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Algeria Women vs Ghana Women Prediction and Betting Tips | 19th July 2025 

Algeria Women vs Ghana Women Prediction and Betting Tips | 19th July 2025 

Algeria Women and Ghana Women face off at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium on Saturday for their quarter-final clash in the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. With five points in three games, the Algerians qualified for the knockout stages after coming...

The legacy of the Wagner Company in Africa

The legacy of the Wagner Company in Africa

Two years after Prigožin's death, Russian mercenaries remain in the field as employees of the Ministry of Defence. They are strongly committed to supporting political propaganda throughout Africa, even offering special courses for African...

Analysis-Rise in Al Qaeda attacks revives spectre of West African caliphate

Analysis-Rise in Al Qaeda attacks revives spectre of West African caliphate

By Anait Miridzhanian DAKAR (Reuters) -At dawn on June 1, gunfire shattered the stillness of Mali's military base in Boulkessi. Waves of jihadist insurgents from an al-Qaeda-linked group stormed the camp, catching newly deployed soldiers off...

French army leaves Senegal ending military presence in west Africa

French army leaves Senegal ending military presence in west Africa

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent camps in either west or central Africa. Ending the French army's 65 years in Senegal, the pull-out comes after similar withdrawals...

French army leaves Senegal ending military presence in west Africa

French army leaves Senegal ending military presence in west Africa

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent camps in either west or central Africa. The pull-out, which ends the French army's 65 years in Senegal, mirrors similar withdrawals...

‘Fortress Europe’s’ African victims

‘Fortress Europe’s’ African victims

African refugees and migrants fleeing war and dictatorships in search of safety on European shores. (AFP) Europeans may be horrified by United States President Donald Trump’s draconian immigration policies, which include snatching people off the...

 West African Development Bank Expects Regional Cooperation To Boost Growth 

 West African Development Bank Expects Regional Cooperation To Boost Growth 

1 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank for Investment and Development, EBID has said that economic growth in the 15 member states is likely to inch down to 5.0 per cent this year from 5.1 per cent last year. EBID, linked the...

Africa Corps Maintains Russia’s Presence in Africa After Wagner’s Departure From Mali

Executive Summary: The Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) announced its departure from Mali on June 6. The PMC’s operations in Africa enabled Russia to establish a network of influence on the continent and secure access to natural resources....

Music: A major part of African culture

Music: A major part of African culture

Music has been a potentially influential tool for unification in Africa, hence it has not been the re-assembling point to disseminate the ideals of pan-Africanism in the region, but instead, it has lent itself to the minor politics of nationalism...

South Africa, Zambia Dominate WAFCON Team

South Africa, Zambia Dominate WAFCON Team

South African and Zambian players dominated the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2024 (WAFCON) team of the tournament, as announced on Wednesday, following the group stage matches. This team highlights the standout players thus far in the tournament...

Mali military leader extend presidential rule, remove term limit... Who else fit follow?

Mali military leader extend presidential rule, remove term limit... Who else fit follow?

Despite im promise to return democracy to im country, Mali military leader, General Assimi Goita, don secure five-year presidential term from di transitional parliament and e no need to hold elections. Di parliament approve di new bill last week,...

Africa’s Trans-Saharan Corridor gains support

Africa’s Trans-Saharan Corridor gains support

Support is given for Africa’s crucial Trans-Saharan Corridor route. By MJ Woof July 16, 2025 Read time: 1 min Further development of the crucial Trans-Saharan Corridor will deliver economic benefits to Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, Chad, and...

Black Queens To Battle Algeria In WAFCON Quarterfinals

Black Queens To Battle Algeria In WAFCON Quarterfinals

Black Queens players GHANA’S SENIOR women’s national team, the Black Queens, have booked a place in the quarterfinals of the 2024 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) and are set to face Algeria in a crucial knockout tie. The Queens sealed...

Wafcon: 3 signs that African women’s football is finally starting to thrive

Wafcon: 3 signs that African women’s football is finally starting to thrive

Women’s football in Africa has been through radical changes over the past few years. From small beginnings in the late 1990s, it has grown to the point that its biggest competition is receiving considerable global attention. The 2024 Women’s...

How Mauritania-Israel normalization may boost US posture in the Sahel

How Mauritania-Israel normalization may boost US posture in the Sahel

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani recently met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the US-Africa Summit, according to media reports, which I confirmed through sources on background. The meeting reportedly...

India steps up global lithium hunt as NLC nears Africa deal with Russian firm

India steps up global lithium hunt as NLC nears Africa deal with Russian firm

July 12 – India’s race to secure critical minerals for its clean energy ambitions is gaining momentum, with state-owned NLC India Ltd nearing a deal to source lithium from Africa through a partnership with a Russian government-owned firm....

Clinical Banyana hit four past Mali, will face Senegal next

Clinical Banyana hit four past Mali, will face Senegal next

Heading into their final group match on Monday night, Banyana Banyana had already booked their place in the last eight, but needed a win to guarantee top spot and a more favourable path in the knockouts. And they delivered in style, beating Mali...

NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard to grace the 2025 Giants of Africa Festival

NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard to grace the 2025 Giants of Africa Festival

Two-time NBA champion and multi-time all-star Kawhi Leonard has been added to this year's star-studded lineup for the Giants of Africa Festival 2025, which is scheduled for July 26th - August 2nd, 2025. The LA Clippers forward will mentor youth...

Let us also build local capacity to respond to security threats and promote peace – Defence minister

Let us also build local capacity to respond to security threats and promote peace – Defence minister

Dr Edward Omane Boamah, the Minister of Defence, has underscored the need to build local capacity to respond to security threats and promote peace, stressing that regional equity in job opportunities is crucial to preventing conflicts and violent...

Goïta’s indefinite mandate raises alarm over Mali’s democratic future

Goïta’s indefinite mandate raises alarm over Mali’s democratic future

General Assimi Goïta, Mali’s junta leader, has signed a controversial law granting himself a five-year presidential mandate — renewable indefinitely and without election — sparking widespread concern over the country’s democratic trajectory. The...

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