Africa: The end of AGOA?
[allAfrica] New York — The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), legislation that has been the cornerstone of the U.S.-African commercial relationship for the last 25 years, is set to expire on September 30th.
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Africa: Dembele, Bonmatí Crowned At 2025 Ballon d’Or Awards
… Nnadozie ranked world’s fourth-best goalkeeper Paris Saint-Germain and France star Ousmane Dembélé has been named the world’s best player, clinching the prestigious 2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or after a stellar season for club and country. Dembélé, instrumental in PSG’s historic treble-winning campaign last season–the first ever by a French club–edged out Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine…
Understanding Football Betting Markets Across Africa
Football is a unifying passion that brings together millions of Africans on the continent. This affection has also made football betting very popular on the continent. From the cities of Nigeria to the communities of South Africa and Kenya, fans get to enjoy the thrill of guessing the outcome of the matches and winning. With…
Africa: UNGA President Warns Colonialism Still Shapes Global Conflicts
The president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) warned Tuesday that the free and peaceful world envisioned when the U.N. was founded 80 years ago remains far from reality, citing colonial-era legacies, wars and widening human rights violations. Speaking at the 80th anniversary commemoration and opening of the General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock said “colonialism…
Africa: UN’s Guterres to World Leaders – Choose Peace and Cooperation Over Chaos
The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world is awash with overlapping crises – from wars and humanitarian emergencies to climate breakdown – and leaders must decide now “what kind of world we choose to build together.” Each September, heads of state and government gather in New York…
Africa CDC to Boost NCD Surveillance Across 10 Countries in East and Southern Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has partnered with the Novo Nordisk Foundation, a Danish enterprise Foundation, to strengthening public health workforce capacity for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) surveillance across ten African Union (AU) Member States. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of USD 2.65m towards the initiative, and the…
Africa: Facebook Data Reveal the Devastating Real-World Harms Caused By the Spread of Misinformation
Twenty-one years after Facebook’s launch, Australia’s top 25 news outlets now have a combined 27.6 million followers on the platform. They rely on Facebook’s reach more than ever, posting far more stories there than in the past. With access to Meta’s Content Library (Meta is the owner of Facebook), our big data study analysed more…
Africa: Maya Kamaty – Maloya Is Always in the Mix
We first interviewed Reunion Island chanteuse Maya Kamaty back in 2019 when she was in Montreal to perform at Festival International Nuits d’Afrique. We loved her vision of re-imagining the traditional maloya music for the 21st century. We would suggest revisiting that interview to get a full picture of her and her music as a…
Africa: ‘Liberia’s Seat Belongs to Africa’ – President Boakai Tells UN, Calls for Global Peace
New York — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has used his address to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to position Liberia as both a beneficiary and custodian of global multilateralism, pledging to advance Africa’s interests during the country’s historic election to the UN Security Council while renewing a call for justice through…
Africa: Decision of the Committee of Heads of State and Government of Africa CDC Extraordinary Session On the Margins of Unga 80
We, the Committee of Heads of State and Government (CHSG) of the Africa CDC, meeting virtually on the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80): CONSIDERING Assembly/AU/Dec.924 (XXXVIII) of February 2025, which recognized the pivotal role played by Africa CDC in safeguarding Africa’s public health by providing strategic direction,…