Mali’s Army Is Bleeding in the Desert, and the Junta Has No Answer
The road out of Gao has become one of the deadliest stretches of highway in the Sahel. Twice in the space of a week, military convoys moving through northern Mali…
A School Trip to a Waterfall Ended in 21 Deaths. Uganda’s Roads Have Been Warning Us for Years.
The children of King David Junior School in Kampala were on their way home from Sipi Falls, one of eastern Uganda’s most photographed natural landmarks, when their bus veered off…
Tunisians Are Voting With Cash — and the Verdict Is a Vote of No Confidence in the Banks
Nearly thirty billion dinars. That is how much cash the Central Bank of Tunisia now estimates is circulating outside the country’s banking system — up roughly a quarter from the…
Burkina Faso Draws a Line: Ouagadougou Expels Two EU Diplomats Over Brussels’ Meddling
Burkina Faso EU diplomats expelled — that’s the blunt reality Ouagadougou delivered this week, giving two senior European Union officials just 72 hours to leave the country. In a decisive…
When African Billionaires Bet on Africa, We Should Be Asking Harder Questions — Not Just Cheering
There is an easy narrative being told right now, which can be simplified in the following way: two of Africa’s richest individuals are partnering together, a $17 billion refinery will…
Nigeria’s Oyo Rescue Is a Victory Wrapped in a Warning
The Oyo schoolchildren rescue Nigeria has been celebrating hides a harder truth: children abducted the same day in Borno are still missing. On Friday, the presidency finally delivered the news…
When Home Becomes Unsafe: African Migrants Flee South Africa Amid Rising Xenophobic Violence
In late June 2026, a simple calendar date turned into a life-or-death deadline for thousands of people living in South Africa. Anti-immigrant groups declared June 30 an unofficial “last day”…
Burkina Faso Breaks Off Diplomatic Relations With France in Dramatic Geopolitical Shift
OUAGADOUGOU — Burkina Faso’s military government has announced an immediate and complete break in diplomatic relations with France, marking one of the most decisive ruptures yet in the country’s ongoing…
Niger Formally Begins Process to Withdraw From the International Criminal Court
Niger has formally taken the first legal step to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), submitting its official notice to The Hague and setting off the one‑year waiting period…
The Final Bow of a Jazz Giant: How Abdullah Ibrahim’s Music Carried South Africa to the World
The legendary pianist and composer has died at 91, leaving behind a legacy that became the heartbeat of resistance, hope, and black identity across generations. The silence that fell The…