Nowinafrica Editorial board

Rabat, Morocco — Morocco is mounting an ambitious campaign to attract international tourists to the Western Sahara, presenting the disputed territory as a emerging destination for beach resorts, adventure tourism and cultural heritage. But critics say the push is less about tourism than about consolidating control over a territory that has been at the heart […]

Abidjan, Ivory Coast — With Eid al-Adha just days away, customers at a sheep market in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan are hoping to buy animals for the Muslim festival. But supply is significantly down on last year, and traders are driving hard bargains as families struggle with prices that have spiralled well beyond what

Cotonou, Benin — When Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine walked into Benin’s capital Cotonou on Sunday for the inauguration of President Romuald Wadagni, the image carried more weight than protocol usually allows. It was the first time a senior Nigerien official had visited Benin since relations between the two neighbours collapsed following the

In a diplomatic gesture that analysts say reflects the growing sophistication of Moroccan soft power across Africa, King Mohammed VI has granted a royal pardon to a group of Senegalese football fans who had been serving prison sentences in Morocco following disturbances at last year’s Africa Cup of Nations final. The pardon, announced through the

For millions of families across East Africa, the bundle of second-hand clothing known colloquially as mitumba is not a luxury — it is a livelihood. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania collectively import hundreds of millions of used garments every year from Europe, North America and China, feeding a trade worth billions of dollars and employing hundreds