environment
In Saint-Louis, a Pirogue Festival Keeps Senegal’s Coastal Tradition Afloat
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[…]
Ethiopia’s Tussle with Egypt Over Africa’s Biggest Dam Connecting East Africa
It is the famous poem by Ethiopia’s Poet Laureate, Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin, that has lately come to represent the ideals of the Nile. In the[…]
Africa’s Seed Rules: Changing Who Controls What Farmers Plant
For countless generations, African cultivators have meticulously chosen, preserved, re-sown, and traded planting materials from their own harvests with their communities, adapting these varieties[…]
Uganda’s $2 Million Wildlife Recovery: How Rhinos and Lions Are Returning to Kidepo
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[…]
Kano is Spending Big on Water: Can the new Infrastructure deliver?
The Kano State Government is committing billions of naira to rehabilitate treatment plants, upgrade pumping infrastructure and build new dams. Yet in communities such[…]
Africa’s Heat Adaptation Solutions Are Gaining Global Attention
Europe is living through its hottest reckoning yet. The summer of 2026 has brought four consecutive heatwaves across the continent, with temperatures climbing past[…]
Umuganda: Niger’s Enforcement of Plastic Bag Ban
Plastic bags have long been part of everyday life across the Republic of Niger, carrying groceries from neighbourhood markets, wrapping food sold by roadside[…]
How Rising Flood Risks Are Reshaping Business in West Africa
Across West Africa, flooding is no longer just an environmental crisis, it is becoming a growing business risk. As climate change worsens, the overflow[…]
Ant Smugglers: Inside Kenya’s Battle against Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
For decades, Kenya has established itself as a key player in the fight against the trafficking of elephants, rhinos, pangolins, and exotic birds. A[…]
Rise of the Kenyan Traveller: Inside the Domestic Tourism Boom
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kenya’s tourism sector hard, halving the number of both foreign and domestic travellers. According to the Tourism Research[…]
Pollution, Power and Gold: Zimbabwe’s Mining Crisis Uncovered
On the edge of Zimbabwe’s Midlands province, the mining town of Shurugwi is gradually disappearing, not suddenly, but gradually, piece by piece. Hills that[…]
The Wonders of the Mauritania’s Iron-ore Train
The Mauritania Iron Ore Train is not designed for passengers. Yet travellers climb into its open wagons, turning one of the world’s longest freight[…]
Fishing for Fortune: How Marine Tourism Can Lift Gambia’s Economy
By reducing its reliance on traditional beach tourism, The Gambia is charting a new course toward faster sectoral growth. Largely driven by its beaches,[…]
Algeria’s Project of the Century: 1.48 Gigawatt Solar Rollout
A Turning Point in the Desert In the sun-scorched expanse of North Africa, where daylight stretches long and intense across the Sahara, Algeria is[…]
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[…]
How Social Media Is Changing How We Relate
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 call. Your partner still follows[…]
Ebola’s Deadliest Chapter: What DR Congo’s Crisis and Uganda’s Success Mean for a Region on Edge
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is outpacing the response, with the latest data showing it is the deadliest in the country’s history. The World[…]
In Saint-Louis, a Pirogue Festival Keeps Senegal’s Coastal Tradition Afloat
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 out this year for a[…]
Africa’s Seed Rules: Changing Who Controls What Farmers Plant
For countless generations, African cultivators have meticulously chosen, preserved, re-sown, and traded planting materials from their own harvests with their communities, adapting these varieties to suit local environmental specificities.[…]
Low Attendance at WAFCON 2026: A bleak portend for the future of the tournament?
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, a few upsets, and memorable[…]
Uganda’s $2 Million Wildlife Recovery: How Rhinos and Lions Are Returning to Kidepo
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 Africa, the lion, leopard, rhinoceros,[…]
Kano is Spending Big on Water: Can the new Infrastructure deliver?
The Kano State Government is committing billions of naira to rehabilitate treatment plants, upgrade pumping infrastructure and build new dams. Yet in communities such as Dutsen Bakoshi, residents still[…]
Africa’s Heat Adaptation Solutions Are Gaining Global Attention
Europe is living through its hottest reckoning yet. The summer of 2026 has brought four consecutive heatwaves across the continent, with temperatures climbing past 40°C, with hospitals filled past[…]
What Next for Zambia? Hakainde Hichilema Re-Elected as Opposition Fights Back
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 debate over how he got[…]
South Africa is Losing Jobs while More People Look for Work
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. But the headline figure does[…]
Lutte Traditionnelle: The Enduring Legacy of Traditional Wrestling in West Africa
Long before modern stadiums, professional leagues and televised competitions reshaped sport, communities across West Africa gathered in village squares, festival grounds and open arenas to witness contests of strength,[…]
Umuganda: Niger’s Enforcement of Plastic Bag Ban
Plastic bags have long been part of everyday life across the Republic of Niger, carrying groceries from neighbourhood markets, wrapping food sold by roadside vendors, and packaging goods in[…]
Loans Over Education: Where are African Countries Spending Their Money
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 schools Ksh 28.97 billion (about[…]
Close, Yet So Far Away: What is Holding Africa Back From Winning the World Cup?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will go down in history for several reasons, but none will be more significant than the fact that the world’s most popular competition saw[…]
Oyo School Abduction: How Misinformation Shapes Public Response During Security Crises
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 pupils, 7 teachers and one[…]
Are Kenya’s Coffee Cooperatives Hindering or Transforming the Industry?
Despite Kenya commanding some of the highest coffee prices in the world, most of the country’s smallholder farmers still struggle to make ends meet. As the government launches its[…]
The Galaxy of Information Manipulation in East Africa
For years, many Kenyans knew something unusual had happened during the 2013 and 2017 general elections, but there was no common vocabulary to describe it. The campaigns were unlike[…]
Three Presidents, One Persistent Security Challenge: What Has Changed Since 2011?
In the Beginning In one of the farming communities in Kankara local government area of Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria, women gather at the corner of a market. Instead of[…]
War Crimes as Content: Inside Wagner’s Monetised Atrocity Network
For several months, an investigation published within the Jeune Afrique Media Group, whose titles include Jeune Afrique and its sister publication The Africa Report, tracked a Telegram channel most[…]
How Kenya is Transforming Labour Market as East Africa Looks Beyond Local Jobs
Across East Africa, a generation is coming of age faster than economies can create jobs. The region is home to one of the youngest populations in the world. According[…]
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