[CAF] With exactly 27 days to go until the kick-off of the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 (26 July - 16 August), CAFOnline looks back at some of the defining milestones, landmark moments and key statistics that have shaped Africa's premier women's football competition.
[The Point] The second phase of the Ministerial Seminar on New Media Capacity Building for Women Officials from Belt and Road Countries officially commenced on Sunday in Changsha, Hunan Province, with participants set to gain first-hand experience of how China is revolutionising the media industry through artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will call a referendum on a proposed constitutional amendment that would strengthen the power of parliament and the prime minister, the country's justice minister said Monday. The country's National Assembly overwhelmingly backed the reform in a vote earlier in the day that saw roughly 50 opposition protesters attempt to storm the building.
Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists, the Malian army and its Russian allies have all committed "grave abuses" against civilians during and after the April attacks that rocked the West African country, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday.
[The Conversation Africa] Climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense across sub-Saharan Africa. Floods, droughts, heatwaves and storms are no longer isolated environmental events. They increasingly shape livelihoods, inequality, public trust and the relationship between citizens and the state.
[IPS] Nairobi -- A team of universities, led by Addis Ababa University, has joined forces to implement a four-year Intra-Africa academic mobility project aimed at strengthening agroforestry research and education for climate change mitigation.
Thousands of people have fled South Africa in recent weeks ahead of a June 30 "deadline" for foreign nationals to leave the country announced by anti-immigrant groups. We spoke to Congolese refugees in KwaZulu-Natal province who were forced to leave their homes and livelihoods after anti-immigrant protests erupted in violence.
[Scrolla] South Africa only issues work visas to foreign nationals who meet strict legal requirements and, in many cases, employers must first prove that no South African can do the job.
[CAF] It is the first time that 90% of the African National Teams qualified from the Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup.
[CAF] African football will enjoy unprecedented representation in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 after nine nations secured places in the knockout phase of the expanded tournament.
[CAF] Africa will have nine representatives in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after the conclusion of a dramatic group stage across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
[New Times] The success of low-cost airlines in Africa will depend less on offering cheaper tickets and more on reducing the high costs and regulatory barriers that airlines face, according to aviation experts.
[Daba Finance] South African investment firm Stocks & Strauss closed its University Technology Fund II at ZAR400 million, or about $24 million, to back startups linked to local universities and alumni networks.
[Daba Finance] Knowlix AI launched an AI-powered business platform for small companies across 29 African countries and other global markets.
[Daba Finance] Stabyl raised $2.7 million in pre-seed funding to build a foreign-exchange liquidity platform for financial institutions and payment service providers in Africa.
[Daba Finance] Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 86% of the global electricity access gap in 2024, with 563 million people still living without power, according to the Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2026.
[Daba Finance] The World Bank approved an additional $163 million for a social cohesion project in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo, as northern border regions face pressure from insecurity, climate shocks and displacement.
[UN News] Secretary-General António Guterres and General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock reaffirmed the principles outlined in the UN Charter and called for a renewed commitment to multilateralism at a General Assembly meeting on Friday marking the Charter's 81st anniversary.
[UN News] More people are using drugs than ever before, while synthetic substances are reshaping illicit markets and exposing vulnerable communities to greater health risks, according to the UN World Drug Report 2026, released on Friday.
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