White South Africans divided on US refugee offer
Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.
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Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, president tells nation
Patrice Talon says the situation is “totally under control” not long after explosions were heard in Cotonou.
The Weaponization of Misinformation: Digital Arsenals and the Shattering of African Reality
I. The New Warfront: Your Mind is the Battlefield In a Nairobi cyber café, a teenager edits a video. He slows down a politician’s speech, changes the pitch, adds inflammatory subtitles in Sheng slang, and posts it to a private Telegram channel labeled “For Patriots Only.” In 48 hours, that clip will be shared 200,000 … Read more
The Modern Quicksand: Africa’s Coming Collision with Technological Precarity
I. The Unseen Earthquake Lagos, 2035. A young man sits for the 47th day in a row at a buzzing “hive”—a warehouse filled with thousands of others, each staring at a screen, performing micro-tasks for an algorithm that pays in digital cents. His father drove a danfo bus in traffic that was human chaos. His … Read more
At least 11 killed in South Africa mass shooting
Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.
Deadly attack on kindergarten reported in Sudan
Drone strikes on a town in South Kordofan on Thursday are said to have killed at least 50 people.
Lured by lucrative job offers and sent to fight for Russia – Kenyans want their sons back
Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.
Single women risk rape and exploitation in search for better life in Europe
Esther says she faced sexual violence on her journey to Europe after fleeing abuse in Nigeria.
Western countries press Tanzania to release bodies of post-election victims
There is evidence of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and the concealment of bodies, 17 embassies say.
Exploring a Nigerian photographer’s iconic ‘Hairstyles’ series
J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere has photographed over 2000 uniqie Nigerian hairstyles.
Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade
Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.
Olympian and other Eritreans freed after 18 years without trial, relatives tell the BBC
Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.
Kenya signs landmark health deal with US despite data fears
Kenya becomes the first African country to secure US health funding since cuts to foreign aid by Trump.
‘Not becoming of a president’: Somali-Americans respond to Trump’s ‘garbage’ remarks
Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensified his criticism of the community.
Trump hosts signing of peace deal between leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda
The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region.
Tanzanian activist blocked from Instagram after mobilising election protests
Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi’s social media accounts for violating their policy.
The Unfinished Man: Rebuilding the African Male from Ornament to Cornerstone
We speak of Africa’s youth bulge as a demographic dividend—a future engine of growth. We speak of unemployment as an economic crisis—a problem of jobs and capital. We speak of violence, extremism, and social decay as security failures—a breakdown of law and order. These are symptoms. The diagnosis, the core wound we dare not name, … Read more
South Africa chase record 359 to beat India
South Africa complete the joint highest chase in the history of one-day internationals in India as they passed a target of 359 to win by four wickets in Naya Raipur.