Culture
African culture and creative industries: film, music, art, fashion, diaspora contributions, and the business of African cultural exports to global markets.
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…
Rwanda shut 15,000 churches. Here is why.
Rwanda has closed more than 15,000 churches since 2018, citing safety failures, unqualified clergy, and financial exploitation. The policy is…
Africa’s Oscars moment: wins, nominations at the 98th Academy Awards
The 98th Academy Awards delivered a landmark night for African and African-American talent. Sinners, Ryan Coogler's record-breaking film rooted in…
Africa’s women who changed everything
On International Women's Day, Africaspoint profiles the African women who built movements, broke science, led nations, and invented the future…
Newsletter
US-Iran truce sends oil crashing
A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…
AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda
The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…
South Africa braces for June 30
South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…