Spain wins the World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time

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Spain's Ferran Torres (7) celebrates scoring their first goal during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina on Sunday, July 19, 2026.

Spain substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give his team a 1-0 win over defending champion Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday.  Spain was absolutely dominant in terms of possession and shot attempts. Lionel Messi and Argentina found a way to hang on and force extra time – but barely.  And in the opening moment of the second 15-minute period of …

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Sudan: Catastrophic conflict

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Sudanese Armed Forces soldiers patrol the streets of Khartoum, which they recaptured in March 2025, a turning point in the war.

After three years of civil war, Sudan is facing the most severe humanitarian crisis in the world, with millions at risk of starvation or famine. The capital, Khartoum, has been razed and is largely uninhabitable, and control of the country is split between the army, which governs Khartoum and the eastern regions, and the paramilitary …

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Russia lures Africans into its war against Ukraine

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Charles Ojiambo Mutoka, 72, stands with pictures of his son Oscar during a press conference in Nairobi in January. Oscar was killed in August 2025 while fighting alongside Russian soldiers against Ukraine.

Deceptive job schemes and transnational networks are drawing Africans into Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. Kenya, which estimates that over 1,000 of its citizens are involved in the fighting, has adopted a robust strategy to combat the recruitment of its citizens by Russian forces. Recruitment agents often make unrealistic promises to desperate Africans seeking better …

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Guinea: Doumbouya tightens iron fist

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President Doumbouya, widely believed to be in poor health, rarely appears in public.President Doumbouya, widely believed to be in poor health, rarely appears in public.

Two months prior to the local and legislative elections in late May, the Guinean government dissolved all but the smallest opposition parties. This move represents a step towards authoritarian consolidation that, paradoxically, reveals the very insecurity the regime strives to hide. It also contradicts any optimistic interpretation of Mamadi Doumbouya’s recent attempt to gain legitimacy …

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‘Zombie’ – 50 years later

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Nigerian musician and composer Fela Anikulapo Kuti received a posthumous Grammy award for Lifetime Achievement in February.

Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti was already outspoken about conditions under Nigeria’s military regime, but his 1976 song “Zombie” took it to a new level, lambasting the government’s minions with lyrics like “zombie no go think, unless you tell ’em to think,” over one of his trademark Africanized James Brown grooves. The junta responded by …

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South Africa: What a shame

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Members of the South African anti-immigrant group March and March protest in Durban on March 25. Several immigrants, including five from Mozambique, have been reported murdered in “xenophobic attacks” this year.

In recent weeks, African countries including Ghana and Nigeria have sent aircraft to bring their nationals home from South Africa – an action they deemed necessary due to the hostility and occasional violence that migrants from other African nations have been experiencing there. The anti-immigrant movement among South Africans seems to have forgotten that their …

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No radiation leak after ‘contamination’ events at Africa’s only nuclear plant, regulator says

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South Africa’s nuclear regulator said Thursday that no radioactive material leaked into the environment during three recent “contamination” events inside Africa’s only nuclear power station.  The incidents involved “elevated airborne radioactive contamination” inside the Koeberg Power Station, on South Africa’s west coast, when there was a loss of power to ventilation units during maintenance work, the National Nuclear Regulator …

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