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How Morocco is rewriting Africa’s aerospace ambitions
Morocco leads the continent with a large cluster of aerospace manufacturers producing fuselage sections, wiring systems, and engine components.
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Charles Mgbolu
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Iran hits Gulf neighbours, tightens grip on oil shipping as energy crisis fears rise
Rising fuel costs and disrupted tanker traffic put pressure on Washington as the conflict spreads across the region.
Seychelles’ Glacis Housing Project brings homes and hope
The initiative seeks to alleviate the country's housing shortage, offering families stability, security, and a foundation for socioeconomic progress.
By
Firmain Eric Mbadinga
Lailatul Qadr: One night that is worth more than 1000 months
The night most likely occurs in the last ten days of Ramadan.
By
Dayo Yussuf
Mauritius vs UK: The hidden story of Chagos Islands
While colonial rule in Africa appeared to have formally ended with South Africa’s triumph over the apartheid regime, Mauritius has yet to achieve full decolonization, and the US-Iran war has thrown its sovereignty dream into further disarray.
By
Sylvia Chebet
RETURNEES AND REFUGEES: BURUNDI'S EFFORT TO WELCOME EVERYONE HOME
Burundi currently hosts more than 230,000 refugees, mainly from the DRC, while simultaneously reintegrating hundreds of thousands of its own citizens returning from abroad.
By
Pauline Odhiambo
Silent crisis in classrooms: why millions of African children can’t hear their future
Pauline Odhiambo
15-minute miracle: Why half the world cannot access a sight-saving surgery
Pauline Odhiambo
The Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia celebrates historic victory over Italy
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The rot within: how the food we waste is fueling a silent pandemic
Discarded food is a biological reservoir, a petri dish for one of the most pressing health crises of our time: antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
By
Pauline Odhiambo
Kenyan family’s agony as son fought for Russia in Ukraine
A feigned mental breakdown coupled with fake car accident photos are what it took Duncan Chege to stage a narrow escape from Ukraine.
By
Emmanuel Oduor
Why Africa's water plans fail between the policy and the tap
A new study finds that African cities have the policies but not the systems to deliver clean water and sanitation, leaving millions struggling to fill the gap.
By
Pauline Odhiambo
Why Africa wants slavery and colonialism recognised as genocide
A landmark resolution adopted at AU's 39th summit reframes centuries of exploitation through slavery and colonialism within the language of international law, but analysts warn that it risks remaining a statement of intent without follow-through.
By
Sylvia Chebet
How an Israeli investor's 'dream' in Kenya's Solai is stirring old wounds
Nearly nine years after a deadly dam collapse in Kenya's Rift Valley, an Israeli-led agricultural and real estate project on the same land has reignited questions about foreign ownership, accountability and who development truly serves.
By
Nuri Aden
How 2,000 languages make Africa the world's most linguistically diverse continent
Nigeria alone is home to more than 520 languages and, across the continent, 428 are at risk of disappearing as the number of native speakers dwindles.
By
Pauline Odhiambo
HOW FASTING DURING RAMADAN REWIRES THE BODY
A chain reaction of biochemical goodness begins when the faithful fast during the month of Ramadan, triggering everything from fat-burning and purging of cancerous cells to sharper brain function.
By
Abdulwasiu Hassan
Spotlight Authors
Nuri Aden
How Türkiye is helping Rwanda court the Mediterranean's 300 million tourists
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Pauline Odhiambo
How maggots and ambition are building Zimbabwe's fish industry
5 min read
Nuri Aden
What it took Somalia to revive its military from the ruins of civil war
5 min read
Emmanuel Oduor
What are Zimbabwe's proposed law reforms and how will they work?
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100 DAYS IN: TANZANIA'S SAMIA HASSAN HELMS A NATION IN THE THROES OF PROGRESS AND PROTEST
Tanzania's first woman President has delivered jobs, infrastructure and economic growth in her first 100 days since being elected, yet a disputed poll and an allegedly sweeping crackdown on dissent continue to put her leadership under scrutiny.
By
Millicent Akeyo
Pauline Odhiambo
