US retail giant Walmart has chosen the upper-level of Clearwater Mall in the Strubens Valley area of Roodepoort, Johannesburg, as the site for its first branded store on the African continent. The ...

I was away in Brazil when Raila Odinga died and only returned late in the evening on the day of his burial, which I therefore missed. When news of Raila’s death came through, other Africans at the ...

Absa has today launched a solo exhibition by Eric Joe Gayi, one of their Absa L’Atelier 2023 Ambassadors, titled Breaking the Norm. The exhibition will be hosted at The Summit Residences in Naguru, ...

In addition to the mascot launch, the “One Year to Go” celebrations will include the unveiling of the official countdown clock later today, at 6.30 p.m. local time, in the heart of the Senegalese ...

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has raised the alarm over what he described as West Africa’s deepening democracy and security crises, warning that the region’s political ...

Global aircraft supply shortages may cost aviation $11B in 2025; African airlines hit hardest Delays force use of older planes, raising fuel and maintenance costs across African carriers IATA urges ...

From the bustling streets of Surulere to the bright lights of Hollywood, Nollywood’s journey reads like a movie script of its own — one filled with grit, ...

South Africa’s Minister of Electricity and Energy – Officially Endorses Africa Energy Indaba 2026 Cape Town, South Africa – ...

Senegal on Friday unveiled “Ayo,” the official mascot of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) — the first Olympic event ever to be hosted on the African continent.“Ayo,” a lion wearing a tengadé, ...

Aggressive Islamist groups in Africa continue to be the most active agents of instability across five theaters on the continent. At least 20,000 fatalities linked to these groups over the past year ...

Senegal has its acclaimed Saint-Louis Jazz Festival and Dak’Art Biennale, Burkina Faso’s mammoth film festival, FESPACO, while Benin’s return to ancestral art and Cote d’Ivoire’s resurgent nightlife ...