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IBADAN, Nigeria — For more than seven decades, the Wole Soyinka Theatre at the University of Ibadan has been proving that great stories never go out of style. As the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating—and the theatre’s long list of successful actors, playwrights, directors, and scholars speaks for itself. Named after Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, the theatre has become one of Africa’s most respected training grounds for performing arts. Since opening in 1955 and being officially renamed in Soyinka’s honour in 2018, it has continued to shape generations of creative talent who have gone…
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s deleted posts reignite debate over his controversial online conduct and its diplomatic implications.
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have officially initiated their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, the ICC has confirmed. The three military-led West African nations first told the court of their intentions in September. The three former ECOWAS members established the Alliance of Sahel States in 2024. The confederation has since cut ties with former colonial power France and many other Western nations, turning instead to Russian mercenaries for military support. They’ve now begun the year-long process of withdrawing from the Rome Statute that established the war crimes tribunal. The Hague-based court prosecutes individuals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the…
MSF has established an Ebola training centre in Nairobi to prepare health workers for the fastest-growing outbreak in DR Congo, which has claimed at least 600 lives since mid-May 2026. The facility simulates high-risk field conditions, including personal protective equipment use, community engagement, and safe burial practices, addressing challenges such as armed conflict and misinformation.
Training began in mid-June, targeting up to 100 participants monthly from MSF, the Kenyan Ministry of Health, and other NGOs to mitigate the high infection rates among medical staff and improve response capabilities in the volatile region.
WAX Pt. 1, hosted by legendary music executive Lyor Cohen, offers an inside look at the evolving music industry through candid conversations on creativity, business, and culture. Discover why the series is essential viewing for Africa’s next generation of artists and music entrepreneurs.
Sierra Leone has dropped treason charges against former president Ernest Bai Koroma, officials said Tuesday, for his alleged role in what authorities called an attempted 2023 coup.
Liberia is moving closer to the center of Africa’s critical-minerals conversation. A new China-funded national geological survey, described as the country’s most comprehensive mineral mapping effort in more than 50 years, has renewed attention on lithium, cobalt, uranium, manganese, neodymium, nickel, zinc, silver, and other strategic minerals. For a country historically known for iron ore, gold, diamonds, rubber, and timber, the findings could open a new chapter. Lithium is especially important because it is used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones, energy-storage systems, and renewable-power grids. But Liberia’s emerging lithium story is not yet a mining boom. It is an…
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched the highly ambitious Perrseus program, aiming to shrink laboratory-scale quantum sensors into chip-sized devices. If successful, the technology could transform military navigation. Instead of relying on GPS, future missiles, drones, aircraft and submarines could determine their position autonomously using quantum sensors. To get there, DARPA wants to rapidly develop miniature ultra-high vacuum (μUHV) systems capable of supporting cold-atom quantum sensors. According to the program documents, the devices must: ➡️ withstand vibration, temperature changes and other field conditions rather than remain confined to laboratories ➡️ be suitable for scalable manufacturing ➡️ house…
Recent reports from Chicago have raised concerns after police warned residents and visitors about a string of robberies targeting people wearing gold chains and necklaces. According to the Chicago Police Department, several incidents have occurred in downtown Chicago, including Grant Park, the Loop, and surrounding neighborhoods, where suspects allegedly approached individuals and forcibly removed gold jewelry before fleeing the scene. Local authorities have urged the public to remain vigilant, especially when walking alone in busy areas or displaying expensive jewelry in public. The robberies underscore a broader reality: gold has long been more than a fashion statement. Across Africa…
Nigerian police have arrested the man behind a fake government agency that operated out of the presidency’s office for nearly two years.