‘Noradala’: Centuries-old fishing festival in Guinea still going strong/in /by
Several thousand amateur fishermen descend on a lagoon in upper Guinea once every year for 'Noradala', which marks the beginning of the rainy season
Spanish coach Riveiro leaves South African club amid Al Ahly link/in /by
José Riveiro had been managing the Orlando Pirates since 2022. He leaves his position with the South African club early, ahead of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
White South Africans welcomed in US not “refugees”, South African leaders and scholars say/in /by
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa told US President Donald Trump he had received false information on Afrikaners’ situation.
Mercury in Senegal mines endangers families/in /by
In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children are paying a hidden price for the country’s gold rush
What is Sidi Ould Tah’s Vision for the AfDB?/in /by
As the elections for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approach, scheduled for May 29 in Abidjan, one of the notable candidates is Sidi Ould Tah, former Mauritanian minister and former Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).
Cristiano Jr. joins Portugal Under-15 team/in /by
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., son of Cristiano Ronaldo, has been named in Portugal’s under-15 squad
WTO Chief urges cooperation in Japan trade talks/in /by
The World Trade Organization Director General is in Japan for a three-day visit, where she met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo
Nigeria: World Bank Urges Full Transfer of Subsidy Removal Revenues to Federation Account/in /by
[This Day] The World Bank has called for the complete transfer of revenue gains from the total removal of fuel subsidy into the Federation Account. It said despite the full subsidy removal in October 2024, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) started transferring the revenue gains to the federation only in January 2025.
US admits White South African refugees amid controversy/in /by
The Trump administration has admitted 49 white South Africans as refugees, citing racial persecution claims, despite strong denials from the South African government, sparking debate over the move's legitimacy and the U.S. refugee policy
France and Algeria in deepening diplomatic crisis amid Tit-for-Tat expulsions/in /by
The diplomatic rift has significant implications beyond politics. France and Algeria share deep economic ties, with trade between the two nations reaching nearly €12 billion in 2023.