CAF announces sweeping reforms to refereeing and governance structures following the controversial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Final, aiming to rebuild trust and prevent a repeat of the incidents
Senegal’s 2025 Afcon title has been revoked and awarded to Morocco following a landmark ruling on Tuesday. The Senegalese Football Federation is set to challenge the move at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
This is a familiar pattern. International financial institutions socialise risk and privatise profit, while invoking development rhetoric to justify fossil fuel expansion in the Global South. Similar projects would be politically untenable in the Global North
The public confrontation between senior officials, the establishment of inquiries and the intense public debate surrounding the allegations all indicate that accountability mechanisms, although imperfect, are still functioning
For decades, South Africans have longed for a deeper expression of popular agency, not just through protests but by choosing the person who occupies the country’s highest office
CAF has issued a slate of heavy suspensions and fines totalling more than $1 million
It was a night of grit and glory, a final that vanished from memory as it happened, only to be immortalised by the madness of its ending
Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal should learn from South Africa’s experience when preparing for their dealings with the US administration
The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza
South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do
About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures
The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty
Whenever its resolve to protect democracy has been tested, the continental body has fallen short
Coming on the heels of seven coups since 2020, 19 countries held elections but with mixed outcomes
Some elections show signs of progress — youth-driven political transitions and active citizen involvement — others reveal systemic problems, including political manipulation and disenfranchisement
Colonial atrocities are finally catching up to Paris, and Emmanuel Macron’s government has not put up a fight
Summer Flowers, representing South Africa at the 15th Dakar Biennale, is an homage to author Bessie Head
Democracy’s march has been relentless this year as world leaders confront the will of the people
To keep migrants away, Fortress Europe has extended its walls into African countries such as Morocco and Mauritania
