Mpho Lakaje, presenter of the BBC’s Africa Daily podcast, speaks to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, president of Namibia. The former freedom fighter is the country’s first female head of state - and only the ...

Governance Coventry has vowed to lead the Olympic movement with African values. Mariud Ngula International Olympic Committee (IOC) president-elect Kirsty Coventry has pledged to represent Africa to ...

China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump's "Liberation ...

President William Ruto addresses residents at Runyenjes in Embu County during his fourth day of Mt Kenya tour. A bullish ...

A few of the wealthiest Africans have seen a rise in their net worth four months into 2025. Most African billionaires have ...

Wine and spirits industry bodies have their say on the latest tariffs announcement from US President Donald Trump.

With a few notable exceptions, American presidents nurtured a lifetime habit of sustained character-building reading.

The United States is the sole bidder for the 2031 Women's World Cup, and the United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 ...

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted of attempting a coup to life imprisonment, days before US government officials are ...

Congo’s president has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup ...

Vice President Jeremiah Koung’s recent endorsement of Rep. Samuel Kogar, the candidate of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR), in the upcoming Nimba County senatorial by-election has ...

The much-publicised Elon Musk Africa tour will see him meet developers and politicians in Nairobi on June 13, The Standard can now reveal.