Funke Akindele’s ‘Behind The Scenes’ Becomes Nollywood’s Biggest Film
Funke Akindele's Behind The Scenes hit 2.41 billion naira ($1.6M), making it the highest-grossing Nigerian film ever and beating her...
July 3, 2026Section
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Botswana, the World’s Diamond Capital, Pivots to Critical Minerals
Botswana critical minerals are the new bet: the world's top diamond nation is pushing into copper and nickel as lab-grown...
July 3, 2026
Paris Hosts a High-Stakes Africa Mining Summit
A high-profile Africa mining summit opens in Paris this week, drawing ministers and global investors into the contest for the...
July 3, 2026
Egypt’s Economy Holds Firm as the IMF Trims Its Forecast
Egypt's economy grew 5.3% in early 2026 yet the IMF trimmed its forecast to 4.2%. See why oil prices, $2.3B...
July 3, 2026
Gold’s Slide Tests African Gold Miners
Gold crashed from $5,600 to $4,000 an ounce, squeezing African gold miners' margins. South African and Ghanaian producers face their...
July 3, 2026
Africa’s Bond Market Roars Back to Life in 2026
Africa's bond market has roared back in 2026, led by Kenya and Ivory Coast with nearly $6 billion of new...
July 3, 2026
African Portraiture Takes Center Stage at New York’s MoMA
MoMA spotlights African portraiture through July 2026 with Seydou Keita, Samuel Fosso and more—exploring self-definition through political imagination.
July 3, 2026
World Cup 2026 Switzerland Beat Algeria 2-0 for Last 16
World Cup 2026 Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver as Embolo and Ndoye scored early in each half to book...
July 3, 2026
Europe Bakes Under a Record Heat Dome – and the World Gets a Preview of Its Own Future
Europe just endured its most intense heatwave on record, with 1,300+ excess deaths. What the crisis reveals - and what...
July 2, 2026