African Club Competitions: TV Schedule for Tunisian Clubs

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp This weekend, the four Tunisian clubs competing in the African interclub tournaments will play the first-leg matches of the second round of the CAF...

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A Romanian woman once sang me a phrase of folk music and I have since found it tens of times in different works from different composers of the past four hundred years. Indubitably: things do not begin, or they don’t begin when they are created....

Cameroon’s Paul Biya: List of top 10 Africa’s oldest presidents

The African continent has many old political leaders occupying the office of the president across the continent President Paul Biya of Cameroon is the oldest at the age of 92 and has been in power since 1982 In this article, Legit.ng compiled the...

South African heritage sites that could be part of your family story

Have you ever wondered where your family story began? A trip to many of the South African heritage sites is a journey into your roots. Heritage travel allows you to step into the past and discover the people and stories that have shaped modern...

"There’s increasing and more consistent demand from African markets"

Although there are fewer apples in Poland due to weather conditions, the quality of the apples is strong this year, says Jan Nowakowski, manager of Polish apple distributor Genesis Fresh: "The Polish apple season is now well underway. The overall...

Indian Coast Guard Executes Daring Long-Range Medevac Of Critically Injured Iranian Crew In Arabian Sea

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully carried out a long-range medical evacuation of a critically injured Iranian fisherman from the fishing dhow Al-Owais, located in the middle of Arabian Sea, approximately 1500 KM west of Kochi. The operation...

First African Gazettes Forum sets new trend in motion

This article was produced with the support of African Gazettes Forum In February 2025, the Republic of Djibouti scored a major diplomatic coup – its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, was elected chairperson of the African Union...

Shaping Tomorrow: How China and Africa Are Negotiating a Shared Future

Cover photo: Nigeria, Lagos, September 2025. Street scene at Computer Village in Lagos, a major hub for the mobile phone and electronics trade. ©Taiwo Arifayan Lagos—At 7:30 a.m., the light rail hums above the gridlock, gliding through the haze of...

House of Diggs explores complex life, accomplishments

By MATTHEW LAWRENCE Beacon Media Contributor A largely forgotten Detroit Congressman is the subject of a new book by Dr. Marion Orr, a political scientist and public policy professor at Brown University. The book is titled House of Diggs: The Rise...

The West won’t pay, but Africa must wake Up

In my first year at the University of Cape Coast, I remember attending a symposium organised by the National Union of Ghana Students, led by Theophilus Tawiah, Esq., who was then president of the local chapter. I was part of the health committee....

Ouattara basks in I.Coast landslide but succession question l

Alassane Ouattara begins his fourth term as Ivory Coast's president with his grip on the west African nation seemingly stronger than ever after winning re-election with a crushing 89.77 percent. But the 83-year-old leader faces mounting questions...

Incumbent Secures Fourth Term in Ivory Coast’s Presidential Poll, Religious Leaders Call for Peace

Abidjan, 28 October, 2025 / 8:53 pm (ACI Africa). President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in office following Ivory Coast’s October 25 presidential election, according to provisional results announced by the Independent Electoral...

Ndubuisi Nwokolo: Democracy In Africa Hollow Without Constitutional Integrity

Global Affairs Analyst and Managing Partner at Nextier, Dr. Ndubuisi Nwokolo, has warned that democracy in Africa is steadily receding because regional and continental institutions have failed to uphold constitutional integrity and check “civilian...

Couple's beach proposal ends in proudly South African celebration

A couple received a proudly South African celebration at their Cape Town beach proposal. South Africans love coming together to support one another during celebrations. Usually, it's at a rugby or soccer match, but this time it was a marriage...

Why France is betting on Anglophone Africa

In a significant strategic shift, France is reorienting its relationship with Africa as its influence in traditional Francophone partners wanes. Faced with military expulsions, declining business presence, and rising anti-French...

Enslaved African royal honored as patriot and Newark’s 1st Black business owner

After getting off work, Christopher Seals was enjoying a sunny afternoon in the plaza outside the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. He hadn’t noticed the historical marker a few feet away, almost hidden among a row of saplings, honoring...

Sports Take: Keep G-Leaguers out of college basketball

By Dylan Fink | Sports Writer In recent years, college basketball has become nothing short of confusing. Student-athletes are becoming multi-millionaires throughout the South, 28-year-old men are playing basketball in Utah and now players from the...

Ivory Coast-based e-commerce platform ANKA acquired by Global Shop Group

Ivory Coast-based e-commerce platform ANKA has been acquired by US company Global Shop Group. Founded in 2016 by Moulaye Tabouré, Abdoul Kadry Diallo, and Luc Perussault-Diallo, ANKA was initially positioned as a marketplace for African-inspired...

STATEMENT: The Challenge to the Colonial Powers, Delegates to the Fifth Pan-African Congress, 1945

“Africans, as a last resort, may have to appeal to force in the effort to achieve Freedom, even if force destroys them and the world.” The Fifth Pan-African Congress, held in Manchester, England, eighty years ago — from October 15th to 21st, 1945...

These are South Africa’s best hotels — from beach to bushlands

In a country with such diverse landscapes, it makes sense that there’s a great hotel scene to match. After all, South Africa is a place where action-packed safaris contrast with lazy days at the seaside, or soaking up world-class vineyards and...