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South Africa mulls virtual BRICS summit to dodge Putin arrest
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South Africa eyes virtual BRICS summit to dodge Putin arrest warrant
South Africa is considering hosting the meeting of leaders from BRICS nations online to avoid Russian President Vladimir Putin participating in person.
Sergei Chirikov/ Pool/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Afrobeats hasn't peaked
Mr Eazi, aka Oluwatosin Ajibade, is best known as the Nigerian Afrobeats star behind hits like “Skin Tight “ and “Leg Over.” He’s worked with global superstars including Beyoncé and J Balvin and his songs have been streamed more than 4 billion times.
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Africans trained in China grapple with pro-Western bias on their return
Returning African graduates are often “not channeled into Africa–China projects and they are also unable to compete in the job market,” according to research.
Reuters/Sun Kaifang
Renewable energy is providing a lifeline for countries facing instability
Both South Africa and Ukraine have turned to renewables in recent months as the countries grapple with energy insecurity.
REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
Uganda joins small group of countries penalizing LGBTQ+ people with death
Same-sex relations were already criminalized but new laws now threaten LGBTQ+ people with life imprisonment and the death penalty.
REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
Nigeria's new president will lean on Lagos loyalists ahead of difficult era
Nigeria's new president, Bola Tinubu, looks set to appoint trusted aides connected to the political scene in Lagos to key posts.
Reuters/Temilade Adelaja
Remembering South Africa's sliding doors moment
Justice Malala's new book 'The Plot To Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation' tells the story of how South Africa’s post-Apartheid transition nearly collapsed after the murder of Chris Hani, then head of the African National Congress’s armed wing.
Nigeria's student family ‘Japa’ route to the UK is closing
African postgraduate students will no longer be able to bring family members to Britain under reforms to curb migration, closing a popular route particularly favored by Nigerians looking for a route out of the west African country.
Why OpenAI's Sam Altman was just in Lagos
Sam Altman, the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, visited Nigeria on May 19 and met with tech entrepreneurs, government representatives, and students in Lagos.
How to manage the legacy of Fela Kuti
London-born Rikki Stein was a friend and then manager of the late Nigerian Afrobeat creator and activist Fela Kuti from 1983 till the artist's death in 1997.
A South African company delivered arms to Russians, government probe suggests
South African authorities are examining evidence a consignment of arms was illegally loaded on a Russian vessel docked at a South African naval base in December by a private company, three sources told Semafor Africa.
Thabo Bester saga reveals the dangers in South Africa's prison privatization
The fugitive saga of South African criminal Thabo Bester is eye-catching for its Bonnie and Clyde-style drama, but is really about the dismal state of the country's prisons.
Virtual dollar card issuers in Africa toughen up in a fight against fraud
Consumers in key African markets who depend on virtual dollar-denominated debit cards to use online services like Amazon, Spotify, and Apple Music face increasingly strict measures by providers anxious to fight fraud and preserve crucial access to the world’s largest card networks.
Kenya risks pushing its citizens into "modern slavery" with overseas jobs drive
Kenya's drive for its citizens to find work in Gulf states risks forcing them into a modern slavery system in which physical abuse is common, warn human rights groups.
How Africa's history shaped the modern world
Howard W. French, is an award-winning journalist, author and professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His latest book is “Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War.”
Eswatini wants legal cannabis but locals say that's bad for business
Plans to legalize the lucrative cannabis trade in the southern African Kingdom of Eswatini by overhauling a 100-year-old colonial drug law are being slammed by activists and farmers.
Ethiopia's plan to go cashless runs into money problems
A government-mandated cashless payment system introduced in Ethiopia frustrates motorists and industry watchers as the push to use state-owned telecom giant Ethio Telecom crowds out smaller rivals.
Zimbabwe's gold-backed digital token runs into political headwinds
Zimbabwe launched gold-backed virtual coins as a central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Monday in its latest bid to fight currency volatility and contain spiraling inflation.