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Nigerian researcher Professor Andrew Agbaje has secured a €1.5 million European Research Council grant to lead a five-year study examining the long-term health effects of vaping and e-cigarette use among young people.

Africa has 10 nominees across four 2026 Ballon d’Or categories, with Sadio Mané, Achraf Hakimi, Barbra Banda, Temwa Chawinga and three African goalkeepers among the recognised stars.

79 African players from 23 nations are competing in this season’s UEFA Champions League group phase; the most in the competition’s history. And Yaya Toure has become the first African coach ever to lead a team into the Champions League main round.

Africa will host an Olympic event for the very first time in history. The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games take place in Senegal from 31 October to 13 November, bringing 2,700 young athletes from every continent to three host cities — Dakar, Diamniadio, and Saly.

From Nairobi to Paris, Kenyan designer Anil Padia is putting African craftsmanship on the global luxury map. His label, Yoshita 1967, has won the 2026 LVMH Savoir-Faire Prize after becoming the first Kenyan label to reach the LVMH Prize final.

Dr Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu’s journey from Lagos to the University of Saskatchewan has taken her from law student to professor and now dean of the College of Law. Here is how an unexpected decision to pursue graduate studies in Canada shaped a remarkable academic career.

South Africa’s Romanda Hombir has claimed the Miss World Africa 2026 title after reaching the Top 6 at the Miss World finale in Vietnam. Eritrea’s Snit Habteab Tewoldemedhin also made the Top 6, while Nigeria’s Tamunosoye Karibi-George finished in the Top 12.

Nigerian-founded semiconductor company ChipMango has secured $1.9 million in seed funding to expand its engineering operations, strengthen its talent development platform and grow across Africa, Europe and the United States.

Nigerian startup Intron has unveiled Sahara v2.5, a voice AI model designed to understand how Africans naturally communicate across multiple languages.

Serena Williams returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium alongside Carlos Alcaraz as the star duo won their opening US Open mixed doubles match before falling in the quarter-finals.