The Uneven Application of Universal Jurisdiction: Living with Impunity vs. Living in Fear

This will be a busy fall for French courts. Two major cases are testing France’s approach towards international justice. First, Roger Lumbala Tshitenga, a former Congolese warlord accused of crimes against humanity during the Second Congo War, is...

Trump, a Supposed Isolationist, Puts the United Nations to Shame With His Global Peacemaking Agenda

Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations — the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Wilson — on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The League’s utopian rhetoric lacked commensurate force....

OBITUARIES: Saturday October 4

Henry Taylor Davis, II Altoona Henry Taylor Davis II, 95, of Altoona passed away on Monday, September 29, at his residence. He is survived by his children Linda (Tim) Hester, Bill Davis and Chris (Lee) Whisenant, grandchildren Rob (Angie) McHugh,...

St. Bede to induct 2025 Hall of Fame class on Saturday

Expand St. Bede Bruins logo By Kevin Hieronymus St. Bede Academy will induct its 2025 Hall of Fame class at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Abbot Vincent Gymnasium. The inductees are: The 2005 sectional tennis championship team – The Bruins were the first...

Regragui: ‘Health and Education Come First for Moroccans’

Morocco coach Walid Regragui has spoken out on the importance of health and education, saying both are top priorities for the Moroccan people. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Atlas Lions’ upcoming fixtures against Bahrain and Congo,...

Nakivale (Uganda) : an imposed curfew raises questions

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, October 2, 2025 – A curfew has been imposed at the Nakivale refugee camp in southwest Uganda, home to more than 150,000 refugees, including more than 33,000 Burundians. The measure, which prohibits all movement after...

Unesco veteran Matoko pitches reform agenda ahead of leadership vote

The UN's scientific and cultural agency, Unesco, faces criticism for being slow, politicised and short of funds. As it prepares to choose a successor to its French director general, Audrey Azoulay, on Monday, Congolese veteran Firmin Édouard...

Sir Edward’s updates design after 7.4% sales growth

Blended Scotch whisky Sir Edward’s has reported year-on-year growth for the past three years, including a high single-digit increase in 2024. The Scotch brand has enjoyed YOY growth for three years Sir Edward’s, owned by La Martiniquaise-Bardinet,...

Calls for modern Stadium in Mombasa dominate Sisi ni DOLA Cup launch

As the Sisi ni Dola Cup gets underway with thrilling action, top football stakeholders in the coastal region have renewed calls for the national government to invest in a modern international stadium in Mombasa County. Rajab Babu, former coach of...

The Top African Songs You Need to Hear This Week: October 3, 2025

MUSIC Babes Wodumo emerges with a new song, “Ekhaya” by Khaya Ngwenya/Gallo Images/Getty Images Every week, OkayAfrica highlights the top African music releases — including the latest Afrobeats and amapiano hits — through our best music column,...

The influence of Generation Z on Morocco's success in 2025 and 2030

Health, education and social justice before the CAN and the World Cup Call for a boycott of the CAN and the World Cup Atlas Lions in support of GenZ 212 Generation Z protesters, coordinated by the ‘GenZ 212’ collective, are calling for a boycott...

Candidate for UNESCO top job wants to build more African museums

Firmin Edouard Matoko, one of the two candidates vying to head the UN’s culture and education agency, said he would build more museums in Africa to house artifacts returned from overseas if he secures the top job, a move he said could boost...

Import-reliant Gabon gets taste for local beef

The rib eye steak that Matthieu Msellati was tucking into at a restaurant in Tchibanga in southwestern Gabon unusually came from a cattle ranch less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) away. Eating locally sourced food is still a rarity in the oil-rich...

Heirs Energies Leads Indigenous Leadership At African Energy Week 

1 LAGOS – Heirs Energies, one of Africa’s indigenous-owned integrated energy company, is set to make a strong impact at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, taking place from 29 September – 2 October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. Represented by CEO...

This Week in Games - EA Games Gets Played

Welcome back, folks! I finally got to share my Digimon Story: Time Stranger review this week. It was definitely one of the most fun things I've worked on all year. I hope people enjoy the game for what it is. I sadly missed the boat on Cyber...

The Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Establishment of Colonial Military Governance Over Haiti by UN Security Council

On Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025, the UN Security Council voted to adopt a resolution drafted by the U.S. and Panama that would create a so-called “Gang Suppression Force” (GSF) to invade Haiti. The resolution was adopted with 12 votes in favor and 3...

Zambian Farmers Sue Chinese Mining Company Over Toxic Spill, Seek $220 Million in Damages

Zambian workers constructing a new $300 million copper smelter in Chingola, Zambia, a short drive from the Congolese border on top of some of the richest copper deposits in the world, on Dec. 13, 2006. AP Photo/Joseph Schatz Dozens of Zambian...

Network of African photojournalists launched in Morocco

African news agencies on Thursday launched the Network of Photojournalists of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (NPJ-Faapa), the first of its kind. It aims to foster collaboration and capacity-building among the continent’s press...

San Antonio Zoo enhances visitor experience with new sculptures and art installations

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Zoo is enhancing its visitor experience with new sculptures and art installations as part of the openings of The Ralston and Congo Falls exhibits, according to a news release. For decades, visitors have posed with the...

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: From The League Of Nations To The United Nations To Trump Global?

Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations — the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson — on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The League’s utopian rhetoric lacked commensurate...