Brahim Diaz and Ayoub El Kaabi scored second-half goals as hosts Morocco got their Africa Cup of Nations bid off to a winning start by beating minnows Comoros 2-0 in the tournament’s opening game on Sunday. Soufiane Rahimi had a penalty saved in a frustrating first half for much-fancied Morocco, but Diaz fired home from…
Following a €70 million revamp, the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat will be the setting on Sunday night for the opening game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, at which tournament hosts Morocco will take on Comoros. Morocco enters the 35th edition of Africa’s most prestigious football competition riding high on a world…
The African Union (AU) successfully convened the 6th High-Level Africa Forum on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in Tunis, Tunisia. The Forum was held under the theme: “25 Years of UNSCR 1325: Leveraging Multilateral Diplomacy to Reinforce Africa’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda in a Shifting Global Order.” In his opening remarks, delivered via video…
Botswana is set to make history by hosting the 10th edition of Aviadev Africa in June 2026, marking the first time the continental aviation forum will be held in the country. The official launch of the event took place in Gaborone on Tuesday, led by the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) and its strategic…
Nairobi — MASTERCARD on Tuesday held its first-ever Africa Edge Summit in Nairobi, Kenya bringing together leaders from across the continent’s payments ecosystem to explore how collaboration and innovation can accelerate Africa’s digital transformation. The high-level forum focused on strengthening the infrastructure, trust and interoperability needed to sustain Africa’s fastgrowing digital economy projected to reach…
Xiao Ming, President of ZTE Overseas, delivered an opening speech. ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), which positions itself as a global leading provider of integrated ICT solutions, recently kicked off its 2025 Broadband User Congress in Mexico City, Mexico. This year’s congress, themed: “AI Boosting Broadband Benefits”, brought together over 400 global ICT industry leaders,…
The 25th Congress of the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) has opened in Accra, reaffirming the continent’s commitment to strengthen cooperative movements as tools for inclusive growth, financial empowerment, and unity. The event brought together over 700 delegates from 30 countries and coincided with the 70th anniversary of Africa’s first Credit…
Mogadishu, Somalia – Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday officially opened the 2nd East African Community Cooperation Conference (EACON2025) in Mogadishu, marking another milestone in the country’s growing role within the East African bloc. In his keynote address, President Mohamud highlighted Somalia’s historic legacy as a hub of trade and seafaring along the Indian…
The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – provided a bold, digital backdrop from artist Marsha Dunn for the first ever Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy. “This Biennial Summit is not just another meeting,” said UN Secretary General António Guterres. “It is the…
Kigali, Rwanda — President Paul Kagame has urged the global sporting community to embrace fairness and inclusivity, criticizing what he described as outdated skepticism toward non-traditional hosts of major international competitions. Speaking on Thursday at the opening of the 194th UCI Congress–held alongside the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali–Kagame said doubting the ability…
