The Pulse of a Continent
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…
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…
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”…
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 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 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…
South African media personality and anti-migrant activist Ngizwe Mchunu has been found guilty of hate speech targeting the LGBTQ+ community, with the Johannesburg High Court ordering him to pay a…
Zimbabwe’s political landscape has been thrown into turmoil after the Lower House of Parliament approved a controversial constitutional amendment that would extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by two years and…
In Abuja, a protest over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity crisis turned confrontational when police dispersed a march, leaving activists and ordinary citizens frustrated over both the violence on the streets and…
Kenya is still reeling after a devastating school fire at Utumishi Girls’ Academy in Gilgil killed 16 students and left many others injured, turning a place of learning into a…