UN Endorses Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara as King Mohammed VI Calls It a 'Historic Moment'

On 31 October 2025, the United Nations Security Council adopted a landmark resolution endorsing Morocco's 2007 Autonomy Plan as the only 'serious, credible and realistic' basis for resolving the decades-old dispute over Western Sahara. The...

 AFRICA’S PATH TO DEVELOPMENT

China is Africa’s most reliable companion, reckon JIANG FENG and YU DUNHAI Development is an inalienable right of all countries, not a privilege of a few. Recently, Chinese Premier Li Qiang solemnly declared at the high-level meeting on the Global...

Cape Town Hosts Africa’s Largest Technology Showcase Next Month

South Africa prepares to host the 28th Africa Tech Festival from November 11 through 13 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, expecting over 15,000 technology leaders, policymakers, investors, and entrepreneurs to converge on the city...

How Meave Akinyi is leading Africa’s Web3 drive through community and education

Africa has earned a coveted place in the global Web3 ecosystem. Behind this momentum are visionary leaders who are doing more than evangelising technology; they are building pathways for inclusion, education, and sustainability. One of those...

From California to South Africa: Lessons for Our Advertising Future

Leagas Delaney South Africa, CEO Ray Langa shares his insights following a recent trip to the West Coast of the USA. His experiences of the advertising industry there inspired him to explore what it is that could take the quintessential South...

Shaheen looks to make impact as ODI catain

FAISALABAD: Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan's newly made one-day international (ODI) captain, is looking to make an impact in his debut series as skipper in the 50-over format, commencing Tuesday against South Africa in Faisalabad. “It is an honour for...

ADEA TRIENNALE 2025: Plan International calls for more investments into Africa’s education  

By Eunice Hilda A. Mensah Accra, Oct.30, GNA – Mr Evariste Sindayigaya, Sub-Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Plan International, has called on African governments to invest in Africa’s education to improve individual wellbeing, and...

Bob Geldof feels 'done' with Band Aid

3 November 2025 Bob Geldof feels "done" with Band Aid. Bob Geldof feels 'done' with Band Aid The Boomtown Rats frontman helped found the Band Aid Charitable Trust - which aims to relieve hunger and poverty in Africa and other parts of the world -...

How America Tames African Scholars

This behavior is not just a reflection of American influence; it is an indictment of Africa’s own intellectual class, political elite, and media establishment. For decades, African leaders, scholars, journalists, and think tanks have willingly...

Training: 16 defenders engage with the NGO Forum, African Commission for local impact

Across the continent, human rights defenders play a vital role in achieving justice and a dignified life for everyone – whether they stand up for freedom of expression and association, keep governments accountable or fight for gender equality....

Ghana Celebrates Ford Foundation’s 65 Years in West Africa

Residents of Shai Osudoku District poured into the streets last Tuesday to celebrate six and a half decades of Ford Foundation work in West Africa, planting trees and hosting a durbar that brought together chiefs, schoolchildren, and civil society...

France, far-right achieves historic victory in parliament—but only symbolic

Brussels – Yet another political shock in France. For the first time in history, the extreme right-wing Rassemblement national (RN) has managed to get its own motion passed by parliament, albeit by the skin of its teeth. By 185 votes to 184, the...

Senate Passes Endangered Species Conservation, Protection Bill Into Law

The Senate has approved the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2024, which will now be forwarded to the President for assent. The Bill, previously passed by the House of Representatives in May 2025, updates existing wildlife...

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: A legacy of faith, leadership and continuity

Hashemite family of Jordan. Image Credit: Royal Hashemite CourtThe Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan stands upon a land that has witnessed the rise and fall of ancient civilizations. It was here that the Nabateans, an industrious Arab people, carved the...

Catholic leaders call to end war in Sudan after thousands trapped in besieged city

As a paramilitary group announced the capture of el-Fasher, the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, Catholic Church leaders amplified calls for the protection of "forgotten" civilians – including thousands of children – trapped in the...

Africa’s Circular Economy gains momentum as innovation meets opportunity

On the outskirts of Addis Ababa, 30-year-old Behailu Seboka, founder of Askema Engineering, manufactures brake pads from discarded slaughterhouse materials. What began as a university project now employs 268 people and serves 6,400 customers...

Citizenship Law – Portuguese Parliament approves new nationality law – Portugal

Posted on 30 October 2025. Portugal’s Parliament [Assembleia da República] approved yesterday a sweeping reform of Portugal’s Lei da Nacionalidade [Citizenship Law], marking one of the most significant shifts in the country’s citizenship framework...

Christian, Muslim Nigerians push back on threatened US strikes

Nigerians across the religious spectrum pushed back Monday on US President Donald Trump's threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians in the country. Africa's most populous country, which is roughly evenly split between a...

Mithali Raj writes open letter to ‘new champions of cricket’, counts ‘every tear and sacrifice’ after World Cup win

Former India captain and legendary batter Mithali Raj was overcome with emotion and pride as the Indian women’s cricket team lifted their first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup trophy, defeating South Africa in a thrilling final on Sunday. Mithali Raj...

Rostelecom sells its information security solutions in Africa, Southeast Asia

MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. Rostelecom is selling its own solutions for information security in markets of Southeast Asia and Africa, CEO of the Russian telecom company Mikhail Oseevsky said. The company is the technology leader in the sphere of...