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Mexico brush past ill-disciplined South Africa to launch World Cup party

Mexico's Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez punished an indisciplined South Africa on Thursday night in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.

Radio France Internationale

Can African small businesses benefit from China's zero-tariff policy? {Business Africa}

Can small-scale local farmers in Zambia overcome strict quality and credit barriers to leverage China's new zero-tariff policy? Meanwhile, as fuel costs climb, Nigerian consumers turn to electric vehicles despite persistent power supply challenges.

Euronews

World Cup referee for Scotland vs Haiti required police escort after 'attack' attempt

Scotland's ref Ghorbal had to get a police escort out of a ground after he was attacked with a barrage of bottles in an African Champions…

The National (Scotland)

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Multiple attackers kill 12 people in late-night shooting in South Africa, police say

Police said the motive was not yet known and no arrests had been made, but there were suspicions it was related to competition over illegal mining in the area.

Euronews

Climate change is putting South Africa’s sheep farmers under strain, and how they’re adapting

South African sheep farmers in the Drakensberg mountains are battling a changing climate, facing shrinking pastures, heatwaves, and disease. Despite these challenges, they are adapting through rotational grazing and choosing resilient breeds. However, the study emphasizes the urgent need for government support, including better infrastructure and veterinary services, to ensure…

The Times of India

School in a hot world: what research is saying about children’s health and learning

Climate change is making southern Africa hotter. While much attention has focused on climate impacts like droughts, floods and food insecurity, another crisis is unfolding quietly inside classrooms. Research has shown that some schools are becoming dangerously hot places for children to develop, learn and play.

The Conversation

Africa's finest: Tunisia eye first knockout place

Tunisia enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's seventh-highest ranked side in Fifa's rankings. In the fourth instalment of a nine-part series on African squads at the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada, RFI looks at a nation making its seventh appearance at the showpiece.

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African proverb of the day: 'The beauty of a woman lies in her...' Life lessons from Ethiopian proverb on human nature, character, compassion, kindness, intelligence, and why one should look beyond superficial, physical traits in a person

African proverb of the day highlights an Ethiopian saying that teaches people to value character, compassion, kindness, intelligence, and resilience over physical appearance. The proverb explains that true beauty comes from the heart, while true strength comes from the mind. Its message remains relevant today because it encourages people to…

The Economic Times

Africa's finest: Bafana Bafana return to the World Cup chasing a first knockout stage

South Africa enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's 11th-ranked side in the Fifa standings. In the first instalment of a nine-part series on African squads at the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada, RFI looks at a nation making its fourth appearance at the finals.

Radio France Internationale

Africa’s climate crisis is a legal crisis too: what are states’ duties under human rights law?

A landmark climate case is being heard by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The request was brought by the Pan African Lawyers Union and other African civil society organisations. They’ve asked the court to issue advice on what responsibilities African governments have to protect their countries against…

The Conversation

Dangote-backed mega refinery sparks east African competition {Business Africa}

From a domestic game-changer to a cross-continental empire, how does one group intend to power the future of Africa? We are here with Aliko Dangote himself.

Euronews

Axi Brings Award-Winning Funded Trading Program and Manchester City Partnership to FMAS:26 in Cape Town

SYDNEY, May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Axi, the global FX and CFD broker serving traders across more than 100 countries, attended the Finance Magnates Africa Summit (FMAS:26) on 26 and 27 May 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. Africa is one of the…

AAP

Africa has been managing climate volatility for decades – what the rest of the world can learn from it

The United States’ retreat from aspects of global climate and health leadership has exposed the risk Africa took in relying on external funding for these projects. When the US pulled back on aid, many African programmes and plans that relied on their funding, expertise, or political support had to abruptly…

The Conversation

Health workers struggle with Ebola outbreak as WHO declares highest risk level in DR Congo

First, with at least 160 lives already feared lost, health workers in the DRC are racing against time to contain a deadly disease that spreads as fast as it kills. Also, a diplomatic rift with the European Union is widening over security funding in Mozambique. The foreign ministry has criticised…

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International Business Times

The Secret Crypto Boom Wall Street Is Completely Ignoring

This week's Visionary Voices continues our conversation with Eric Annan, founder of AYAHQ, on why real crypto utility isn't being built in New York or Singapore. It's being built in Accra, Nairobi, and Lagos.

The Guardian - UK

Infectious diseases such as hantavirus and Ebola becoming more frequent and damaging, say experts

Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak

The Times of India

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Over 80 dead, 246 cases reported in Ituri province; health emergency declared

Africa's top public health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 246 cases and 80 deaths reported so far, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara.

Euronews

Africa forward summit: Africa’s space race takes off {Business Africa}

At the Africa Forward Summit, SkyConnect is showing how Africa can turn idle ground stations into a shared network that cuts satellite data costs and delivers critical information faster and Mauritius’ “Brain Gain” Strategy: How a Tourism Island Is Turning African Brain Drain into a Talent Magnet.

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The Conversation

Why Nairobi Africa-France summit bears the hallmarks of Macron and Ruto priorities

The 2026 Africa-France summit in Nairobi on May 11-12 is the first to be held in an African country that is not a former French colony. It is also the first to be held since the dramatic collapse of relations between France and a number of west African countries –…

The Conversation

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

How does a medium once branded “the devil’s own box” become the fireplace around which a nation tries to rekindle its broken identity?

The Conversation

The bias in medical research: Africa carries a huge disease burden but is missing from clinical trials

Modern medicine prides itself on being a universal science, built on evidence from clinical trials.

The Independent UK

Scientists announce ‘de-extinction’ plan for an African antelope

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The Conversation

Mopane worm and termite sales relieve poverty in rural South Africa – studies explore the impact

South Africa’s Limpopo province borders Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. It is one of the poorest provinces in the country. This is due to a combination of historical underdevelopment, a high unemployment rate, heavy reliance on government grants and a rural-based economy with limited industrial diversification.

The Independent UK

Millionaire hunter killed by herd of elephants in Africa

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The Independent UK

Pope's visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip

Pope Leo XIV is heading to Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his four-nation African journey

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