environment
Liberia and Tanzania forge Maritime Partnership to advance Africa’s Blue Economy
Africa handles a significant share of global maritime trade but owns only a small proportion of the world’s shipping fleet. According to the United[…]
Ghanaian trader killings in Burkina Faso signal growing threat to West African Economic Integration
On February 14, seven Ghanaian tomato traders were killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in the town of Titao in northern Burkina[…]
Coastal Erosion Is Harming Benin’s Beautiful Beaches
Undoubtedly, Benin has some of West Africa’s most beautiful Atlantic beaches, stretching along the Gulf of Guinea from Cotonou to Ouidah and Grand-Popo. These[…]
Ivory Coast’s Cocoa Paradox: Record Output, Falling Prices, and a Growing Bean Backlog
Ivory Coast’s cocoa boom is the result of decades of state-backed expansion that turned the country into the world’s largest cocoa producer, supplying about[…]
Mozambique Flood Victims Face Growing Shelter and Health Crisis
Despite the rescue success in the flooding, which has ravaged Mozambique since mid-December 2025, victims are now facing a growing shelter and health crisis.[…]
Is Environmental Pollution the Cost for Irresponsible Economic Development in Zambia?
When the promise of economic growth is weighed against environmental realities in Africa, the balance is rarely simple. In Zambia, a country known for[…]
Heartbreak In Lagos: Mass Demolitions Force Thousands Into Homelessness
They woke up to the sound of demolition but are now praying that day shouldn’t have come. The demolition ruined their fortunes, caused death,[…]
Resource Control and the Uranium Question in Niger Republic
The road into Arlit tells its own story. Long before the mines appear, the dust thickens, clinging to skin and clothing. Rusted metal frames[…]
Nigeria Positions Itself as Africa’s Climate Leader, But the Real Test Is at Home.
Billiamu Usman stands silently before the ruins of what used to be a busy family compound, once home to nearly 50 members of his[…]
Sudan’s Darfur Region Devastated by a Deadly Landslide.
On August 31, a landslide struck Tarasin, a remote village in the Marrah Mountains of Darfur. Local authorities and aid groups reported over 1,000[…]
Galamsey: Illegal Mining Activities are Destroying Ghana’s Lifelines.
Gold has always attracted people to Ghana, a major producer of the precious metal in West Africa. The country has a long history of dealing[…]
Nigeria’s Unregulated Mining Economy: How Illicit Gold Fuels Parallel Power.
In the sun-scorched terrains of northwestern Nigeria, the gold fields of Zamfara and Niger States stretch across vast, dusty landscapes marked by shallow pits,[…]
Governance Of Ghana’s Ocean Space – Troubled Waters Engendered by Crime and Corruption.
The late Major Courage Quashigah (rtd), a former Ghanaian Health Minister, had his own definition of food security.” Good, quality, nutritious food, hygienically packaged,[…]
Russia’s Mining Investment in Tanzania: Extraction Or Partnership?
Red dust clings to maize fields and coats village homes in southern Tanzania. Villagers say, trucks rumble past daily carrying soil destined for processing[…]
The Sacrifice Zone: Lead Pollution In Zambia.
At 42, Bertha Sabuni begins her day before dawn, walking out of her home in Makululu, Kabwe, to wash clothes for neighbors. Despite completing[…]
The Sea War: How Foreign Trawlers Are Emptying Gambian Nets.
At dawn in the coastal town of Gunjur, wooden pirogues push out into the Atlantic, their small engines humming over the crash of waves.[…]
A Cultural Assault on Conservation: Chinese Traditional Medicine’s Demands for Animal Parts.
In many locations across Africa and Asia, endangered animals such as pangolins, rhinos, tigers, elephants, and the rest are killed in large numbers, either[…]
Ghana’s $1bn Hemp Bet: Strategic Diversification or Policy Gamble
Ghana’s commodity-dependent economy is coming under increasing strain. Cocoa yields are declining under the pressure of climate variability, disease, and ageing plantations, while illegal mining continues to damage ecosystems[…]
Misinformation and Citizen Journalism
Journalists have been called upon to step up efforts to tackle misinformation and disinformation in the age of citizen journalism, as artificial intelligence and digital algorithms continue to transform[…]
Africa Is Reshaping Its Digital Economy
It’s a Friday afternoon, a Nigerian tech founder has just taken a 20-minute break to have lunch, and while at it, an email notification comes in. She stops eating[…]
Tinubu’s Visit to the UK – Opportunity or Formality?
President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to the United Kingdom on March 18 and 19, 2026, at the invitation of the King of England, King Charles III, is the most[…]
US Sends Military Aid to Benin to Curb Terrorist Incursions
The United States of America has donated military equipment to the Benin Republic to aid the country’s fight against imminent terrorist attacks, as the West African country’s northern borders[…]
Challenging the Stereotype: Foreign Cybercriminals Jailed in Nigeria.
Over the years, Nigeria’s reputation has been tarnished by crimes allegedly committed by its citizens, both in the country and abroad. But the conviction and sentencing of two Chinese[…]
Reclaiming the Ratings: Why Africa is betting on AFCRA to rewrite its Financial Story
A Continent Seeking Financial Self-Definition For decades, Africa’s financial narrative has been shaped partly by external rating systems that influence global capital perception. Credit ratings are not only technical[…]
Nigeria’s New Tax Policy: Implications across the socio-economic stratum
In a press release from the State House, Abuja, on December 30, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced, ” the new tax laws scheduled to commence on January 1,[…]
Africa’s Biggest Marathon Is Growing Fast: Can The Lagos Marathon maintain its momentum?
Chisom Nwosu had been training since October. Five mornings a week, before her children woke up, she ran laps around her estate in Surulere, building toward the 10-kilometre race[…]
Ghanaian trader killings in Burkina Faso signal growing threat to West African Economic Integration
On February 14, seven Ghanaian tomato traders were killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in the town of Titao in northern Burkina Faso, a clear illustration of[…]
Niger–France Tensions: Beyond the Headlines, Resources, Youth, and Regional Impact
When Niger’s military leadership warned in early 2026 that the country was prepared to confront France, the rhetoric reverberated far beyond Niamey. The statements, accompanied by the symbolic return[…]
African Union Declares Slavery and Colonialism Crimes Against Humanity
The African Union (AU) has officially designated slavery and colonialism as acts of genocide and crimes against the people of Africa. The declaration was adopted on February 16, 2026,[…]
Coastal Erosion Is Harming Benin’s Beautiful Beaches
Undoubtedly, Benin has some of West Africa’s most beautiful Atlantic beaches, stretching along the Gulf of Guinea from Cotonou to Ouidah and Grand-Popo. These beaches support fishing communities, tourism,[…]
Can Vaccines Stop Cholera in Flood-Hit Malawi?
According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), cholera cases across Africa surged past 300,000 last year, the highest number recorded in 25 years. The[…]
Involuntary Mercenaries: Africans Lured To Fight For Russia in the Conflict With Ukraine.
Over 1400 Africans, mostly civilians, have been lured or clandestinely recruited into the Russian military to fight in Ukraine since the war started on February 24, 2022. The majority[…]
Why Africa Needs Its Own Digital Infrastructure
Africa is no stranger to being at the mercy of the Western world. From mining its own resources to building its cities, most African countries have long depended on[…]
How African Towns Drive the Libya Migration Crisis
On the 8th of November 2025, a rubber boat carrying migrants towards Europe capsized off the coast of Zuwara, a coastal city in north-west Libya. At least 49 people[…]
Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Journalistic Freedom in the Sahel
Journalists in the Sahel, particularly in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) countries, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, are being silenced under the pretext of national security, since military[…]
AFCON 2025: What Africa Won, What It Lost, and What It Must Learn
When Congolese referee Jean-Jacques Ndala blew the final whistle at AFCON 2025, Africa’s biggest football tournament ended the way it often does — with celebration, anger, pride, and plenty[…]
Is Environmental Pollution the Cost for Irresponsible Economic Development in Zambia?
When the promise of economic growth is weighed against environmental realities in Africa, the balance is rarely simple. In Zambia, a country known for copper and other mineral wealth,[…]
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