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…

Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line

President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…

Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.

Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over…

From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank

Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education…

All four SA banks are chasing Kenya

All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA.…