The Latest Breaking News from Africa

When and where did our ancestors first fashion footwear? We cannot look to physical evidence of shoes for the answer, as the perishable materials from which they were made would no longer be evident. Ichnology, the study of fossil tracks and traces, can help to answer this unresolved question through…

The Group of 20 has become G21, with the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member. Be it the diplomatic success on a joint communique, the plan to make an India-Middle East-Europe corridor, or even the announcement about a bio-fuels pact, there have been many big wins from…

The group of the world’s 20 leading economies is welcoming the African Union as a permanent member, a powerful acknowledgement of Africa as its more than 50 countries seek a more important role on the global stage.

African Union Chairperson Assoumani confident of G-20 membership; urges members to invest in African industrialisation. Assoumani calls for world to help Africa with drought, conflicts, immigration crisis and Ukraine war. India can help Africa with capacity building and food supplies. AU to talk to Indian authorities to resolve rice export…

Talking Europe hosts Pascal Lamy, co-ordinator of the Jacques Delors institutes, and a distinguished former head of the World Trade Organization and former EU Trade Commissioner. We discuss great power competition in today's world; the EU’s influence when it comes to global trade and regulation; the critical importance of Africa…

Sept. 1-7, 2023

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has wrapped up a visit to Eswatini, Taipei's only diplomatic ally in Africa, after signing a string of development agreements. But will the relationship hold?

Twenty years ago, Juba, in South Sudan, was a small army settlement. Now, oil money and immigration have turned it into a precarious boomtown – but for many life has never been tougher

Global carbon taxes and debt erasure would incentivize African nations to adopt eco-friendly policies