The Best Wines Under $20, According to Experts

"Snob-free sommelier" Warner Boin Dowlear and American winemaker Charles Smith debunk the idea that only good wine is expensive wine. Consider exploring varieties from South Africa, Portugal, Bulgaria, or the Santa Lucia Highlands or Livermore in...

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....

The great Christmas food debate

As we gear up for another festive season of food and feuds, we asked KZN: What traditional Christmas food should be canceled this year? Christmas Trifle / Bartosz Luczak / iStock Christmas in South Africa. It's that magical time of year when we...

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...

Woman uses blender to wash her delicate clothing

A woman uses a blender to wash her delicate clothing, leaving the internet shocked. Was this just for fun, or are people being serious? Several videos circulating online have shown people using their kitchen blenders as mini washing machines. This...

Savannah Energy Releases Q3 Results, Announces New Nigerian Investor, NIPCO

Savannah Energy PLC, the British independent energy company focused around the delivery of Projects that Matter, has provided update on its operating and financial performance for the nine months to 30 September 2025. All figures are unaudited....

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...

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...

Who will WIN at 2025 South African Blue Flag beaches awards?

Both locals and international tourists are aware of South African Blue Flag beaches. It’s an annual initiative by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA), to reward the top coastal destinations in the country. South Africa...

Conference in Paris on 30 October, in support of peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region (16.10.25)

France will hold a conference in Paris on 30 October, in support of peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region. Organized in close coordination with Togo, the African Union’s mediator for the Great Lakes, the conference’s main aim will be to...

New Kenya–Uganda expressway set to transform trade and travel in East Africa

In Kampala’s Sheraton hotel, the air buzzed with rare optimism. Around tables lined with maps, models and coffee cups, Ugandan and Kenyan officials sat side by side with financiers and engineers, united by a single ambition: to build a modern...

Savannah Energy reports US$185.2m revenue

Savannah Energy Plc, a British independent energy company focused on the delivery of critical energy projects, has reported a total revenue of US$185.2m for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, representing a nine per cent increase from the...

Protestant Agency for Diakonia and Development Horn of Africa

Regional OfficeCall for Consultancy ServiceFinancial Capacity Assessment of Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA) Background of Financing Agency (BftW)Bread for the World (BftW) is an international development agency owned by the...

UAE–Africa Tourism Investment Summit highlights tourism’s role as key driver of economic transformation and calls to reposition Africa as a new global sustainable tourism brand

Participants emphasize the importance of joint action at the public and private sector levels to expand GCC-African partnerships in the aviation sector The ‘UAE–Africa Tourism Investment Summit 2025’, hosted by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism...