Politics & Governance

Zambia prides itself on being a beacon of African nationalism — the birthplace of pan-Africanism’s golden era, a nation founded by liberation leaders who fought to end colonial domination and empower the black majority. Yet a wave of personal testimonies collected by the BBC in late April 2026 reveals a more complicated picture: several black

Ghana’s Union of Mineworkers has issued a sharp warning to the government: a sweeping policy requiring international mining companies to shift core operations to locally owned contractors will destroy wages, eliminate benefits, and undermine job security for thousands of workers across the sector. The union, representing approximately 14,000 workers, has pledged to mount strong, coordinated

Libya’s rival eastern and western factions have agreed on a framework to unify public spending, the most concrete step toward fiscal cohesion in years.

Burkina Faso’s military junta has fully nationalised the $607 million SOFITEX cotton company, affecting four million people tied to the cotton supply chain.

France and South Africa have entered into a significant new phase of bilateral cooperation, with Paris extending a €100 million loan to Pretoria to support urban infrastructure development in Johannesburg. The deal, announced following months of diplomatic talks, is being seen as both a practical investment and a carefully calibrated political signal. The Deal at