The department can no longer be treated as peripheral – its new minister must have empathy and a deep knowledge of social welfare. Dear President Cyril Ramaphosa When a child is raped, neglected or abused and needs somewhere safe to go; when a woman and her children flee domestic violence in the middle of the…
African Club Association (ACA) President Hersi Said has hailed the record prize money and solidarity fund introduced by the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) to assist clubs competing in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup. He says the increased participation of teams and the investment in the club football ecosystem on…
President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has urged the Black Starlets to remain confident in their abilities ahead of their crucial final Group D clash against South Africa at the 2026 U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The President spoke to the players and technical team via Zoom on Tuesday evening shortly after the team’s final…
President of Guinea, Mamadi Doumbouya, and Prime Minister and Head of Government of Côte d’Ivoire, Robert Beugré Mambé, arrived in Kigali on May 12 ahead of the Africa CEO Forum due on May 14-15. Other presidents expected in Kigali include Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of…
Algiers — President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday emphasized the commitment of both Algeria and Angola to strengthening peace and stability in Africa, highlighting the need to intensify coordination to address common threats within an African-led approach based on peaceful solutions and non-interference in the internal affairs of states. In a joint statement…
Algiers — President of the Republic of Angola, Joao Lourenço, said Monday that Algeria and his country possess the capacity to contribute significantly to the development of the African continent, particularly in the energy and industrial sectors, and infrastructure development. In a joint press statement with the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on the…
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, met this afternoon with the President of the Republic of Guinea, H.E. General Mamady Doumbouya, on the margins of the Africa-France Summit in Nairobi. During the meeting, the Chairperson reaffirmed the AU Commission’s support for Guinea’s transition process, welcomed Guinea’s constructive engagement with…
Botswana’s former head of state Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86, President Duma Boko has announced. “Today Botswana mourns a distinguished statesman and patriot whose life was devoted to the service of his country,” Boko announced, adding that Mogae died early on Friday. The former president, who led Botswana from 1998 to…
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of H.E. Festus Gontebanye Mogae, former President of the Republic of Botswana, recipient of the 2008 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, and former Chair of the Ibrahim Prize Committee. President Mogae was an exemplary statesman whose leadership was defined by integrity, discipline, and a steadfast…
Tehran, Iran – A meeting between two of Iran’s leaders may seem routine, but President Masoud Pezeshkian’s announcement that he had a positive discussion with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, is an attempt to push back against efforts from the United States to portray the Islamic Republic’s leadership as divided. Pezeshkian’s announcement on Thursday appears to mark the…
