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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[…]
ECOWAS’s New Power Coordination Centre: Can Regional Electricity Trade Deliver?
For years, West Africa has been trying to solve an electricity problem that no country can realistically solve alone. About 8 per cent of[…]
From Vision to Reality: Assessing Africa’s progress towards Agenda 2063
In May 2013, during a session of the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African leaders adopted a development blueprint to transform Africa[…]
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[…]
Indonesia’s Palm Oil Curbs Expose Nigeria’s Growing Supply Gap
The Indonesia Palm Oil Policy The newly adopted B50 biodiesel policy in Indonesia increases the requirement for the country’s diesel to contain 50 percent[…]
The $17 Billion Bet: What Dangote’s Planned Kenya Refinery Means for East Africa
Aliko Dangote is betting billions on a refinery that could change the way Africa’s fuel business works. The Nigerian billionaire’s Dangote Industries has unveiled[…]
The Nigerian A7 Link: How Russia Is Building a Parallel Financial Network in Africa
When powerful countries find it increasingly difficult to move money through established international financial channels, they often look for another route. That is the[…]
Congo’s Copper and Cobalt: The People Behind the Supply Chain
Before copper or cobalt becomes part of a battery, a car, or another finished product, someone must bring it out of the ground. In[…]
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[…]
‘Pirates Onboard Help’: The New Trend Redefining Maritime Trade
“Pirates Onboard Help”. This was the distress message broadcast by the product tanker Sibu 1 before it changed course when it was sailing 136[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Beyond the Ban: Can DR Congo Turn Its Copper and Cobalt Wealth into Economic Power?
The Democratic Republic of Congo has taken a strong stand on its most important exports. On June 29, 2026, the government issued an order[…]
Terra Industries’ $52m Raise Signals Africa’s Growing Defence-Tech Ambitions
Terra Industries, an African defence-tech firm, is expanding its manufacturing footprint as demand for homegrown security solutions grows across the continent. With $52 million[…]
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.[…]
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 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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