US First Lady Melania Trump during the Presidential AI Challenge National Champion awards ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russia on Tuesday confirmed that peace talks with Ukraine and the U.S. will go ahead next week…
Addis Abeba — Russia has reiterated its readiness to facilitate dialogue between Ethiopia and Eritrea, offering Moscow as a neutral venue for talks as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives in the Russian capital to attend the third Russia-Africa Summit. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on October 28 that Moscow was prepared to contribute to…
· CAF to bring together representatives of clubs in the Group Stage of the CAF Interclub Competitions · Two-day workshop to focus on competition regulations, refereeing, VAR, commercial obligations and media operationsThe Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) will hold a two-day Clubs Workshop this week to prepare qualified clubs for the start of the Group…
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has confirmed that Egypt will host CAF Women’s Champions League Final Competition for the second successive years. Egypt have now hosted the event three times – having hosted the inaugural event in 2021. Eight Clubs, Zonal Winners in their respective CAF Zones, from across the continent will gather from…
More than 120 of Africa’s leading Scrabble players from about 24 countries will compete in Monrovia next week, as Liberia hosts the Africa Scrabble Championship for the first time. The 16th edition of the continental tournament runs Oct. 22-25 at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex, under the auspices of the Pan African Scrabble Association….
The Africa Cocoa Finance & Investment Forum (ACFIF) 2026 will bring together investors, financial institutions, policymakers, cocoa industry leaders, development partners and entrepreneurs on October 26, 2026, at Wall Street in New York’s Financial District. The forum will link Africa’s cocoa sector with global capital, strategic partners and United States commercial opportunities. Following its successful…
Pop music icon Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” joining her friend and the episode’s host, Dakota Johnson, for some laughs. Swift appeared on stage during Johnson’s opening monologue to address her role the movie star’s “literal therapist,” in Johnson’s words. 00:49 Taylor Swift makes surprise appearance during ‘SNL’ 00:0000:00 “I’m…
Kampala — Uganda is preparing to host the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Africa in February 2027, bringing together international investors, hotel developers and tourism industry leaders to explore investment opportunities in the country’s hospitality sector. The summit, scheduled for February 2-3 at the Speke Resort Convention Centre in Kampala, is expected to provide a platform…
Nairobi — President William Ruto has co-hosted a high-level clean cooking event with Norway on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Kenya presented a $600 million investment opportunity in clean cooking and confirmed Nairobi as the venue for the Second Africa Clean Cooking Summit in January 2027. “Clean…
Ghana has won the bid to host the 6th Continental Congress of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) after the FAJ Steering Committee unanimously approved the bid submitted by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). The decision was taken at a two-day meeting of the Steering Committee held in Accra from September 17 to 18, 2026….
