The IMF and World Bank approved the first major update since 2017 to their joint debt framework, set to become operational in ...

This is the introduction to Analysing Africa, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter in which our correspondents turn their gaze on the latest developments in Africa. São Tomé and Príncipe, the ...

Six of the ten African nations that featured at the FIFA World Cup 2026 have appointed new head coaches as preparations begin for the next major challenge.

For decades, Africa lived on the edges of footballing maps, faintly sketched, but it's a paradigm that has shifted with the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and 10 confirmed qualifiers for the grandest show on ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true ...

Africa's FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign arrives at a fascinating conclusion this week, with four of the continent's tournament hopefuls set to compete in a mini tournament in Morocco. Ahead of ...

Morocco made it to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images The World Cup’s expansion to 48 teams has hugely benefitted African countries. Between 1998 and 2022, 32 ...

Throughout history, most of the world's genomic research has relied on DNA data from people of European ancestry. A genome is the full DNA code of about 3 billion (a thousand million) bases, including ...

Reuters were at every stadium for every game. We featured a curated daily photo selection of the best of the action on and off the pitch. South Africa's World Cup dream ends as coach blames lack of ...

The Financial Times and the World Bank Group have launched the second edition of the Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, a major annual programme that promotes innovative, long-term solutions to ...

South Africa has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after last appearing in 2010. The team will compete in the group stage against Mexico, South Korea, and a yet-to-be-determined European team.