Africa’s businesses can cross borders more easily than their money can. That contradiction has quietly imposed a price on trade across the continent for[…]

Ceuta sits on the North African coast, just 14 kilometres from Gibraltar across the Strait. Administered from Madrid but surrounded by Morocco on its[…]

The East African Community has set 2031 as the new date for a single regional currency. Central bank governors confirmed that target in Kampala[…]

Military engagements with militant groups in Africa have been viewed through the conventional war approach, in terms of the number of troops used, the[…]

In July 2026, Namibia’s tourism sector achieved one of its strongest performances in recent years. National room occupancy reached 62.63%, according to the Hospitality[…]

On your birthday, you shared your pictures online. A friend likes the post and comments “happy birthday”; they don’t send you a message or[…]

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is outpacing the response, with the latest data showing it is the deadliest in[…]

On the banks of the Senegal River, where the water meets the Atlantic at the northern tip of Senegal, the city of Saint-Louis turned[…]

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The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) may have come and gone. It produced some shocking results, different dramas, stunning goals, greater competitiveness,[…]

For 43 years, one of Uganda’s renowned tourist attraction sites, the Kidepo Valley National Park, existed without one of Africa’s most iconic animals. In[…]

The Kano State Government is committing billions of naira to rehabilitate treatment plants, upgrade pumping infrastructure and build new dams. Yet in communities such[…]

Europe is living through its hottest reckoning yet. The summer of 2026 has brought four consecutive heatwaves across the continent, with temperatures climbing past[…]

Hakainde Hichilema has returned to Zambia’s State House for a second term, but the scale of his victory has done little to settle the[…]

South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 32.7% in the first three months of the year.[…]

Long before modern stadiums, professional leagues and televised competitions reshaped sport, communities across West Africa gathered in village squares, festival grounds and open arenas[…]

Plastic bags have long been part of everyday life across the Republic of Niger, carrying groceries from neighbourhood markets, wrapping food sold by roadside[…]

When Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Education, Julius Ogamba, appeared before the National Assembly on 16 July 2026, he admitted that the government owed public[…]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will go down in history for several reasons, but none will be more significant than the fact that the[…]

On 15 May 2026, armed men stormed three schools in the Yawota and Ahoro-Esiele communities of Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, abducting 39[…]