The opening spherical of matches on the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered loads of drama, shock outcomes and objectives as all 48 groups started their campaigns throughout 12 teams. A number of underdogs made headlines within the first week of the event, with debutant Cape Verde holding former champions Spain to a goalless draw,…
South Africa’s choice to scrap the 9% advert valorem excise responsibility on entry-level smartphones has been singled out by the GSMA as one of many clearest examples on the continent of how tax reform can deliver folks on-line. The plaudits for the choice, which was championed by communications minister Solly Malatsi, are available a brand…
As Uganda joins the remainder of Africa to commemorate the 2026 Day of the African Youngster, little one welfare advocates in Kabale District have referred to as on dad and mom, guardians, and communities to strengthen efforts to guard kids from abuse, neglect, and dangerous environments. The Day of the African Youngster is commemorated each…
Infographic/AEN By PATRICK MAYOYO African civil society teams have issued a stark warning to international negotiators, calling for a right away shift from repeated local weather pledges to the supply of concrete motion on local weather finance, adaptation and a simply transition, as UN talks get beneath means in Bonn. In a press release launched…
I’ve spent a lot of my profession sitting in rooms the place Africa speaks with readability about its ambition for agriculture. I’ve additionally spent a lot of my profession watching that readability dissipate earlier than it reaches the farmer. ALSO READ: New technique targets over 800,000 youth jobs in agrifood methods I keep in mind…
Twenty-four years after Senegal’s historic upset over France within the opening match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Les Bleus lastly obtained their revenge with a 3-1 victory over the Lions of Teranga on Monday at MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey. In entrance of almost 82,000 spectators, the World Cup runners-up needed to…
The RootsToFoods Capital Sequence — mapping the corridors between Africa and international capital — will now attain policymakers, institutional traders, Household workplaces, and philanthropic leaders throughout the continent by way of AllAfrica’s platform, social channels, and wholesale distribution pipeline together with Bloomberg, Dow Jones/Factiva, Moody’s NewsEdge, Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis and extra. AllAfrica World Media, the continent’s…
Monrovia — Niger Strips Exiled Opposition Chief of Nationality Niger’s navy junta has signed a decree provisionally stripping Nigerien nationality from Mariama Djibrine, a distinguished opposition determine residing in exile. The measure is predicated on a 2024 decree that established a nationwide database of people suspected of terrorism. Authorities have accused Djibrine of disseminating “info…
Holocene closed its first enterprise fund, marking the ultimate shut of what it describes as Southern Africa’s first devoted high-growth local weather tech fund. Holocene Ventures Fund I backs early-stage founders constructing climate-focused firms throughout the area. The agency targets startups that want capital and operational help to achieve scale in areas akin to round…
Monnify processed ₦25 trillion, or about $18.3 billion, in transaction quantity in 2025 as Nigerian companies continued to depend on digital fee infrastructure. The fee gateway, which operates inside Moniepoint Inc.’s know-how arm TeamApt, recorded 38% progress in transaction quantity in contrast with 2023. The expansion got here throughout a interval marked by foreign money…