The Interim President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) paid a working visit to CAA headquarters in Dakar from August 29 to September 2, 2026. During this visit, many topics were discussed, including the dates of the Regional Elective Congresses.

In agreement with the Local Organizing Committee, a slight adjustment has been made to the dates of the CAA events to be held in Eswatini in 2027.

General Jackson Tuwei, Acting President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), is currently visiting Dakar, Senegal. He will use this visit to hold meetings with CAA Director General Lamine Faty and his staff. Dakar is home to the CAA headquarters.

General Tuwei has been serving as Acting President of the CAA since the passing of President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum on May 13, 2026, in Yaounde, Cameroon.

The new CAA president will be elected at the 31st CAA Congress, scheduled for March 19, 2027, in Mbabane, Eswatini.

Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha regained the world half marathon record*, running 56:51 at the Media Maratón Ciudad de Buenos Aires, a World Athletics Label road race, in the Argentinean capital on Sunday (23).

With that performance, Kejelcha took 29 seconds off the world record of 57:20* set by Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon in March – a mark that is pending ratification – to regain a world record he set in Valencia in October 2024 with a 57:30 clocking.

Kiplimo had clocked 56:42 in Barcelona last year, but it could not be ratified as a world record because the race conditions were not fully compliant with World Athletics rules.

The 21st World U20 Championships, held at Eugene’s Hayward Field from 5-9 August, featured six world U20 records, 11 championship records and 17 area U20 records.

The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) announces that its 31st Congress is scheduled to take place on March 19, 2027, in Mbabane, Eswatini. The Council will meet beforehand on March 18, 2027.

Cameroon paid a last and solemn tribute on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Yaoundé, to Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, President of the Cameroon National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSC), who passed away on Wednesday, May 13, in Yaoundé, at the age of 75.

The Republic of South Africa (9 gold medals), Kenya (5 gold medals), and Ethiopia (5 gold medals) topped the podium at the 24th African Senior Athletics Championships held in Accra, Ghana, from May 12 to 17, 2026.

Despite the mourning which struck the athletics family with the passing of Confederation of African Athletics' President, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum on Wednesday, May 13, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, the Ghana event was a resounding success, boasting impressive performances even though the season has only just begun.