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A negotiator returns. A parliament purged. A war without end. Power won: Wadagni takes the presidency in Benin. Guelleh secures a sixth term in Djibouti. Kiir installs his replacements in South Sudan’s parliament the same day he removes the incumbents. Power lost: Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba is stripped of her role overnight. Malema waits to learn if […]
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In a quiet corner of an office in Abuja, a printer hums, spitting out sheets of paper covered in dense columns of figures. These are the ledgers of a nation’s obligations. There is no drama in the ink, no sound of a ticking clock, yet these numbers dictate the quality of schools in Kano and […]
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Accountability Needed for Decades-Long Violations of Children’s Rights Zambia should provide accountability for its failure to clean up a contaminated mine site that is responsible for the ongoing lead poisoning of children, Human Rights Watch said today in supporting a request for African Union action to require the government and others involved to clean up […]
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Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters, has been handed an effective five-year prison sentence over a 2018 incident in which he fired a rifle during a public celebration in Mdantsane. This story is written and edited by Global South World The sentence follows his conviction on five charges related to the unlawful possession […]
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A cargo ship sits low in the water at a harbor in Dar es Salaam, its massive steel hull groaning against the dock. On the manifest are the essentials of modern life: fuel, fertilizers, and grain. But the paperwork required to move these goods has become a labyrinth of risk. In a boardroom in Washington, […]
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The morning market in a typical regional hub is no longer the symphony of commerce it once was. A vendor sifts through a bag of grain, her brow furrowed at the price scribbled on a weathered piece of cardboard. The cost of basic staples has climbed with a stubborn persistence, fueled by events happening thousands […]
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In the outskirts of Casablanca, where the Atlantic breeze meets the sprawling urban sprawl of Morocco’s commercial heart, a new kind of fortress has taken root. It lacks the sandstone ramparts of the old medina, replaced instead by reinforced concrete and the relentless hum of industrial cooling units. Inside, rows of servers blink with a […]
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is done asking for attention. From 26-28 August 2026, the Fleuve Congo Hotel in Kinshasa will host the fourth DRC Investment Forum, and the message from organisers is blunt: capital has a home, policy is moving, and the pipeline is bankable. Last year’s forum curated US$7 billion in projects across […]
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While IATA projects intra-African air travel to grow at 4.9% compound annually through 2050 (the fastest of any region globally), the average South African holidaymaker is still more likely to have a favourite café in Amsterdam than a game drive story from the Luangwa Valley. But that is beginning to change. And with global travel […]
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The air inside the Associated Vehicle Assemblers warehouse in Mombasa carries a scent distinct from the usual heavy musk of diesel and oxidized iron. Here, the atmosphere feels clinical, almost expectant. A technician named Otieno runs a gloved hand over a pristine white chassis, his fingers tracing the seamless weld where steel meets the future. […]
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At GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech, conversations across founders, policymakers, and technology leaders reflected a broader shift taking place across Africa’s digital finance ecosystem, as the focus moves from access alone toward building systems that are more integrated, reliable, and aligned with everyday economic activity. For companies operating in this space, the challenge is no […]
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Speak Up Africa’s 2025 Impact Report, Africa Solves highlights a year in which African leaders, communities, and institutions came together to design and implement locally driven solutions across health, gender equality, sanitation, and innovation. By strengthening political leadership, mobilizing sustainable financing, and amplifying community expertise, Speak Up Africa helped turn commitments into measurable action. This […]
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