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Russia expands its soft power influence across Africa
The Russian Orthodox Church has expanded to at least 34 countries in recent years, and Russia has tripled its scholarship places for African students.
Olympia de Maismont/AFP via Getty Images
South African video game allows players to conduct heists on Western museums
Players of Relooted can reclaim artifacts that colonialists plundered from Africa.
Xbox/YouTube
Nigeria makes big gains in fight against neglected tropical diseases
Nigeria could unlock $19 billion for the country’s economy by 2030 by eliminating NTDs, but foreign aid cuts threaten advancements.
Marvellous Durowaiye/Reuters
Africa’s electricity demand surged in 2025
Data showed improved electricity supply in South Africa — which accounts for a quarter of the region’s consumption — led the boost.
Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Iemanjá Festival celebrates Brazil’s African religious heritage
Thousands of observers lined the beaches of the city of Salvador to make offerings to Iemanjá, the Yoruba goddess of the sea.
Another Iemanjá ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images.
Ethiopia’s $1B bond faces new obstacles
Some investors said they would take legal action after a creditor committee chaired by China and France blocked the initial restructuring agreement.
Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Ghana, Google ink AI education deal
They aim to develop AI-powered education tools in local languages, starting with Twi, Ewe, Dagbani, and Hausa.
Scientists discover Namib Desert beetle cools down when running
The Onymacris plana, a darkling beetle, is the first known land animal that gets cooler as it exercises, scientists said.
EU sells banned pesticides to Africa
Agriculture employs more than half of the continent’s population and contributes around 35% of its GDP.
South Africa cuts interest rate as inflation eases
The National Treasury’s decision to scrap plans to raise value-added tax helped to revise down inflation forecasts.
US sees unexpected hiring surge in September, though concerns remain
The long-delayed September jobs report showed that 119,000 jobs were added, while 4,000 jobs were lost in August.
Ghana’s Asante receive 130 artifacts from UK, South Africa
Around 100 of the items were returned by the South African mining company AngloGold Ashanti, which had purchased them on the open market.
Angola looks for $4.5B in funding for Lobito Corridor rail extension
Luanda seeks a more efficient export route for copper from Zambia that bypasses congested transit lines through South Africa, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
Nearly half of world’s most unequal countries are in Africa: report
The report on global inequality was commissioned by South Africa ahead of the G20 summit it is hosting later this month.
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dies aged 84
One of the most powerful vice presidents in US history, Cheney played a key role in the decision to invade Iraq in 2003.
US revokes visa of Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
Soyinka linked the ban to his vocal criticism of the Trump administration.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara secures fourth term victory
Several major opposition candidates were barred from competing.
African energy investment is stalling - IEA
Financing for new electricity infrastructure has only crept up by around 5% annually since 2020.