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News
Gabon opposition leader and former PM Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze arrested

Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries ‘handful of tyrants’ ravaging the world

Nigerian airlines threaten to halt flights over soaring jet fuel prices

South Africa’s Malema faces political crisis after jail sentence in firearm case

South Africa arrests activist Kemi Seba, wanted by Benin for ‘inciting rebellion’

Nigeria orders probe and defends deadly airstrike in insurgent-held Jilli

Kenyan court fines and jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case

South African politician Malema back in court as prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence

DR Congo to receive first group of deportees from US this week, sources say
Analysis
Impact of Kenya’s long-overdue new infrastructure fund may be limited by design problems

Why Africans Are Targeted by Recruitment Networks in the Ukraine-Russia War?

From Water Security to Geopolitical Realignment: Key Takeaways and Outcomes of the 39th African Union Summit 2026

Rohingya Genocide: Why The Gambia Demands Justice at the International Court

Security expert explains why the US can destroy terrorist bases in Nigeria but not terrorism

Africa’s informal economy taxation: the potential and drawbacks of technology

Key events in Ethiopia’s journey towards debt restructuring

BRICS Plus and the Shifting Global Power Balance: Implications of South Africa’s Role

Leaders in Africa’s human rights institutions are being elected. Why it matters
Studies

60 new cosmic structures have been discovered by South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope, which is mapping previously unseen gaps between galaxies

Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success

One in three South Africans have never heard of AI: what this means for policy

Social Media as a Catalyst for the Spread of Dangerous Wealth Ritual Myths

Overcoming Education Barriers for Young Mothers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Youth Empowerment Through Vocational Training in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

Manufacturers in Ghana and Nigeria claim that although corruption damages businesses, digital technologies provide a chance to combat it

Environmental Threats and Conservation Efforts in Namibia

Your teachers’ level of knowledge affects how well you perform in class: perspectives from 14 French-speaking African nations
Infographics
Figures

Samora Machel (1933–1986): Mozambican politician and revolutionary

Murtala Ramat Mohammed (1938–1976): Military officer and former President of Nigeria

Miriam Makeba (1932-2008): South African civil rights activist, singer and actress

Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984): Revolutionary and First President of Guinea

Changamire Dombo I (1684–1695): Leader who expelled Portuguese invaders

Sobhuza II (1899-1982): Former Ngwenyama of Eswatini who led independence transition

Alpha Oumar Konare: historian, archaeologist, and former President of Mali

Felix Konotey-Ahulu (1930-2025): Ghanaian physician and scientist

Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique
History

The Land of Punt (modern Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, or eastern Sudan)

Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar

Lopé-Okanda (Gabon)

The Sudd wetland

Khami Ruins (Zimbabwe), the capital of the Torwa state

Royal Palace, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin

W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, the West African wildlife sanctuary

Royal Court of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso

Lake Tanganyika, the world’s longest freshwater lake
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Historical Readings

Historical readings on African events from African scholars and experts.

East Africa

The Land of Punt (modern Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, or eastern Sudan)

March 31, 2026

East Africa

Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar

March 4, 2026

Central Africa

Lopé-Okanda (Gabon)

February 22, 2026

Central Africa

DR Congo marks 25 years since fall of Mobutu’s rule

May 17, 2022

The Democratic Republic of Congo will on Tuesday mark 25 years since the collapse of the authoritarian rule of Mobutu...

Historical Readings

Africans and African-Americans would honour Martin Luther King by rekindling their bonds

January 13, 2022

By Julius A. Amin* During an official visit to Washington DC in 1962, Cameroon’s founding President Ahmadou Ahidjo informed President...

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Small seashells: A big story of slavery and transoceanic trade

September 3, 2021

By Justine Wintjes* In the archaeology storerooms of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, lie two boxes filled with seashells. The shells...

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A long view sheds fresh light on the history of the Yoruba people in West Africa

June 28, 2021

By Akinwumi Ogundiran* The Yoruba are among the most storied groups in Africa. Their ancestral homeland cuts across present-day southwest Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo...

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Archaeology in West Africa could rewrite the textbooks on human evolution

April 13, 2021

By Eleanor Scerri* Our species, Homo sapiens, rose in Africa some 300,000 years ago. The objects that early humans made and used, known as...

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Survey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history

March 22, 2021

By Benjamin Roberts*, Gregory Houston*, Jare Struwig*, & Steven Gordon* The yearly Human Rights Day public holiday in South Africa in late March commemorates...