Politics
The African Meridian Newsroom · Nairobi, Kenya · 1 July 2026 As anti-migrant unrest spreads across South African cities, African…
Politics
Protests against illegal immigration have intensified in South Africa, leading the government to respond with heightened security and clear warnings…
Politics
ECOWAS has responded to accusations of meddling in Guinea-Bissau's internal politics following a military coup last year. The bloc emphasized…
Politics
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has urged the ECOWAS Commission to establish an appellate division within the ECOWAS Court of…
Economy
The African Meridian Newsroom · Pan-African · 1 July 2026 While South Africa grapples with migration unrest, a different story…
Economy
The African diaspora contributes over $100 billion annually in remittances to the continent, surpassing total international aid. This money is…
Economy
The Africa Soft Power Summit in Nairobi, held on July 1, 2026, focused on converting Africa's vast cultural influence into…
Economy
A recent round-table in Banjul, The Gambia, highlighted significant challenges to regional trade in West Africa, particularly non-tariff barriers and…
Society
The African Meridian Newsroom · Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 July 2026 Massive anti-migrant demonstrations and a wave of xenophobic…
Society
The African Meridian Newsroom · Johannesburg, South Africa · 1 July 2026 Thousands of people marched through South African cities…
Society
The first International Improv and Playback Theatre Festival in Abuja, Nigeria, highlights the power of storytelling and theatre in addressing…
Culture
In Nyanza, Rwanda, the King's Palace Museum showcases the Inyambo, royal cattle renowned for their distinctive crescent-shaped horns. Caretakers sing…
Culture
The 2026 BET Awards, held on June 28 in Los Angeles and hosted by Druski, showcased a night led by…
Culture
The 27th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival in Essaouira, Morocco, celebrated its vibrant roots with a parade…
Climate
The African Meridian Newsroom · West Africa · 1 July 2026 Plastic consumption is rising fast across West Africa, driven…
Climate
Several environmental NGOs, including Friends of the Earth France, have filed a lawsuit against TotalEnergies in a French court, demanding…
Climate
Climate-related disasters have displaced around 2 million people in West and Central Africa, according to the International Organization for Migration…
Climate
The African Meridian Newsroom · Accra, Ghana · 1 July 2026 Torrential rains have turned deadly across West Africa’s coast…
Technology
In July 2026, a collaboration between Google and several African universities launched WAXAL, a speech dataset for 21 Sub-Saharan African…
Sport
During the 2026 World Cup in Dakar, Senegal, a strong sense of unity among African nations emerged, with fans like…
Sport
A coalition of rights groups says Accra unlawfully received, detained, and re-deported people transferred from the United States under an…
Sport
Egypt, despite its rich football history and seven AFCON titles, failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, marking a…
Sport
Senegal enters the 2026 World Cup in North America aiming to surpass their 2022 round of 16 exit. As one…
Diaspora
The African Diaspora Network (ADN) seeks to transform remittances from the African diaspora into long-term investments in Africa's tech and…