Burkina Faso has once again signaled its determination to take back greater control of its natural resources, this time by demanding an additional 35% stake in the Kiaka gold mine. The request, made this week, forced West African Resources—the Australian-listed…
China has firmly cemented itself as Africa’s fastest-growing trading partner, with exports to the continent jumping by a massive 25% in just the first half of 2025. According to Bloomberg data, Beijing shipped goods worth a staggering $122 billion to…
Kenya has been thrown into fresh mourning as authorities uncovered seven new bodies and 54 body parts in Kwa Binzaro village, Kilifi County. The grisly discovery on Thursday has pushed the death toll to 12, sparking chilling reminders of the…
Ghana is facing a stubborn youth unemployment crisis that refuses to go away, even as the country records modest improvements in overall job creation. According to the latest Quarterly Labour Statistics released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the unemployment…
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester is once again in the spotlight—this time not for another daring escape, but for a legal battle with Netflix. Bester has filed an urgent court application to stop the streaming giant from releasing Beauty…
Nigeria’s Telecom Crisis: When Stolen Cables and Batteries Silence a Nation One June morning, millions of Nigerians woke up to silence. Not from NEPA this time, but from their phones and internet. Calls refused to connect, transfers bounced, and everyday…
Kenya is at a turning point. Deadly youth-led protests have shaken the country, forcing new faces to step into the political spotlight ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Human rights activist Boniface Mwangi and former chief justice David Maraga have…
Ghanaian football icon James Kwasi Appiah has lived through both the joy and heartbreak of African football. But perhaps none of his chapters has been as moving as this current one in Sudan. Against the backdrop of a devastating civil…
The Equality Court has ruled that Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), crossed a dangerous line in 2022 when he told supporters to “never be scared to kill” during a rally. The court found the comments amounted…
It was one of those brisk London mornings at Heathrow’s Terminal 5. Travellers rushed past with coffee in hand, announcements filling the air, and I was trying to find my way to Oxford. Just then, a couple stopped me. They…
