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Pour la 11e édition du salon d'art contemporain AKAA (Also Known As Africa), "Actuelles" rencontre des artistes africaines et afrodescendantes qui parlent de leur travail, de l'exploration du passé des territoires d'où elles viennent et de leur rapport aux femmes comme sujet de leur art ou comme artistes.

‘There’s no shortage of quick, fast, cheap clothes,’ says Gugu Peteni, founder of GuguByGugu, a sustainable luxury fashion brand. What interests her instead is producing clothing that lasts and is made with intention.

Chain Reactions Africa has secured six nominations at the 2026 ICCO Global Awards, emerging as the only Nigerian PR consultancy on the published shortlist. Read More: https://punchng.com/chain-reactions-africa-secures-six-icco-global-awards-nominations-sole-nigerian-consultancy-on-shortlist/

South African author Coral Hart defends her use of AI to publish over 370 books in 20 months, a process that has earned her over $1 million this year. Read More: https://punchng.com/370-books-in-20-months-safrican-author-defends-her-use-of-ai/

Writer-director Stelana Kliris’ feature, starring Leem Lubany and Luca Pasqualino and inspired by the experiences of her refugee parents, will open PÖFF’s Critics’ Picks section.

Rethinking Activism in Africa: Voices and Visionaries for Social Justice and Human Rights is a new book, edited by well-known activist and writer Mark Heywood. It contains unique and moving essays from writers in eight countries across Africa. In this series, Daily Maverick is publishing extracts from four essays, starting with Heywood’s introduction.

South Africans in townships like Katlehong threaten to boycott the ANC in local elections over the party’s failure to provide basic services like electrici Read More: https://punchng.com/no-electricity-no-vote-south-africans-threaten-to-shun-anc/

Brazil's upcoming presidential runoff election carries high stakes for South Africa, threatening key Global South partnerships, multilateral cooperation and shared commitments to human rights and democracy.

It’s been many years since the continent seemed more spectral, and its people more vulnerable, than it does now.

Nigeria, the continent's most populous nation, is the fourth African country affected by the outbreak.

Exploring more than 50 African islands means chartering flights in wonky planes with laissez-faire pilots and testing the seaworthiness of all manner of vessels, all while taking in the salt, sun and palms.

The Ferrari driver will be 42 in January and has a contract for 2027. Fernando Alonso, the oldest active F1 driver, is 45 and recently signed up for another season.

Nigeria has won the right to host the 2028 ITTF Africa Championships after beating Tunisia in a vote at the ITTF Africa annual general meeting in Morocco. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-wins-bid-to-host-2028-ittf-africa-champs/

Nigeria has won three gold and two silver medals at the African Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships which concluded in Nairobi, Kenya. Read More: https://punchng.com/african-boxing-champs-nigeria-wins-three-gold-two-silver-medals/

Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".

Depuis février 2025, Coral Hart a publié près de 400 ouvrages avec l’aide de l’intelligence artificielle. Elle assume une méthode de travail qui lui vaut une avalanche de critiques et même des menaces de mort.

<ul><li><p>41-year-old set on ‘dream to be able to race in Africa’</p></li><li><p>Rwanda to host despite criticism of human rights record</p></li></ul><p>Lewis Hamilton has said he hopes to remain racing in Formula One until he can take part in the African Grand Prix which is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/13/f1-returns-to-africa-for-fir

It is a case of the same old problems leading to the same old questions as Australia squanders a series lead, setting up a grandstand finale in South Africa next week.

Of four elephants brought to Pakistan in 2009, two have died. Now, two others are ill, raising welfare concerns.

En République centrafricaine, c'est le soulagement pour les proches de trois personnes enlevées par un groupe armé, actif dans le sud-est du pays. Parmi elles, la sous-préfète de Bambouti, ainsi que deux agents de l'Autorité nationale des élections, l'organe chargé d'organiser les élections. Retenus en otage depuis décembre dernier, tous trois ont été libéré

Health officials are investigating where Nigeria's first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand makes two changes with Stacey Flood and Dorothy Wall named for Cape Town clash

Police say a 50-person mob in Durban killed a man amid a wave of anti-migrant marches.

South Africa storm back to crush Australia by an innings in the second Test and level the series 1-1 with one to play.

Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

Africa CDC Genel Direktörü Dr. Jean Kaseya, Bundibugyo türü Ebola virüsüne karşı henüz onaylı bir aşının bulunmamasını uluslararası toplumun ilgisizliğine bağladı.

Problems mounting up for Australia after their humbling against South Africa in second Test.

<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday forecast a sharp drop in economic output in Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa this year due to the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">US-Israeli-led war against Iran</a>, followed by a rebound to 6.6 per cent growth in 2027, while warning that further energy production disruptions

The Africa CDC has warned it will blacklist organisations that fail to provide transparency and accountability for funds received for disease outbreak resp Read More: https://punchng.com/africa-cdc-threatens-blacklist-over-outbreak-fund-transparency/

The Africa CDC says the Bundibugyo Ebola strain lacks an approved vaccine due to a lack of international interest because it is seen as an ‘African issue’. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-latest-ebola-strain-has-no-approved-vaccine-africa-cdc/

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand makes two changes for first of two WXV Global Series matches in Cape Town

A mob of about 50 people has beaten a foreign national to death in the South African port city of Durban, a flashpoint for anti-migrant sentiment. Read More: https://punchng.com/mob-beats-foreign-national-to-death-in-south-africa/

African health officials will hold a crisis meeting as the Ebola outbreak spreads from Congo to neighboring countries and beyond. The "extraordinary virtual meeting" will convene on October 28.

South Africa battled the weather and a resilient Australian rearguard to win the second Test in Gqeberha by an innings and 31 runs to level the series at 1-1.

CardinalStone Securities has been named Africa’s Best Broker and Nigeria’s Best Broker at the Euromoney Markets Awards 2026 for the second consecutive year Read More: https://punchng.com/cardinalstone-securities-named-africas-best-broker-at-euromoney-awards/

Latest scorecard from the second Test between South Africa and Australia in Gqeberha.

The MD of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Abubakar Dantsoho, has warned that AI adoption could expose African ports to cyberattacks and economic disruptions. Read More: https://punchng.com/ai-adoption-could-expose-african-ports-to-cyberattacks-dantsoho/

Ridwan Raheem has become the fifth Nigerian boxer to reach the final at the African Elite Boxing Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, after a semi-final win. Read More: https://punchng.com/raheem-joins-contingent-in-african-boxing-championships-finals/

Australia shows a needless sense of urgency at the crease on day four and it backfires spectacularly as South Africa takes firm control in Gqeberha.

Australia's batting line up crumbles in Gqeberha as South Africa takes control of the second Test match.

Australia's batting line up crumbles in Gqeberha as South Africa takes control of the second Test match.

At first, plants below an elephant carcass die. Soil microbes and plants grow back soon after, but only a few select species. Herbivores later come in to munch on the nutrient-rich greens

<p>Hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau that was to be funded by CDC and that drew global backlash ‘will not move forward’</p><p>The US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns that drew global backlash was halted, the lead researcher said on Wednesday.</p><p>It was “now clear” that the study “will not move forward in Guinea-Bissau”, Frederik Schal

Officers were called to Orient Beach in KuGompo City, formerly East London, at around 7 a.m. local time, where they found the woman's body, according to police.

<p>Flights to third countries where the detainees have no ties are scheduled as early as Wednesday, relatives detail</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/immigration-trump-midterms-reader-q-a">Send us your questions about immigration and the midterms</a></p></li></ul><p>Relatives of gravely ill detainees at two <a href="http

Le deuxième-ligne de 32 a trouvé la mort à la suite d’une dissection aortique, révèle l’autopsie.

LEO SZN (pronounced lee-oh see-zn) is a beauty and fashion-focused consulting firm that positions itself as an intermediary between creative talent and commercial opportunity.

The Innovate Africa Foundation has awarded full scholarships to over 450 emerging product managers and builders to strengthen Africa’s innovation ecosystem Read More: https://punchng.com/foundation-awards-scholarships-to-450-african-innovators/

We can’t tell you exactly who should get the credit for the progress made in building out Mzansi’s digital public infrastructure future, but it does look like the Government of National Unity is working for us in a big way.

<p>Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda</p><p>Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said.</p><p>The woman began showing symptoms on 7 October and was admitted to a hospital in Abuja four days la