The battle for survival in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2026/27 reaches a decisive stage this weekend, with some of Africa’s most decorated clubs facing the prospect of early elimination as ambitious challengers seek to complete major upsets and secure places in the Group Stage. Four-time African champions Espérance, Algeria’s MC Alger and Angola’s Petro…
Tanzanian giants Young Africans became the first club to reach the 2026-2027 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage after completing the double over Madagascar’s CFFA, beating them 4-1 at the Azam Complex Stadium in Dar es-Salaam on Wednesday. “Yanga” as Young Africans is known among their vast supporters qualified with an aggregate 8-1 victory, having…
Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Oliver Alawuba, has called for greater focus on turning Africa’s vast opportunities into investable projects. He also emphasised the need for dependable revenues, credible institutions and accountable delivery to unlock sustainable capital for the continent. Alawuba made the call in New York,…
New York — GABI’s Unstoppable Africa 2026 brings global leaders together on Africa’s push to capture more value from its resources, accelerate investment and strengthen its influence in global trade and decision-making. Africa is pushing for a bigger role in shaping the global economy, as business leaders, heads of state, investors, policymakers, and global partners…
Nigeria’s Junior Female YellowGreens have completed a flawless Group A campaign at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, defeating hosts Tanzania by 57 runs in their final group encounter to finish top of the standing with a maximum six points. Playing at the NTS, TCA Cricket Arena in Dar es Salaam, Nigeria…
Industrial businesses are operating under sustained pressure. Rising operating costs, energy constraints, ageing infrastructure, supply chain uncertainty and skills shortages are forcing organisations to rethink how they run. At the same time, advances in AI, the industrial internet of things (IIoT), robotics, automation and digital manufacturing are opening new ways to work. For most organisations,…
Nairobi — The WANTAM movement will hold an interactive debate for leading opposition presidential and running-mate contenders on August 23 as it moves to the next stage of its bid to unite the opposition behind a single challenger to President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election. WANTAM Advisory Committee convenor Francis Masinde on Wednesday…
CXMT‘s blockbuster Shanghai debut has put it in the spotlight, but analysts say closing the technology gap in advanced memory chips, not investor enthusiasm, will determine whether it can challenge the global market leaders. The Chinese memory maker’s nearly 466% surge in its Monday market debut has fueled optimism that Beijing’s years-long push to build…
Models stepped on to a Paris runway last week wearing sculptural gowns in African textiles by Imane Ayissi – the first and still the only designer from sub-Saharan Africa to take part in Paris’s haute couture shows. Ayissi’s Autumn/Winter 2026-2027 collection “fused sculptural elegance, artisanal mastery and cultural storytelling into a personal vision of contemporary…
Abuja, Nigeria — Liberia’s housing sector is earning international recognition this week as Florence Kaeteka Geegbae, Managing Director of the National Housing Authority (NHA), represents the country at the 20th Africa International Housing Show (AIHS @20 – Legacy Edition), one of the continent’s most influential gatherings of housing leaders, financiers and policymakers. Held from July…
