Visa’s Michael Berner, group country manager of Southern and Eastern Africa, outlines the future of stablecoins, digital payments, financial inclusion and how AI is fueling the rise of agentic commerce. #visa #agenticai Stablecoins will have a transformational outcome for Africa’s financial services ecosystem, especially for those countries struggling with the availability of foreign currency. So…
On 31st December, 2026 the second term of the current United Nations Secretary General will end – the ninth Secretary General and the ninth man to hold that position. This means that in 81 years, no woman has been selected and appointed, in spite of the Organization calling for its member states to dismantle barriers…
Resolution 62/27 on “Human rights and neglected tropical diseases” was adopted today by the Human Rights Council (HRC) at its sixty-second session in Geneva. The first ever HRC resolution dedicated to all neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) was adopted by consensus, after being put forward by six African countries where the burden of NTDs is significant;…
A proposal to expand the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON from 24 to 28 teams has been rejected, the Guardian UK has learned. The plan had been put forward by the Confederation of African Football’s president, Patrice Motsepe, in February at a press conference in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Had it been approved, the expansion would have…
With exactly 27 days to go until the kick-off of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 (26 July – 16 August), CAFOnline looks back at some of the defining milestones, landmark moments and key statistics that have shaped Africa’s premier women’s football competition. Key Milestones 1998: The competition officially adopts a…
African football will enjoy unprecedented representation in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 after nine nations secured places in the knockout phase of the expanded tournament. Algeria, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and South Africa all emerged from the group stage to continue their World Cup campaigns. Some recovered…
In 30 days, Africa’s premier women’s football competition, the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2026, will kick off in Rabat. The opening day of the competition is scheduled for 26 July at Moulay El Hassan Stadium, where hosts Morocco will face East African side Kenya. The match will kick off at…
New York — As delivered “Excellencies, “Good morning. Thank you to Colombia, and Security Council President Ambassador Leonor Zalabata, for convening this important debate. “Thank you also to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, and to the civil society representative, for their briefings. Keep up with the latest…
The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 will be one of the most significant tournaments in the history of African football, with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda set to jointly host the competition. It will be the first AFCON to be staged by three countries, marking a major moment for East African football and…
Thirteen nations participating in the FIFA World Cup have issued a joint statement expressing their “profound disappointment” over recent comments by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, who reportedly argued that the expanded tournament would produce “uninteresting” matches. Cape Verde, Curaçao, Uzbekistan, Congo, Haiti, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire said they…
