The Title That Moved: Senegal, Morocco, and the Crisis Tearing African Football Apart
Papa Gueye’s strike into the net in extra time, on the night of January 18 in Rabat, sent thousands of Senegalese supporters into streets from Dakar to Marseille. Captain Sadio Mané — veteran, icon, the man who had urged his team back onto the pitch during a chaotic walkout — lifted the Africa Cup of […]
The Market That Vanished: Nigeria’s Deadly Airstrike and the Cost of a War Without Edges
It was a Saturday market day, which in the villages that straddle the Borno-Yobe border means something particular. It means the smell of dried fish and millet. It means men arriving on motorcycles before dawn, women spreading cloth on cracked earth, children darting between the stalls. It means the week’s commerce — and sometimes the […]
Why Human Rights Matter In The Modern Workplace
Work Has Never Been Better. So Why Does Working Feel So Much Worse? By Ashwin Rajah, founder of Mindset Matters Human Rights Day reminds us to reflect on our constitutional rights, including human dignity and fair labour practices. Yet today one of the places where these rights are most often tested is the workplace. Much […]
Why 2026 Should Be Your “Year Of The Safari”
For travellers from around the world, a Kruger National Park safari stands out as one of the most sought-after adventures on the planet – a bucket list item that people often spend years planning for and dreaming about. While the Kruger has always been iconic, 2026 is being hailed as a significant year for South […]
Beyond Borrowing: Financing Africa’s AI Future Through Scalable Capital Structures
By Roger B. Jantio As African finance ministers gather for the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank next week in Washington, DC, the question of how to finance the continent’s artificial intelligence ambitions has moved from aspiration to urgency. In that context, the recent call by the United Nations Economic […]
The Chokepoint: How a War 5,000 Kilometres Away Is Starving African Economies of Fuel
It begins before the sun rises. In Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood, in Lagos along the Apapa corridor, in Accra’s industrial quarter and in Mombasa’s port district, the queues appear in the dark — motorcycles, matatus, lorries, private cars — all waiting for fuel that may or may not arrive, and that, when it does, will cost […]
Jambojet Unveils Integrated Operations Control Centre To Drive Next Phase Of Growth
Jambojet has unveiled a new Integrated Operations Control Centre (IOCC), marking a major step in strengthening its operational backbone as the airline scales for its next phase of growth. The centralised facility brings together critical operational functions into a single, coordinated environment, enabling real-time decision-making and allowing the airline to respond faster to disruptions, improve […]
HOSTAFRICA Unveils Locally Hosted GPU‑as‑a‑service Platform At Digital Parks Africa
HOSTAFRICA has unveiled its dedicated NVIDIA RTX PRO GPU servers at Digital Parks Africa’s (DPA) Samrand data centre, launching its fully localised GPU‑as‑a‑Service offering. The launch brought together industry leaders, tech partners and customers for a first-hand look at the platform in action, including live demonstrations of the high-performance infrastructure now available locally. Built to support organisations running […]
Makemation reimagines AI through an African lens
A new Nigerian film, Makemation, is putting Africa at the center of the global AI conversation with a story that blends technology and social impact. The film follows Zara, a young girl from a low-income community on the outskirts of Lagos, whose life changes after she earns a scholarship to an elite tech institute. There, […]
Senegal issues first conviction under new LGBTQ+ law
Senegal has issued its first conviction under a controversial new law that dramatically sharpens penalties for LGBTQ+ individuals. A 24-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison and fined over $3,000 in a Dakar suburb court, becoming the law’s first casualty since it took effect. The legislation raises prison terms to between five and […]
