Canada captain Stephen Eustaquio scored a 92nd-minute winner as the team defeated South Africa 1-0 to reach the last 16 of the World Cup 2026. This is Canada's first-ever appearance in the round of 16.
Canada will host part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and its national team faces South Africa in the knockout stage for the first time in either nation’s history, according to LAFC.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage begins with South Africa facing Canada on June 29, according to ESPN and Al Jazeera.
In 1966, not a single African nation participated in the World Cup due to a widespread boycott. According to Al Jazeera, this decision significantly reshaped the tournament for future generations.
Families of those killed during Kenya's 2024 anti-government protests have placed flowers on barbed wire outside parliament, marking two years since the deadly clashes, according to the BBC.
Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala, a key figure in a major South Africa police corruption inquiry, has pleaded guilty to corruption, fraud, and money-laundering charges as part of a deal with state prosecutors, according to the BBC.
Jude Bellingham sparked controversy during England’s 0-0 draw with Ghana at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with debates over whether he should have been sent off for covering his mouth during a confrontation. The incident contrasts with a similar situation involving Paraguay’s Miguel Almirón.
France has confirmed its first case of Ebola—a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the French health ministry.
A Nairobi play depicting abuse in an abusive marriage has highlighted Kenya's rising rates of gender-based violence, according to The Guardian.
Ghanaians celebrated a 0-0 draw with England at the World Cup, marking a symbolic victory against their former colonial ruler, according to Al Jazeera.
England's World Cup momentum stalled after a 1-1 draw with Ghana, despite having the highest possession of any team to fail to score in a match in the past 60 years at the World Cup, according to ESPN.
British officials prioritized relations with the UAE over preventing mass atrocities in Sudan, according to a parliamentary committee hearing. Nathaniel Raymond, an American human rights investigator, will testify that the UK government withheld intelligence linking Ethiopia and the UAE to their support for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Zambia's former president Edgar Lungu's family has won a legal battle to have his body buried in South Africa, according to the BBC.
A global framework for reparatory justice has been adopted at a conference in Ghana, as African and Caribbean leaders demanded formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade.
A global framework for reparatory justice has been adopted at a conference in Ghana, as African and Caribbean leaders demanded formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade, according to The Guardian.