data centre complex in Isando, east of Johannesburg Teraco consumed 399.3GWh of electricity in 2025, more than three times what it used in 2021, according to the data centre operator’s latest sustainability report. Its ability to keep that growth from placing additional demand on South Africa’s coal-heavy grid…
Ventures Platform has closed its second institutional fund at $84 million, exceeding its $75 million target as the Nigerian venture capital firm expands funding for early-stage technology companies across Africa. The final close comes 3 years after its first institutional fund and adds new investors including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Norfund, Alphatron…
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is launching a defense technology company backed by Palantir CEO Alex Karp, as the former government official looks to turn Ukraine’s wartime technology experience into products for Kyiv and its allies. Karp is set to become the company’s first lead investor, according to Fedorov’s press office. The size of…
