Nowinafrica Editorial board

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing off the West African coast has killed three people and left several others seriously ill, triggering a major international health response and leaving passengers stranded in Atlantic waters near Cape Verde. Health authorities in South Africa and Cape Verde are urging calm but heightened vigilance following […]

When the 2026 World Athletics Relays came to a close in Gaborone after three days of record-breaking performances, most of the athletes and spectators went home. But five artists selected to document the event through live painting were still in the stadium, putting the finishing touches on works that now stand as permanent records of

A proposed law that would label individuals and organisations receiving foreign funding as foreign agents is generating fierce controversy in Uganda, with civil society groups, rights activists, and sections of the business community warning it could stifle dissent, damage the economy, and undermine fundamental freedoms. The Protection of Sovereignty Bill would criminalise actions deemed to

Ghana’s rejection of a 109 million dollar US health aid deal over data privacy terms has exposed a fundamental tension in global health cooperation between donor requirements and data sovereignty.