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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.
Russian flags are displayed at the main market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.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.
A still from the trailer for Relooted.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.
A health care worker checks a patient at the Leprosy Centre, Nassarawa, Nigeria.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.
Electricity pylons in Soweto, South Africa.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.
A worshipper takes part in another Iemanjá ceremony on a beach in Rio de Janeiro.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.
Addis Ababa skyline.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.
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