Editorial

Eid al-Fitr and 1,400 years of Islam in Africa

Africa has the largest Muslim population of any continent by share of global Islam. It arrived here before it reached…

Can Africa own its social media layer?

Africa has 385 million social media users and a creator economy headed for $30 billion, yet every dollar spent on…

Belgium to try a man for killing Lumumba

A Brussels court has ordered former diplomat Étienne Davignon, 93, to stand trial for war crimes connected to the 1961…

CAF takes Senegal’s AFCON crown

CAF's appeals board has stripped Senegal of the 2025 AFCON title and handed it to Morocco 57 days after the…

Nigeria health sector records major gains

IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant…

Namibia rejects Starlink licence application

IN SHORT: Namibia's communications regulator CRAN has formally rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications…

Stanbic launches women’s banking in Ghana

IN SHORT: Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched Obaa Sima, a dedicated women's banking proposition targeting…

Ghana makes UN history on slavery

IN SHORT: Ghana tabled a resolution at the UN today declaring the transatlantic slave trade…