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A host of issues: World Cup focus turns to Morocco with costs and legacy topping agenda
With more than 1,400 days remaining before the centenary 2030 World Cup, Morocco is racing to finalise preparations as co-host alongside Spain and Portugal, an undertaking that mirrors challenges faced by South Africa before it staged the 2010 tournament. Officials insist the project extends beyond football, framing it as a driver of infrastructure development for…
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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger launch bid for 2032 Afcon
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all currently led by military governments, have submitted a joint bid to host the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) opened applications for the 2028, 2032 and 2036 editions. The move is notable given the security situation across the Sahel states remains volatile due…
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Why The Polygamist is so much more than trash TV and a guilty pleasure streaming hit
The Guardian’s Africa-focused newsletter, The Long Wave, celebrates The Polygamist, a South African Netflix drama being hailed as Africa’s first major streaming-era hit. Though the show initially appears to be a soapy, high-gloss telenovela about infidelity, the writer argues it is in fact a sophisticated exploration of the tension between tradition and modernity, and the…
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A tournament that crossed borders: crunching the numbers on the diaspora World Cup
Diaspora players have never had a bigger impact on the World Cup than at this year’s tournament, with nearly a quarter of all squad members representing a country different from the one they were born in. The trend, highlighted by France’s Michael Olise, who broke Pelé’s assist record while playing for one of four nations…
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DEELA Thrills With Double Single ‘Dey Play! / Gbona’
Nigerian-British artist DEELA has released a double single, ‘Dey Play! / Gbona’, marking a new phase after a busy run that has seen her support Amaarae’s London and Paris shows and feature on Little Simz’s EP ‘SUGAR GIRL’. The release follows her 2025 EP ‘WICKED’ and a collaboration with South African DJ and producer Vanco,…
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Buzz Title ‘Third Wheel,’ an ‘Allegory of Post-Colonial Africa,’ Brought to Market at Fantasia’s Frontières (EXCLUSIVE)
South African production house Totem Zea and Dutch company PRPL are jointly developing “Third Wheel”, a psychological thriller pitched as an allegory for post-colonial power dynamics in Africa, at Fantasia’s Frontières Co-Production Market in Montreal this week. The project marks a potential feature directing debut for Zoe Ramushu, whose short film “It Takes a Circus”…
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Nigerian pastor highlighted by Trump says he’s next after militia kills his relatives
A Nigerian pastor, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, previously highlighted by US President Donald Trump on social media, says nine members of his family have been killed by the Fulani militia and that he believes he is now being targeted himself. Dachomo is a vocal critic of the killing of Christians in Nigeria by radicalised Muslim members…
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Brit IT expert ‘who murdered wife and two children’ may not stand trial in UK for years if extradition from South Africa is delayed by gun charge
A British IT professional accused of murdering his wife and two children may not face trial in the UK for several years, as his extradition from South Africa could be held up by a separate firearms charge he is facing there. The case highlights how legal proceedings abroad can significantly delay justice for serious crimes…
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Suspected Ebola case is being monitored at a London hospital after ‘exposure in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’
A suspected case of Ebola is being monitored at a London hospital after the patient reported possible exposure to the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health authorities are treating the case with caution while tests are carried out to confirm or rule out infection, given Ebola’s severity and the DRC’s history of…