England Beats France 6-4 as Mbappe and Saka Make History
A meaningless match for the standings delivered the tournament's wildest scoreline and a changing of the guard at the top of the record books.
Author: Steve Mokaya (Steve Mokaya)
South Africa’s June 30 Immigrant Ultimatum Comes and Goes. The Movement Says It Is Not Done.
Marches swept all nine provinces, a movement fractured in public view, a weekly protest declaration changed the shape of the campaign, and six African governments are still waiting for accountability.
What Comes After Coal: Germany’s Long Goodbye
The skies turned blue again, the rivers turned clean again, but the ground occasionally sinks without warning. Inside Germany’s long complicated goodbye to coal.
Welcome to the 2026 FIFA World Cup of Chaos: How Trump’s Policies Are Raining on Football’s Grandest Parade
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opens June 11 with African fans banned, a Somali referee turned away at the airport, Iran squeezed between war and a football pitch, and drug cartels at war in Mexican host cities. Canada is the only co-host without a crisis.
Ramaphosa Moves To Slow South Africa’s June 30 Afrophobia Deadline
Two movements have set a June 30 ultimatum demanding that undocumented African migrants leave South Africa. In reality, documented migrants are fleeing too. President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on June 7 and still would not name either movement.
Scientists Race to Protect Pollination in a Warming World
As climate change pushes crops beyond the conditions they evolved to withstand, scientists and plant breeders are paying closer attention to an often-overlooked indicator of stress: pollen. At the World Seed Congress in Lisbon, experts explained how this microscopic grain is helping shape the search for more resilient food systems.
The Untapped Tech Potential of African Agriculture
Most young Africans do not dream of working in agriculture. But at the 2026 World Seed Congress in Lisbon this May, the world's largest annual gathering of seed leaders, scientists and innovators, farming looked less like a struggle with the soil and more like a frontier of technology. In a wide-ranging conversation with African Seed Trade Association Secretary General Yacouba Diallo,it emerged that Africa's future in agriculture may depend less on land and rainfall than on its willingness to embrace innovation.
The World Confirmed Genocide in Sudan. Then Did Business as Usual
Six international bodies have confirmed genocide. The weapons are still flowing. The gold is still selling. Here's who is responsible, and what must be done
The Antarctic Voyage at the Centre of a Rare Hantavirus Investigation
A month-long expedition through Antarctica and the South Atlantic, which was marketed as an intimate encounter with glaciers, seabirds and some of the planet’s last wild frontiers, is now at the centre of an unfolding hantavirus cluster that has left three people dead, several others ill and health authorities across multiple continents scrambling to trace passengers.
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe and the End of the 2-Hour Marathon Barrier
Kenya has given the world many champions. But only one has officially run 42.2 kilometres in under two hours. His name is Sabastian Sawe. This is his victory.
