Burkina Faso Just Nationalised a $607M Cotton Giant
In the cotton-growing villages of western Burkina Faso, the trucks from SOFITEX have arrived every season for decades. They come at harvest time, collecting the white bolls that smallholder farmers in Boucle du Mouhoun have grown under the company’s input credit system — seeds and fertilizer on credit, repaid in cotton at harvest. The arrangement […]
Tiwa Savage Music Foundation Kicks Off Berklee In Nigeria 2026 In Lagos
120 of Nigeria’s most talented emerging artists, selected from over 2,100 applications, begin intensive training with Berklee faculty on 22 April, closing with a live concert and the on-stage award of full three-year Berklee scholarships on Sunday 26 April The Tiwa Savage Music Foundation (TSMF), in partnership with Berklee College of Music, will this week […]
Uganda: Sovereignty Bill Threatens Speech, Assembly
Bill Mimics Widely Condemned Russia-Style Foreign Agents Law A bill before Uganda’s parliament that proposes sweeping controls over “foreign funding” and political activity threatens fundamental rights and could be used to shut down civil society, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill emulates laws adopted in recent years by other rights-abusing governments, which have been […]
Lack of Principled African Leadership, Action in Sudan
For three years, civilians in Sudan have borne the brunt of a conflict epitomized by widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, often amounting to atrocity crimes. Once, such a conflict would have moved continental leaders into action. But three years in, concrete measures by African states and bodies to protect civilians and […]
Will Sierra Leone’s Democracy Be Inclusive of Persons with Disabilities?
As Sierra Leone prepares for its next national election in 2028, political parties across the country have begun setting strategies and preparing to select their candidates. However, persons with disabilities say they remain poorly represented and are calling on political parties to nominate them as candidates ahead of the election. Samuel Alpha Sesay, a person […]
Mauritius Advances Financial Crime Crackdown, Police Reform, And Athletics Push
Financial Crimes Commission seizes assets in anti-money laundering drive This story is written and edited by Global South World The Mauritius Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) has reported the seizure of ill-got assets worth Rs 160 million (approximately $3.4 million) and the arrest of 26 suspects between December 10, 2025, and the end of March 2026. The actions followed […]
This Lagos Designer’s Idea Cut a Major Platform’s Investigation Time by 75%
The first time Lanre Fadire understood what design really meant, he was standing beside a pond at Landmark University in Nigeria. He had built an automated fish feeder — a system that dispensed food at precisely timed intervals. It worked perfectly. The fish ate. The data logged. The mechanism functioned exactly as he had designed […]
Katlehong’s Amapiano Stalwart, Mordecai, Set to Release 16-Track Album MAMELLO
Amapiano artist and DJ, Mordecai (born Kabelo Mokoena), is set to release his 16-track album, MAMELLO, on 17 April 2026 across all major streaming platforms, led by the single Marato Fela — track 9 on the album. Raised in Katlehong, on the east side of Johannesburg, Mordecai introduces Marato Fela, which translates to “love only” — a fitting expression […]
Burkina Faso Just Told an Australian Gold Miner It Wants 40% of Its Mine
On a Friday in mid-April 2026, West African Resources Limited suspended trading in its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange. The company’s statement was measured — a trading halt to “ensure orderly trading and an informed market” while it prepared a formal response to a government proposal. The share suspension lasted until April 21. What […]
Watch: Sim Tshabalala (Standard Bank Group CEO) At Semafor World Economy Summit
The Semafor World Economy Annual Convening 2026 brought together global leaders to discuss the future of the world economy. Our Chief Executive, Sim Tshabalala, shared insights on how reforms in energy, logistics and water infrastructure are beginning to drive measurable economic progress in South Africa.
