How UN Betrayal of West Papua Led to Genocide, Step by Step

The United Nations has recently come under attack from the Trump Administration and, much as it goes against the grain, it’s difficult to argue with real-estate-developer-cum-ambassador-Representative for U.N. Management and Reform [sic], Jeff...

RECORDING: Gambian Kora Master Suntou Susso Delivers Powerful Contemporary Griot Songbook On Jaliya Silokang – The Path Of A Griot

Gambian kora master and singer-songwriter, Suntou Susso hails from a celebrated lineage of griot musicians. Counting amongst his family are some of the world’s most renowned West African artists including Seckou Keita, Solo Cissokho, and Mamudou...

Awuor confident Harambee Starlets will cruise past Gambia in WAFCON qualifiers

Harambee Starlets goalkeeper Lilian Awuor is confident that Kenya will overcome Gambia in the first leg of the 2026 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers, set for Friday at the Nyayo National Stadium. Awuor, who plays her club football...

Nonconference Match Ends Eagles’ Eight Game Unbeaten Streak

Via University of Northwestern Athletics, 3h ago PELLA, Iowa – In a tough non-conference matchup on Thursday afternoon, the University of Northwestern Women’s Soccer team’s unbeaten streak came to an end as Central College found the back of the...

AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 3:02 a.m. EDT

Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons make the case for the wild ride that is ‘Bugonia’ Jesse Plemons urges movie lovers to pause Netflix and watch “Bugonia” in theaters. The film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos features Plemons as a conspiracy theorist who...

FOSPAH to lead international committee on women's rights

Committee receives immediate backing from OICOA President H.E. Mr. Mehmet Akarca, Chief Ombudsman of TürkiyeCSW chairperson Fauzia Viqar. PHOTO: ABID NAWAZ/EXPRESS The OIC Ombudsman Association (OICOA) has established a new Sub-Committee on...

Bafana stars shine bright with Caf Awards nominations

Led by Ronwen Williams, Bafana Bafana and its star players have featured prominently in the Caf Awards nominations announced on this week. Bafana has also been nominated for the men’s national team team of the year award, following their...

Starlets fired up ahead of Wafcon qualifier against the Gambia

Harambee Starlets during a training session/ CHARLENE MALWA Harambee Starlets goalkeeper Lilian Awuor says the team is fully prepared and motivated to deliver when they face The Gambia in the first leg of the 2026 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations...

Guyana to host WADA-backed anti-doping training for Caribbean region

GUYANA is set to host a three-day regional anti-doping training programme this week, facilitated in partnership with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (Caribbean RADO). The initiative is...

5 Questions With Tim Badejo

When he attended the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards at King’s House on National Heroes Day, Tim Badejo stepped out looking like African royalty. The Nigerian promoter, who used to be based in Sweden, but...

Ndiaye looks to have taken his game to the next level at Everton – here's how…

It was the kind of performance that makes the rest of the Premier League sit up and take notice. For long spells of Saturday’s game against Manchester City, Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye was practically unplayable, regularly wriggling out of tight spots...

Finery and frailty: Africa's top shots

ShareSave A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: The Cape Town International Kite Festival draws enthusiasts to this beach in South Africa on Tuesday. The next day in Nigeria, models take part in a...

CAF snubs Nigeria, nominates South Africa, Ghana for National Team of the Year

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have unveiled the various men's categories of this year's award The African football governing body snubbed Nigeria's football teams from the junior to the senior level Nigeria managed to secure three...

Funding cuts and war threaten effort to wipe out polio

Nations divided by conflict face the greatest threat from a resurgent polio virus and a 30 per cent cut in global funding that could badly hamper efforts to eliminate the disease by the end of the decade. Wild polio remains endemic in Afghanistan...

‘Our reality, our values’: Graffiti finds growing acceptance in West Africa

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — It was the middle of the day when Omar Diaw, known by his artist name “Chimere” — French for chimera — approached a blank wall off the main thoroughfare in Guinea ‘s capital and started spray-painting. “They know who I am,”...

The beautiful African city that's just 6 hours from the UK and bakes under 28C in November

If you're dreaming of sunshine while the UK shivers in November, there's a place just six hours away which offers incredible golden beaches and crystal clear waters, local cuisine and breathtaking volcanic landscapes. Most flights from the UK...

Matar Sarr demands justice for Senegalese goalkeeper killed in Ghana

Senegal attacker, Pape Matar Sarr has called for action following the death of his compatriot Cheikh Touré, who tragically lost his life in Ghana. In a statement released by Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, it was...

Girls of West and Central Africa Unite in Dakar, Launch Groundbreaking Agenda for Rights and Future

- Advertisement - DAKAR, SENEGAL – October 11, 2025 – In a historic and powerful demonstration of youth leadership, adolescent girls from across West and Central Africa (WCA) convened in Dakar on October 10-11, 2025, for the inaugural Regional...

Gas Exporting Countries Forum Extraordinary Executive Board meets in Doha

The meeting brought together high-level representatives from GECF Member Countries — Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela — as well as...

This is the way to stardom

Harambee Starlets assistant Coach Jacqueline Akoth during training ahead of their 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier match against Gambia at the Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, on 23 October 23, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]...