Swimmers plunged into the Seine near the Eiffel Tower for the Open Swim Harmonie Mutuelle, the first major organised race on the river in nearly 80 years.

An Ebola training facility set up by Doctors Without Borders in Kenya is a chance for health workers to prepare for one of the most complex emergencies they are ever likely to face.

Kiharu MP, Ndindi Nyoro. PHOTO/UGC. BY MUHOHO FRANCIS Kiharu MP, Ndīndī Nyoro, stands as a revealing mirror of Mount Kenya’s contemporary leadership crisis. The Member of Parliament is not a leader in the traditional or transformative sense. Rather, he resembles a discotheque performer of economic rhetoric—animated, visible, and constantly in motion, yet ultimately detached from the structural realities he claims to address. He frequently brandishes spreadsheets, speaks fluently about bottom-up economics, and tweets gross domestic product figures as though he alone discovered the arithmetic of development. Yet the fundamental question remains unanswered: where is the parliamentary Bill that translates these assertions into binding law? Where is the motion designed to dismantle the entrenched coffee cartels that continue to impoverish farmers in Kangema, Mathira, and Othaya? Where is the legislative intervention aimed at breaking the dairy sector monopolies that determine the pr...

Barrister Ntumfon Ndangoh Tah Calvin of Cameroon. PHOTO/UGC. By Ntumfon Ndangoh Tah Calvin Recent reports of xenophobic violence targeting Africans, including Cameroonians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, have once again raised serious concerns about the protection of African citizens within their own continent. The continued silence and apparent lack of decisive response from several African governments, including Cameroon, is both troubling and disappointing. As a Cameroonian, it is difficult to understand why stronger diplomatic measures have not been taken to address the recurring incidents of hostility and discrimination directed at fellow Africans in South Africa. African unity cannot be reduced to rhetoric and slogans while citizens of one African state are attacked, intimidated, or denied opportunities in another. Diplomacy is grounded in mutual respect and reciprocity. The principle is straightforward: if you treat my citizens with dignity and fairness, I will ens...

First, the European Parliament calls on EU member states to officially designate the  Rapid Support Forces in Sudan a terrorist organisation. Then, Kenya's Rastafarian community waits with bated breath as the country's high court gears up to deliver a ruling on the legalisation of marijuana. And, Morocco is still reeling from a heartbreaking 2-nil defeat to France, ending the Atlas Lions' historic World Cup journey.

Health officials say DR Congo is facing its fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, with nearly 1,800 confirmed cases and at least 600 deaths. In the epicentre of the crisis, children who have lost their parents to the virus are left to rebuild their lives while communities struggle to contain the disease.

Morocco and Senegal showcased Africa’s growing maritime partnerships at International Naval Review 250 in New York, highlighting naval cooperation, maritime security, and collaboration with global partners. The participation of African naval forces underscored the continent’s expanding role in protecting strategic sea routes, strengthening interoperability, and advancing international maritime partnerships.

The Embassies Business Fair & Conference 2026 returns to Pretoria on 8–9 September, bringing together embassies, investors, buyers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs to accelerate international trade and investment. With a strong focus on AfCFTA, market access, business matchmaking and export opportunities, the event aims to help African businesses expand into regional and global markets through practical economic diplomacy.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who spent two decades shaping the party’s hawkish foreign-policy wing, died Saturday night at his Capitol Hill residence, his office disclosed early Sunday. He was 71. His staff attributed the death to a brief and sudden illness and asked for privacy as the family navigates what it called […]

U.S. Central Command said it completed a third round of strikes against Iran late Saturday, hitting approximately 140 military targets after Iranian forces attacked a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Tehran to declare the waterway closed to shipping. The targets struck Saturday included Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition […]