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As Nigeria’s mainstream music scene shows signs of creative fatigue, attention is swinging back to the underground—long the industry’s quiet engine of reinvention. Historically, fringe movements like street-pop and Alte reshaped Afrobeats before being absorbed into the mainstream, giving Nigerian music its distinctive edge and identity. Today, a new wave of underground artists is experimenting […]
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Guinea-Bissau has suspended a controversial US-funded hepatitis B vaccine study, igniting a debate over ethics, power, and national sovereignty in global health research. The decision was taken by Guinea-Bissau’s recently appointed health minister, who cited inadequate ethical review. The trial, led by Danish researchers, planned to withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some newborns, a design […]
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Egypt is poised to join a growing global movement by drafting legislation to restrict children’s access to social media. The initiative aims to combat what lawmakers term “digital chaos” and shield young users from harmful content that could shape their behavior and future. The push follows a call from President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who urged officials […]
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Nigeria is positioning itself to become Africa’s second commercial cloves producer, after Tanzania, as a new nationwide farming initiative prepares to enroll 74,000 farmers ahead of the 2026 wet season. The program, coordinated by the Cloves Producers Association, will span all 36 states and the FCT, supplying participants with improved seeds and inputs to cultivate […]
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In 2026, Africa’s museums are stepping into a bold new era, redefining how the continent tells its own story. From Cairo to Marrakech and Benin City to Kigali, a wave of restituted artifacts, major expansions, and newly opened institutions is reshaping cultural spaces across Africa. According to Who Owns Africa correspondent Mandla Gorebridge, this momentum […]
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Archaeologists from Egypt and China have uncovered a remarkably preserved ancient sacred lake at the Montu Temple precinct inside Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex, revealing a rare new chapter in Egypt’s religious past. The newly found man-made reservoir, which had not been recorded in early archaeological records, sits near the Temple of Maat and forms a […]
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A Dubai-based industrial group, Mark Cables, has completed a 200-megawatt thermal power plant in Burkina Faso, delivering a major boost to the country’s fragile energy system. Built in just six months at an estimated cost of $213 million, the project comes as Burkina Faso grapples with one of the lowest electricity access rates in the […]
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Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, used the World Economic Forum in Davos to pitch his self-governing region as a serious destination for global investment. Holding separate talks with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Eric Trump, Abdullahi highlighted opportunities in livestock, agriculture, logistics, and energy infrastructure. The meetings come weeks after Israel became the first country […]
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Across Africa, a group of entrenched leaders has held power for decades, using a familiar playbook of political control. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, Cameroon’s Paul Biya, and the Republic of the Congo’s Denis Sassou Nguesso have each ruled for over 40 years by mastering tactics that undermine genuine democracy. They consolidate power through compromised electoral systems, […]
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Johannesburg’s architecture offers a vivid tour through ambition, reinvention, and creative expression. From Victorian-era landmarks like the Old Post Office and Chancellor House in the CBD to adaptive reuse in former mining districts, the city’s buildings reflect layers of history shaped by industry and culture. These heritage structures now share streets with creatively repurposed industrial […]
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