The arid mountains of Somalia Puntland region have become one of the Islamic State group most active theatres anywhere in the world — and the group is using its remote African stronghold to coordinate operations well beyond the Horn of Africa, according to regional security analysts and local officials. The semi-autonomous Puntland government has launched […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo has completed a historic 1.25 billion dollar debut eurobond issuance — the first time the country has accessed global capital markets in a currency other than its own — in a transaction that signals growing international confidence in the Central African nation despite ongoing armed conflict in its eastern provinces.
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South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a renewed political storm as new revelations from a declassified police watchdog report have reignited calls for his impeachment — nearly four years after the so-called Farmgate scandal first surfaced. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) report, published this week after opposition party ActionSA and news outlet News24
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In Abidjan’s lively media ecosystem — a city of bustling newspapers, radio stations, and a growing digital audience — something troubling has taken root. Over the past three years, a coordinated network of social media accounts, websites, and local opinion makers has been systematically amplifying narratives that portray Ukraine and the West as aggressors, glorify
While the world’s attention remains fixed on emerging infectious disease threats, a quieter — and in many ways deadlier — crisis has taken root across the African continent. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the process by which bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve to defeat the drugs designed to kill them, is now responsible for more deaths
Rwanda marks 32 years since the genocide against the Tutsi. President Kagame used the Kwibuka commemoration to warn against a new threat: the spread of historical distortion and genocide denial.
Afreximbank swept the 2026 IFLR Africa Awards with three major wins, signalling a shift in African capital markets. We break down what the hat-trick means for the continent.
President Paul Biya, 93, pushes through a constitutional amendment creating a vice-presidential role for the first time in 43 years, sparking debate over succession in Cameroon.
Fifteen people arrested including twelve police officers as South Africa’s top cop faces charges over a $20 million corruption network involving contracts and criminal protection.
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Nigeria’s petrol prices jump 65% to become Africa’s highest, exposing the limits of the Dangote Refinery and leaving households to bear the cost of global oil volatility.
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A new economic report has sounded a stark alarm for Africa: the continent faces the risk of a sharper-than-expected growth slowdown in 2026 if the ongoing Middle East conflict — centred on Iran-Israel-US tensions — continues to escalate. The warning comes as global energy markets remain on edge, with the Strait of Hormuz effectively disrupted
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Revolutionary CRISPR-based sickle cell therapies are raising unprecedented hope across Africa — the continent that carries 85 percent of the global disease burden — even as the $2.2 million price tag places cures forever out of reach for most patients.
