Nigeria tightens media rules ahead of 2027 elections
Nigeria’s media landscape is tightening as the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) introduces stricter rules ahead of the 2027 elections. Broadcasters are now barred from expressing personal opinions as fact, airing inflammatory content, or suppressing opposing views, with violations set to attract sanctions. While the NBC claims these measures are necessary to curb misinformation, critics are […]
South Africa enacts reforms to attract investment
South Africa has dismantled a financial relic of the apartheid era, scrapping a pre-approval system for moving capital across borders that had been in place for over six decades. The Reserve Bank and National Treasury are replacing it with a “positive bias” approach—money, including cryptocurrency, flows freely unless flagged as high risk. The shift is […]
18-year-old Gout Gout breaks Usain Bolt record
At 18, Gout Gout, an Australian sprinter of South Sudanese descent, is already rewriting record books. Earlier this month, the Queensland sensation clocked an astonishing 19.67 seconds in the 200m at the Australian senior championships, breaking Usain Bolt’s under-20 world record set back in 2004. As excitement builds, Bolt has offered measured advice, urging the […]
Zambia takes bold stand against sexual violence
Zambia has introduced sweeping legal reforms that deny bail to suspects accused of sexual offenses. The law requires suspects to remain in custody until their trials conclude. Championed by Justice Minister Princess Kasune Zulu, a longtime HIV activist and survivor of child marriage, the new law aims to protect survivors from intimidation and restore confidence […]
Cocoa processing powers Ghana’s export surge
Ghana’s export sector is undergoing a notable transformation, with non-traditional exports surging to $3.28 billion in 2025—a 53% jump from the previous year. This growth signals a decisive shift away from raw commodity dependence toward value-added production, led by a booming cocoa processing industry. Cocoa paste, butter, and powder exports all recorded sharp increases, driving […]
Cheap Chinese panels drive Africa’s solar surge
Africa receives more sunlight than any continent on Earth, yet generates less than 5% of its electricity from solar. China is moving fast to change that—and to find new markets after being squeezed out by tariffs in the US and Europe. Chinese manufacturers shipped 18.8 gigawatts of solar panels to Africa last year, a 48% […]
Pope Leo prays at slave trade site in Angola
Pope Leo XIV visited Angola’s historic Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, a revered pilgrimage site with deep ties to the transatlantic slave trade. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, over 5 million Angolans were forcibly baptized here before being shipped to the Americas—accounting for nearly half of all enslaved Africans. During the visit, Leo, whose own […]
