Cape Verde's historic World Cup debut
Cape Verde's national football team, Blue Sharks, stunned 2010 champions Spain at their first ever World Cup match. From the stadium in Atlanta, to the streets of the archipelago's capital Praia, we h...
16 Juni 22min
World Cup: How hate-watching reflects social tensions
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues across the United States, Canada and Mexico, we look at the rise of hate-watching across parts of the continent. The trend was especially visible when Mexico faced...
15 Juni 22min
Is the internet dividing men and women?
You may have heard of the manosphere - but what about the femosphere? It's a growing online community of female influencers encouraging women to give up on gender equality, approach relationships stra...
12 Juni 22min
Africa's World Cup dream: controversy and opportunity
Africa's football spirit meets the 2026 World Cup buzz, controversy, and opportunities. The tournament is a landmark moment for African football, coming four years after Morocco became the first Afric...
11 Juni 22min
DRC: How armed conflict is affecting Ebola response
There has been continued violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent months as rebel groups and armed forces wrestle for territorial control. DR Congo's North and South Kivu provinces h...
10 Juni 22min
Nigeria: Freed from Boko Haram
At least 360 abductees were rescued by the Nigerian army from an enclave linked to a terrorist group in northeastern Borno State. Most of them being women and children. While the Nigerian Army says th...
9 Juni 22min
African prisoners of war in Ukraine
Over 3,000 African fighters are involved with the Russian army as claimed by Ukrainian authorities. Many of them say they have been misled or coerced into fighting by illegal recruitment agencies prom...
8 Juni 22min
‘More than my ovaries’: Redefining PCOS
PCOS affects an estimated 170 million women worldwide during their reproductive years yet as many as 70% of those affected remain undiagnosed, according the World Health Organization. Experts hope tha...
5 Juni 22min
