CNN

Global spotlight: African music’s Grammy moment

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...
The Hill

South African authorities raid US refugee facility

South African authorities raided a U.S. refugee facility in Johannesburg, briefly detaining U.S. staff who have been processing white Afrikaner refugees. The episode is sure to be a source of further ...
usace.army.mil

African Lion 2026 Tunisia planning event concludes in Italy

Back to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa VICENZA, Italy — The main planning event for the Tunisia spoke of African Lion 2026 (AL26) concluded Dec. 4. This multinational exercise is set ...
The Economist

Brazil is embracing its African roots

November is marked by offerings of marigolds to the dead in Mexico, minutes of silence to honour fallen soldiers in Britain and turkey feasts to give thanks in the United States. In Brazil it used to ...
Vogue

Is African Beauty the Next Big Global Trend?

When Thérèse M’Boungoubaya set out to launch her bodycare brand Koba, she knew she wanted it to be rooted in natural, African-sourced ingredients — a nod to her Congolese roots (both her parents were ...
Foreign Affairs

The New African Order

As U.S. President Donald Trump dismantles the post-1945 liberal international order, some analysts insist that the disruption could be positive for countries that have found themselves on the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

An Investor’s Guide to Africa

Global investors are looking at the 54 nations that make up Africa with fresh eyes, not only for their vast natural resources but also for the region’s role in the realignment of trade worldwide. The ...
PBS

At the UN, African leaders did not draw attention to home conflicts, analysts say

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — They had a lot to say about global affairs. But complicated things happening closer to home? Not so much. Like their counterparts from other continents, African leaders took to ...
EURweb

Africa Just Built its OWN Internet – And it’s a Nightmare for Google and the West | WATCH

What Is the Continental Internet Exchange? *The buzz about “Africa creating its own internet” refers to the launch of the Continental Internet Exchange (CIX), a landmark African Union project ...
Reuters

The true size of Africa

The Mercator map, first created in the 16th century, has long been the standard map used for navigation and education, but it stretches land masses farther from the equator. For example, Greenland ...
The Washington Post

Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...
The Hill

These 3 African countries have agreed to take US deportees

At least three African countries so far have struck a deal with President Trump’s administration to accept deportees from the United States. Uganda became the latest African nation to forge an ...