A young former Somalian refugee has donned the filmmaker mantle to shake off the stereotype of sea pirates around his country, with a little help from Bollywood.

Simon Cowell reflected on how he treated American Idol contestants in the early years of the series: “I’m not proud of it.” ...

From Egypt’s pioneering triumph in 1957 to Ivory Coast’s latest glory in 2024, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been more than a tournament—it’s a chronicle of ambition, resilience, and ...

It is a competition that has outlived governments, eras and football fashions, yet remains the clearest stage on which African nations measure themselves.

This December, Emirates is sprinkling seasonal magic across every customer’s journey, inviting passengers to embrace the ...

Anthony Bourdain was a superstar in the food world, but what was he really like behind the scenes according to famous friends and colleagues?

As Africa marks its 65th year of independence, the evolutionary framework chosen at the dawn of this era has failed; now only a revolutionary-pragmatic path can secure the continent’s future. The ...

Dr Idris Olagoke Badmus abandoned his training as a pharmacologist to embrace “the business of communicating” Africa and the Black race to the world. In this interview by Deputy Editor, SAM NWAOKO, he ...

The fragile truce largely insulating civilians in northern Ethiopia from war crimes and other abuses may be unraveling. With many countries focused elsewhere, it is increasingly important that ...

Ethiopia has confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after nine cases were reported in the south of the country. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom ...

The silencing of the guns in Tigray, a northern region of Ethiopia in which hundreds of thousands of people may have died in a brutal civil war between 2020 and 2022, was a rare example of peacemaking ...