BBC News Africa  

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.

Africanews  

South African civil society groups are calling for a halt to the construction of additional data centers in the country until the use of scarce water, land and electricity resources has been investigated.

BBC News Africa  

The authorities are yet to determine an official death toll, but some reports say at least 37 are dead.

Africanews  

Director Elegance Bratton says the film challenges the idea that social change requires perfect allies.

This Is Africa  

Zambia’s 2026 election delivered Hakainde Hichilema a decisive victory, but exposed troubling weaknesses in electoral transparency and institutional trust. Dr Blessing Vava argues that the deeper test now lies with SADC: whether regional election observation can evolve from documenting democratic shortcomings to ensuring they are actually corrected.

Africanews  

US striker Folarin Balogun has been left out of Monaco’s squad for the Conference League amid uncertainty over his future after the collapse of his proposed transfer to Everton this week.

Africanews  

African migrants who are stranded in Yemen as the country's border with Saudi Arabia remains closed are facing an unfolding humanitarian crisis worsened by depleting aid supplies, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Design Indaba  

Riksbyggen and creative agency BBDO Nordics makes Sweden’s housing crisis tangible

Design Indaba  

A youth centre designed to give back public space to the city

Africanews  

Member states of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification met in Ulaanbaatar to find solutions and funds for reversing the process of land degradation that already affects 40% of soil on the planet. It ended in the 1.3 billion dollar pledge for Green projects.

Africanews  

A Nigerian court has heard new details about the road crash that killed two members of Anthony Joshua’s team, with the driver accused of causing the collision denying the charges against him.

Design Indaba  

German designer Simon Weckert designs anti-AI surveillance shirt

Africanews  

Sudan’s brutal three-year war is being fueled by a transnational network of foreign companies, the United Nations said in a report on Thursday.

Africanews  

Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o has urged African football chiefs to support Gianni Infantino, as the FIFA boss faces pressure over a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup

BBC News Africa  

King Oyo died in the US last week aged 34 after receiving treatment for an aggressive form of cancer.

Africanews  

The US Treasury on Wednesday issued $1 coins featuring the face of President Donald Trump, the latest move in an unprecedented campaign by the Republican billionaire to put his personal stamp on national institutions

Africanews  

Uber is leaving Nigeria and Uganda, ending its ride-hailing services in the two African markets with immediate effect.

Africanews  

A demonstration against undocumented migrants in South Africa descended into violence Thursday with one foreign national arrested and a community leader saying five Congolese were hurt

Africanews  

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday rejected, again, suggestions that Moroccan authorities helped orchestrate the deadly mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, as pressure grows over his handling of the crisis

BBC News Africa  

Kenya's President William Ruto orders India's Tata Chemicals to quit, saying it has failed to benefit the country.

BBC News Africa  

Supermarket shelves are emptying, sellers are rationing supplies and prices are rising.