South Africa will extradite six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud to the US, police said on Friday. The men are wanted by US authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering. They allegedly targeted more than 100 women in the…
Disney+ has launched a redesigned application in South Africa, requiring existing subscribers to transition to the updated platform by October 12, after which the legacy app will be fully decommissioned. Users accessing the platform will be prompted to download the new software and authenticate using their existing credentials, with on-screen prompts guiding account confirmation and…
Zambia switched on the cryptographic foundations of its digital state this week, the second country in the region to do so inside a fortnight, after Namibia. The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (Zicta) and Altron Security, the identity business inside the JSE-listed Altron group, announced the completion of a production key ceremony in Lusaka…
Black Axe is a shadowy criminal network known for its extreme violence and operates across Africa, Europe and North America. A BBC Eye investigation in 2021 suggested the syndicate had become one of the most far-reaching and dangerous organised crime groups in the world. Nigeria is its main recruitment ground and many of its members…
Fewer than half of citizens consider their country a democracy and are satisfied with the way democracy is working. Key findings In the most recent round of Afrobarometer surveys, conducted in 38 countries in 2024/2025, fewer than half of Africans consider their country a democracy (47%) and say they are satisfied with the way democracy…
Climate change has already doubled the world’s heatwaves between 2024 and 2025 and brought more severe droughts, floods and water shortages to Africa. These changes are damaging crops, homes, infrastructure and ecosystems, and placing growing pressure on people’s health and livelihoods. On 2 September 2026, the United Nations Environment Programme released a report called Limiting…
Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of more than $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said. The men, who were arrested in the South African city of Cape Town in 2021, are set to…
Connected to wireless earphones, Yoofi Greene from Ghana begins his dance steps down a busy sidewalk in Guangzhou, China. People, bicycles and cars zoom past. Pedestrians watch with a mix of amusement and annoyance as he glides by them and moves to occupy the middle of the street. Yoofi draws closer to the long lane…
From South Sudan to Guatemala, learn how WFP’s anticipatory projects ensure vulnerable people can better prepare and respond to weather shocks. What remains today of the seasonal Singaita River, in South Sudan‘s Eastern Equatoria state, is a long stretch of sand cutting through a landscape scorched by relentless heat. Fields that should be green with…
NAIROBI — Buoyed by their debut at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt, the national under 20 football team want another chance at the continental showpiece. Team captain Charles Auma says their ultimate objective is to reach the finals of the Cecafa regional qualifiers, which would guarantee them a slot at the…
