Abuja — Most African Governments Don’t Meet Global Funding Benchmarks Most African governments have consistently failed to meet global and regional education funding targets to ensure quality public education, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union‘s Day of the African Child. The 2025 theme for the day is “planning and budgeting for children’s…
Scidev.Net — As Africa reckons with shrinking foreign research support and looming health threats, scientists across the continent are pushing for a more self-reliant future. Long dependent on external funding and expertise, African institutions are now building infrastructure, training local talent, and taking control of critical research operations, from genomic sequencing to diagnostics manufacturing. One…
Akinyemi Ayinoluwa is a Nigerian entertainment lawyer, recently named to Billboard’s 2025 Top Music Lawyers list. This honor recognizes him as one of the most influential legal figures shaping today’s music industry. Ayinoluwa’s firm, Lagos-based Hightower Solicitors, is widely regarded as Africa’s premier music law firm, with a client roster that includes some of Afrobeats’…
Xam Xam is the first video released on April 10 by Senegalese Cheikh Ibra Fam, the former Orchestra Baobab singer and instrumentalist, from his upcoming sophomore album, Adouna (“Life”), set for release in October 2025. From the first panoramic patchwork mosaic drone shot of Dakar’s rooftops to the resting pirogues, fishing boats, parked on the…
By 2050 the global market for non-military drones is expected to have transformed how goods and people move across cities and rural landscapes. In South Africa, where road access remains limited in many regions and urban congestion chokes daily logistics, drones present an opportunity to leapfrog legacy infrastructure and reimagine mobility from the sky down…
Tunisian heavyweights Esperance opened their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 defeat against Brazilian side Flamengo in Philadelphia on Monday night. The result that propels the Copa Libertadores holders to the top of Group D alongside Chelsea after the first round of matches. Goals in either half from Giorgian de Arrascaeta and…
South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns begin their maiden FIFA Club World Cup campaign on Tuesday against Asia’s Ulsan Hyundai, with head coach Miguel Cardoso insisting that merely escaping Group F would represent “a huge achievement” for the Pretoria side. The fixture, to be staged at the Inter Milan Stadium, marks the first of three daunting…
The Middle East is bracing for another protracted conflict after Israel’s surprise bombardment on Friday of Iranian nuclear and military sites killed several of the country’s top generals and nuclear scientists. Iran has responded with strikes on Israel. As the situation escalates, there are concerns about the global impact. RFI asked a specialist on geopolitics…
MultiChoice Group reported a net profit of R1.8 billion (over US$100 million) for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2025 The drop represents an 8% decline, with losses evenly split between South Africa and the rest of the continent In South Africa, households facing a cost-of-living crisis were forced to cancel DStv subscriptions, impacting all…
Starlink has taken aim at what it has described as “misleading claims” in sections of the media about its views on South Africa’s black empowerment laws and reiterated that it is keen to get an operating licence as soon as possible. The company, which is owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, said in a letter to…
