New Mo Ibrahim Foundation Report Calls For Faster Progress On African Integration
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has published a new report, Africa on the Move: Boosting Mobility and Connectivity, to coincide with the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, held from 11–12 May. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of mobility and connectivity across Africa, highlighting both the “soft” mobility of people, goods, and […]
Solving The Uptime Equation In African Data Centres With Real-Time Monitoring And Predictive Maintenance
Across Africa, digital services are now at the centre of economic activity. Banking platforms, mobile networks, cloud applications and enterprise systems all depend on data centres that must operate without interruption. When a facility goes offline, the impact is immediate. Transactions fail, operations stall, and customers lose confidence. For data centre operators, uptime is not […]
Amnesty Accuses Nigeria’s Military of Civilian Bombings
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian military of killing more than 100 people in airstrikes on Tumfa market in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, describing the attack as a potential war crime. Women and children were among the casualties, according to survivors, a local government official, and a Nigerian Red Cross representative. The military confirmed the […]
Renewed Tigray Power Struggle Raises Regional War Fears
Tensions have reached a boiling point in northern Ethiopia after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) unilaterally dismantled the federally appointed interim administration and reinstated its own regional government. The organization elected TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael as president, in open defiance of the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement that ended a brutal two-year civil war. Ethiopian […]
Zanu-PF Implicated in Cross-Border Voter Fraud Scheme
Leaked voter rolls from Mozambique’s 2024 elections appear to confirm that at least two known Zanu-PF activists and numerous Zimbabwean citizens without Mozambican citizenship fraudulently registered—and in some cases voted—in the national election. Investigative reporting by the Southern Africa Accountability Journalism Project revealed that Zanu-PF operatives in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo Province recruited supporters to register as […]
Indian Opioid Exports Drive West Africa’s Drug Emergency
An investigation by AFP has revealed that Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers continue exporting millions of high-strength tapentadol tablets to West Africa despite regulatory crackdowns and growing evidence linking the drug to a regional opioid epidemic. The synthetic opioid, which is stronger than tramadol and often sold illegally in countries such as Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Ghana, […]
Togo Leads Fight to Replace Mercator Projection
The African Union has endorsed Togo’s push to replace the Mercator projection—the globally dominant map dating to 1569—with the Equal Earth projection, which more accurately depicts continental landmasses. The decision follows growing recognition that the Mercator map dramatically understates Africa’s size: Greenland appears nearly as large as Africa, despite Africa being 14 times larger. Advocates […]
Macron Backs Permanent African Seats
French President Emmanuel Macron ended his Africa tour in Ethiopia by backing calls for permanent African representation on the UN Security Council (UNSC). Macron met with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and African Union Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, and discussed inclusive international governance. The discussions reflected growing international recognition that current […]
Southern Somalia Faces Rising Risk of Famine
Southern Somalia is at risk of famine for the first time since 2022, with over 37% of children in the Burhakaba District of Bay Region suffering from acute malnutrition. Approximately 6 million Somalis currently face crisis-level food insecurity—worse than projected, due to below-average seasonal rains. The situation is compounded by a catastrophic funding collapse: overall […]
Mali Attacks Rooted in Unresolved Tuareg Grievances
A recent deadly wave of coordinated attacks in Mali reflects decades of unresolved Tuareg grievances rather than isolated jihadist activity. These grievances center on three factors: political exclusion and cultural marginalization of Tuaregs; counterterrorism operations that inflict civilian harm and fuel rebel recruitment; and the concentration of northern Mali’s resources—gold, salt, and trade corridors—under southern […]
