Soweto-born Yvonne Chaka Chaka is unarguably one of Africa’s best-known faces. The talented music legend and human rights activist is the founder of the Princess ... Read more
Ndaba Thembekile Zweliyajika Mandela was born on 23 December 1982 in Johannesburg, to Makgatho Mandela and Zondi Mandela. Ndaba’s father, who died in in in 2004, ... Read more
Five new commemorative Nelson Mandela banknotes, depicting different stages of the global icon’s life were launched in Pretoria on Friday. At a special launch event ... Read more
Paul Biya, Cameroon’s president and one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, announced Friday that he will run again in October’s election, while growing tensions with Anglophone ... Read more
Caster Semenya produced the fastest time in the world this year for the women’s 1,000 meters at the Diamond League athletics being held in Rabat …
The New African Magazine July Edition takes stock of the state of Africa, 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela, as the world celebrates …
As Africa’s largest trading partner China shifts to consumption-led growth, Africa’s oil and ferrous metal exporters are set to suffer, but tourism and investment will …
The appointment of Samaila Zubairu comes after a rigorous six-month process that saw over 100 candidates apply for the role, the AFC explained in a …
While Africa continues to revel in optimistic hope, why is it that education on the continent still largely lags behind? Delegates and decision-makers who converged at the …
To celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth New African’s Regina Jane Jere spent two weeks in South Africa compiling a Special Report (full version available …
Ethiopian treasures looted by the British Army in 1868 have all but escaped attention – until now, as museums and institutions increasingly wrestle with facing …
Alain Ebobissé is the CEO of Africa50, the Pan-African infrastructure investment platform capitalised by the African Development Bank and, so far, by 25 African countries …
Now the gloves are off, it’s bare knuckle for bare knuckle, and not surprisingly, the younger challenger, Nelson Chamisa, with less political nous, is reeling …
Slowly but surely, the Horn of Africa is being dragged into a dangerous power game involving a host of Middle East and global rivals whose interests seem …
Peter Mutharika was elected as President of Malawi four years ago and inherited a “tattered and bankrupt economy” from his predecessor, Joyce Banda. Since then …
The international community is pushing for Libya to hold elections this year to break the vicious cycle of instability and conflict. But voting, according to …
