Kampala, Uganda — The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo, has expressed confidence that Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will successfully co-host the 2027 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). In an interview with Xinhua on Tuesday, Magogo assured football fans that the three East African nations are working closely…
Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed regret over the decision by the United States to withdraw from a number of UN entities, while underscoring that the system will continue to deliver on all its mandates. “As we have consistently underscored, assessed contributions to the United Nations regular budget and peacekeeping budget, as approved by the General…
The group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 has underlined why the tournament remains one of world football’s most unpredictable and compelling spectacles. Across 24 matches in six groups, 87 goals were scored, a figure that reflects both attacking ambition and the depth of quality on display as Africa’s leading…
Africa’s digital transformation continues to accelerate, driven by growing cloud adoption and rising interest in artificial intelligence. Yet many organisations still face challenges in converting these ambitions into measurable business outcomes. According to Cliff de Wit, group chief innovation officer at Accelera Digital Group, the success of AI-driven initiatives depends as much on culture and…
Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP speaking at the UNEA-7 meeting. PHOTO/UNEP. By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT [email protected] The most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken has found that investing in a stable climate, healthy nature and land, and a pollution-free planet can deliver trillions in additional global GDP, avoid millions of deaths and lift…
Arusha — The delivery of judgments will start from 10:30 AM (East African Time). Decisions will be delivered in the following cases: Application 006/2012 – African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights vs Republic of Kenya (The Ogiek case) Application 061/2019 – Elyssa vs Republic of Tunisia Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the…
Nairobi, Kenya — Sexual and reproductive health is a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of development, shaping the dignity, choices, and futures of women and girls everywhere. International and regional human rights frameworks, echoed in national laws, affirm this right and call for bold action and innovation to ensure women and girls can access…
Nairobi, Kenya — In Africa, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are undergoing a quiet but powerful transformation. Many countries are changing their policies. They are expanding contraceptive and maternal health services, improving HIV prevention efforts, and challenging deeply rooted social norms and stigmas. Despite this progress, young people and adolescents face a growing…
As the sun set on the Amazon, the promise of a “people’s Cop” faded with it. The latest UN climate summit – known as Cop30, hosted in the Brazilian city of Belém – came with the usual geopolitics and the added excitement of a flood and a fire. The summit saw Indigenous protests on an…
Mudzunga Mashamba, Head of PMO, Nexio. The G20 represents global and multilateral governance principles, and as the world congregates in South Africa for the latest G20 summit, the relevance of ESG – environment, social and governance – is at the forefront of strategic conversations. Yet, while many sectors have incorporated ESG outcomes into their projects,…
