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Liberia: Prez. Boakai Safe After Near-Miss Landing At Ria

[Liberian Observer] A private jet that brought in President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and his delegation from the 50th anniversary celebration of ECOWAS suffered a frightening near-crash landing at Roberts International Airport (RIA) on Thursday, prompting widespread flight cancellations and throwing the airport into operational disarray.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Paint, parades and power: Africa's top shots

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Mauritania: Can Mauritania Avoid Another Fruitless Dialogue?

[ISS] Without guarantees, President Ghazouani's dialogue - the country's sixth - could widen the political divisions that threaten stability.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Troops Repel Attack On Borno Military Base, Kill 60 Insurgents - Official

[Premium Times] The Nigeria Army disclosed this in an X post Friday morning.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Big Tobacco’s profit addiction needs a quit plan

New legislation seeks to stop tobacco companies from luring non-smoking teens into becoming addicted to their deadly produc

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Mali: "The Democratic Ideal is Alive and Well and No One Can Govern for Long without Credible Elections"

[Civicus] CIVICUS speaks with two representatives of Malian civil society - Modibo Diakite, president of the Association for the Socio-Economic and Technological Development of Youth (ADEJ-Mali), and Fakassi Fofana, coordinator of a partner humanitarian organisation - about the likely consequences of a draft law to tax civil society organisations (CSOs).

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Zimbabwe: "The New NGO Law is a Political Weapon Targeting Civil and Political Rights Work"

[Civicus] CIVICUS discusses restrictions on civil society with Glanis Changachirere, founding director of the Institute for Young Women Development, a Zimbabwean civil society organisation (CSO) working for women's rights and against structural inequalities.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

DA renews bid to control policing in Western Cape

The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

The journey to restore morality in South Africa

The Moral Regeneration Movement chaired by Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa is focusing on action against violence, declining social cohesion and moral decay

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Africa: African Development Bank and Club De Madrid Partner to Advance Digital Transformation in Africa

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Digital platforms are catalysing important development markers across Africa such as enabling smallholder farmers to access agronomic guidance, financial advice, and markets, an audience during a panel discussion at the African Development Bank Group's Annual Meetings heard.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

African legends bring hope to Somali football

Somalians hope hosting Emmanuel Adebayor, Samuel Eto'o and Jay Jay Okocha in a legends game can help bring international football back to the country after nearly 40 years.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Africa’s green industrial future hinges on global trade and investment reform

The continent has what is needed to lead the green industrial revolution but it can’t do it without building its trade and investment partnerships

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Africa: All of Africa Today - May 30, 2025

[allAfrica] Boakai's Plane Suffers Landing Scare At Liberian Airport

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Plane carrying Liberian president involved in landing scare

Part of the presidential jet's landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, authorities say.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

The Launch of β€˜The Diplomat’

The launch of The Diplomat, which took place on 16 May at the University of Pretoria’s Javett Art Centre, was attended by the ambassadors and embassy staff of more than 45 embassies

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Simphiwe Dana reflects on two decades of music

The musician talks about her long career, her legacy and the spirit guiding what could be her final album

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Liberia: Plane Carrying President Boakai Experiences Near-Crash Incident

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- FrontPage Africa has learned that the plane carrying President Joseph Boakai and his entourage experienced a near-crash incident while landing at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) on Thursday.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Relish Deluxe: Where Jozi goes to eat after dark

Relish Deluxe blends tradition and modernity in a city that never sleeps – or stops eating well

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Finding story and soul at the Kingsmead Book Fair

A first encounter with Kingsmead Book Fair, where community and unexpected joy come together in celebration of South African literature

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Life is improving in Nigeria, Tinubu says

Bola Tinubu introduced painful economic reforms but says these are now starting to bear fruit.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Transformation Fund a β€˜looting scheme’, says DA

The party says it will not rubber stamp ANC policies but will use the courts if necessary

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

ANC cries sabotage as 99 voters deregister from IEC’s Free State roll amid R7000 bribery allegations

Most people usually simply stay away on voting day

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Reserve Bank cuts rate by 25 basis points to 7.25%

The announcement comes as the bank foresees lower global interest rates and a weaker outlook for the local economy

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Mother who sold six-year-old daughter given life term in South Africa

Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

African Development Bank at 60: Time to reclaim the zeal of its visionary reformers

The bank’s shareholders, African and non-African alike, must decide whether the mandate will expand to crowd in private finance, derisk green investment and underwriter regional public goods, or whether it will retreat to classical project lending

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Soft skills, hard results – Why leaders who connect are the ones who succeedΒ 

Technical expertise might get you the job β€” but it’s emotional intelligence, clear communication and the ability to connect that will keep you there and move you forward. According to Melini Moses, communications strategist and founder of Express Yourself, soft skills are now leadership essentials. β€œThey’re not separate from strategy β€” they are strategy.” With […]

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Strategy, storytelling and digital transformation – Business education to bridge creativity and commerceΒ 

For Gugulethu Tshimanga, returning to university wasn’t about perfect timing β€” it was about purpose. As the senior regional social media specialist for EMEA at Infobip, a global communications platform, she leads social media strategy across multiple markets. β€œI’m a curious thinker, a collaborative leader and someone who genuinely values authenticity and meaningful connection,” she […]

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Juggling degrees and demands – How mid-career students can protect their mental health

Returning to university as a mid-career professional is a bold and often transformative decision, but it can also be mentally and emotionally taxing. Delia Hamlett, an educational psychologist who works closely with adult learners, says that although these students bring valuable life experience to the classroom, they also face a unique set of mental health […]

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Africa: Former Mauritanian Finance Minister Tah Elected President of AfDB

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Former Mauritanian finance minister, Sidi Ould Tah, was elected president of the Africa Development Bank, the AfDB announced. Tah, who also headed the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, won after three rounds of voting by the AfDB's Board of Governors at their meeting in Abidjan, securing more than 76% of the votes in the end, according to reports.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: Four Arrested for Issuing Driving Licences Fraudulently

[SAnews.gov.za] Four people have been arrested for allegedly issuing driving licences fraudulently in Lephalale, in Limpopo, by the anti-corruption wing of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks).

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: Nkabane Congratulates 17-Year-Old Up Graduate On Actuarial Science Achievement

[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane, has congratulated one of the University of Pretoria's (UP) youngest-ever graduates, Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli, who obtained her degree in Actuarial Science at the age of 17.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: 400 Suspects Arrested During Nationwide Vala Umgodi Operations

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested 427 suspects during nationwide Vala Umgodi Operations conducted from 19 May 2025 to 25 May 2025.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: WHO, Africa CDC and RKI Expand Unique Partnership to Strengthen Collaborative Surveillance in Africa

[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Berlin, Geneva -- The World Health Organization (WHO), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced today the expansion of the successful Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance in Africa (HSPA) to seven countries on the continent.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica