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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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,[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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,[…]

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,[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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,[…]