Internet shutdowns rise as some African states crackdown on dissent

Africa experienced nearly 200 internet shutdowns between 2016 and 2024, driven by increased government efforts to stifle political expression, a study by the African Digital Rights Network found. Ethiopia faced the most shutdowns, either partial...

Philippines declines a spot in economic freedom index

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter THE Philippines slipped one spot in a global index on economic freedom, despite improvements in some areas, according to the Canada-based think tank Fraser Institute. The country ranked 62nd out of 165...

What is Israel’s endgame in Africa?

In late August, government officials from Zambia and Israel assembled to celebrate the reopening of the Israeli embassy in Lusaka. It was the first time in 52 years that an Israeli flag would be raised in the Zambian capital, following a long...

AGOA renewal: Is it time to rethink US-Africa trade?

The trade agreement between the United States and sub-Saharan African nations, known as AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act), is set to expire on September 30. Though some are still hopeful for a last-ditch effort to clinch a follow-up...

US downgrades Brazil, South Africa on human trafficking

The United States on Monday downgraded Brazil and South Africa, both key targets of President Donald Trump, in a report on efforts to combat human trafficking. The annual State Department report, the first since Trump’s return to the White House,...

Today in Africa — September 29, 2025: Youth-Led Protests Shake Morocco and Madagascar, NoViolet Bulawayo Wins ‘Best of Caine’ Award

Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check...

How Africa Can Get Rich

Africa too can get rich, as once-poor Asian countries have, but not if governments keep doing what they’ve been doing. Basically, they will have to throw off the stifling tax systems inherited from their prior colonial governments. Certainly,...

New Hungarian diplomatic representation opened in Africa

Hungary is opening a diplomatic representation in Dar es Salaam “with regard to opportunities in bilateral cooperation”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Tanzania’s largest city on Monday. The foreign ministry quoted Szijjártó as saying at...

The trouble with Nigeria’s healthcare system, by Michael Owhoko

The quality of a country’s healthcare system is a mirror image of its leaders’ commitment to citizens’ health. Countries like Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland are among the world’s top countries with best healthcare for citizens,...

Nigeria extends visa-free entry beyond Africa in landmark Caribbean deal

The recent visa-free travel agreement between Nigeria and St. Kitts & Nevis stemmed from high-level talks between Prime Minister Dr. Terrance M. Drew and Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja earlier this year, alongside wider...

ED'S 2030 PUSH : ZIM AT THE CROSSROADS

Zanu PF’s latest move to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s stay in office until 2030 has deepened Zimbabwe’s crisis of constitutionalism and future of democracy while exposing widening rifts within the ruling party. At its 22nd Annual National...

Electricity is bedrock of jobs, manufacturing and economic growth in power-deficit Africa

Around 600mn people in Africa—roughly 43% of the continent’s population — still lack access to electricity. While electrification rates have improved over the past decade (from about 40% in 2010 to around 57% in 2024), sub-Saharan Africa remains...

Police commence investigation over woman’s death linked to alleged forced marriage

The Borno State Police Command has opened an investigation into the death of a young woman in Gubio Local Government Area, who reportedly took her own life after being allegedly pressured by her father into a forced marriage. Reports by Lake Chad...

Will Whites Ever Learn?

Subscribe to future audio versions of AmRen articles here. The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair, by Martin Meredith, Public Affairs Press, 2005, 752 pp. At close to 800 pages, The Fate of Africa is a huge book...

BII Invests $20 million in Acumen’s H2R Initiative to Expand Energy Access in Africa

Quick Read: The initiative will deploy innovative financing to off-grid solar companies serving households and businesses across 17 frontier economies in Africa. BII’s investment in the initiative’s debt-focussed vehicle, H2R Amplify, will improve...

Douala Port’s 150th Anniversary: A $2B Trade Surge Target for CEMAC by 2030?

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s government expects its main port activities to generate $2 billion in additional annual trade for the CEMAC region by 2030, according to figures shared during the inauguration of new infrastructure at the Port...

Haj Toufic: We have entered a new phase in relations with African chambers

Senator Khalil Al-Haj Toufic, President of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, along with members of the Chamber’s Board of Directors, held a series of bilateral meetings with heads and representatives of chambers of commerce and industry from several...

Discover how 'Raising Champions' inspires South Africans through the stories of sports legends

Myan Subrayan's new book, Raising Champions, features the inspiring stories of Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos, Bafana Bafana legend Shaun Bartlett, and Rugby World Cup winner CJ van der Linde, offering a “blueprint” for South Africans to...

A tale of two Africas

The west and east African countries of the Ivory Coast and Eritrea sit about five and a half thousand kilometres apart from one another, at opposite ends of that great continent. That’s about as far from London as Boston, Massachusetts in one...

Black Paper: A symbolic title or Africa's answer to colonial debt narratives?

GhanaWeb Feature by Ernestina Serwaa Asante Following the launch of the Pan-African "Black Paper" on debt earlier in 2025, many have been left wondering why it was named the Black Paper. Is the paper itself black, or is it simply a symbolic title?...