Congo vs South Sudan Prediction and Betting Tips | 23rd March 2023
Congo host South Sudan for the first of their two clashes this month in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations…
Macron’s mission to counter Russia in Africa
By Paul Melly Africa Programme, Chatham House, London Libreville, Luanda, Brazzaville, Kinshasa – France’s President Emmanuel Macron is on a…
Nigeria country profile
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with the modern state taking its present territorial shape as a result…
Nigeria tries to enforce cashless society with CBDC eNaira amidst financial disaster
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy, is currently facing a financial crisis that has underscored the importance of…
Angry protests at lack of cash in Nigeria’s banks
By Nkechi Ogbonna in Lagos & Chris Ewokor in Abuja BBC News Angry protests have broken out in some Nigerian…
Benin profile
With dozens of private and state-owned radio and TV stations and around 60 newspapers, Benin has one of the region’s…
Thousands celebrate Benin’s voodoo holiday
Thousands celebrate Benin’s voodoo holiday Over a thousand people have gathered on the coast town of Ouidah, Benin to celebrate…
African, Arab or Amazigh? Morocco’s identity crisis
In our series of letters from African journalists, Magdi Abdelhadi looks at how football ignited a row about Moroccan identity.…
Germany returns looted treasures to Nigeria
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has handed 22 artefacts looted in the 19th Century back to Nigeria at a ceremony…
PhD student solves 2,500-year-old Sanskrit problem
Published 15 December 2022 A Sanskrit grammatical problem which has perplexed scholars since the 5th Century BC has been solved…
Cambridge University to return bronzes to Nigeria
The Charity Commission has granted consent for the University of Cambridge to return 116 artefacts to Nigeria. The objects, known…
Is it Africa’s time to lift the World Cup?
In our series of letters from African journalists, Maher Mezahi looks at Africa’s chances of winning the football World Cup,…