Tag Archives: Africas

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has denied being responsible for South Africa’s delegation’s delayed arrival in Uyo for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Super Eagles. The South African delegation spent the night in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, June 5 after arriving in Nigeria. The players and their …

African National Congress vote share drops to 40 percent, forcing it to seek coalition partners to form government. The African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end …

A model wearing a dress from the Presidential collection created by Theresa Giannuzzi, as part of South African Fashion Week. The collection was inspired by the clothes worn by former South African President Nelson Mandela. by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, April 01, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 01 (IPS) – …

Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Claver Gatete. Credit: ECA by Busani Bafana (victoria falls, zimbabwe) Monday, March 11, 2024 Inter Press Service VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe, Mar 11 (IPS) – With 20 percent of the global population and vast untapped natural resources, not forgetting its human capital, it is time Africa …

Nigeria has been ranked 10th on the list of Africa’s most unsafe countries for women.    In the global Women Peace and Security Index 2023 which ranked 177 countries in terms of women’s inclusion, justice, and security, Central African Republic was ranked number one while DR Congo and South Sudan …

Transforming food systems is key to solving food insecurity on the African continent. A powerful and unified effort is needed to ensure food systems are transformed to be robust enough to support the population. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jan 16 …

BioNTainers, facilities equipped to manufacture a range of mRNA-based vaccines have been inaugurated in Rwanda in December 2023. Credit: Supplied by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Monday, January 08, 2024 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Jan 08 (IPS) – An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria ended 2023 as Africa’s sixth-best team and 42nd in the world in the latest FIFA monthly rankings. The Naija stars  suffered only one defeat but recorded four wins and three draws in 2023. On the African continent, Morocco retained their number one spot and 13th …

Africa’s first female billionaire and the daughter of a former Angolan president, Isabel dos Santos, has today lost her bid to prevent up to £580million of her assets from being frozen.     Isabel is being sued by telecoms operator Unitel SA, a company she founded during her father Jose …

In Africa, the average amount of time spent collecting firewood is 2.1 hours, which robs women and girls of hundreds of hours every year. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (dubai) Tuesday, December 05, 2023 Inter Press Service DUBAI, Dec 05 (IPS) – Across the African continent, many first-born children in …