Africa: Rwanda and South Africa - From Diplomatic Frost to Strategic Partnership and Greater People-to-People Mobility

[allAfrica] After more than a decade of diplomatic estrangement, Rwanda and South Africa appear to be taking meaningful steps toward rebuilding a relationship long marked by suspicion, political tensions, and missed opportunities. Recent high-level engagements between Kigali and Pretoria suggest a growing recognition that Africa's future is better served by cooperation than confrontation. As both countries seek to strengthen their positions within a rapidly evolving continental landscape, the restoration of Source

Tanzania: My Christian Father, My Muslim Mother, and My Country's Truth

[allAfrica] My father is a devout Lutheran. My mother is a practicing Muslim. I was educated at a Catholic school. This is not an unusual story in Tanzania - it is a very ordinary one. Source

Ghana: Coca-Cola Kicks Off FIFA World Cup 26™ Campaign

[Ghanaian Times] Coca-Cola on Wednesday officially launched its FIFA World Cup 26™ campaign in Ghana with an electrifying Watch Party for Ghana's opening match against Panama, at the Coca-Cola Experience Zone at the Ghud Park, Accra Mall. Source

Ghana: Ghana Pip Panama in World Cup Opener... Team Arrives in Rhode Island Base to Prepare for England

[Ghanaian Times] Caleb Yirenkyi bundled in the winning goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time, to send thousands of Ghanaians in Canada into a frenzy. Source

Ghana: Bsg to Distribute 50000 60th Anniversary Bibles to Jhss

[Ghanaian Times] The Bible Society of Ghana (BSG) has launched the distribution of its 60th Anniversary Bibles to Junior High Schools (JHSs) students across the country as part of efforts to promote access to the Scriptures and nurture moral values among the youth. Source

Africa: Merck Foundation, Tata Centre Train Health Workers in Oncology

[Ghanaian Times] Twenty-seven African countries, including Ghana, have benefited from specialised oncology training under a partnership between the Merck Foundation and the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). Source

Ghana: Bible Society of Ghana Launches 5-Year Environmental Initiative

[Ghanaian Times] The Bible Society of Ghana (BSG) has launched the Clean and Green Earth Durbar in Accra under the theme: 'Encouraging Local Action for Environmental Sustainability'. Source

Ghana: Ghana Eyes Trade, Investment Gains From World Cup

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana is set to leverage the global platform of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to attract foreign direct investment and expand trade opportunities through a series of business forums and exhibitions in Canada and the United States. Source

Africa: Kaiptc Launches Continental Ai Cyber Security Project

[Ghanaian Times] A new project titled: Towards Collaborative Artificial Intelligence and Cyber security Governance in Africa aimed at strengthening artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security governance across Africa was launched in Accra on Wednesday. Source

Nigeria: Retired Military Officers Warn Against Ethnicising Insecurity

[Vanguard] Retired military officers and associates of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar have cautioned Nigerians against blaming the North for the country's worsening insecurity, insisting that terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have evolved into a nationwide threat affecting all regions. Source

Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Urge Australia's Griffith University to Disassociate With Judi Rever

[New Times] Genocide survivors' organisations from Rwanda and across the diaspora have called on Australia's Griffith University to sever any association with Judi Rever, a Canadian author and journalist known for promoting narratives that distort and deny the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Source

Malawi: Malawi Registers Positive Inflation Trend As Falling Food Prices Ease Cost-of-Living Pressures

[Nyasa Times] Malawi has recorded a welcome improvement in its inflation outlook, with the latest figures from the National Statistical Office (NSO) showing that the pace at which prices are rising has slowed, largely due to a decline in food prices. Source