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As Kenya’s Gen Z voters search for a new political home, Edwin Sifuna’s ‘Linda Mwananchi’ movement is tapping into youth ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria is adopting a ‘calibrated easing’ strategy, opting for a modest 50-basis-point rate cut to 26.5% as it weighs promising disinflation against the looming liquidity risks of ...

Though municipal elections in South Africa are only due in November, Helen Zille and Herman Mashaba have already declared their bids for Johannesburg mayor, in a city neither of their parties has ever ...

While 10 million Catholics await him in Cameroon, opposition figures – including Jesuit priests – accuse the Pope of endorsing the flawed election of President Paul Biya and the church of remaining ...

As cranes roll onto Hobyo’s coastline, Somalia pushes ahead with a strategically placed seaport meant to ease port congestion ...

A pre-dawn strike in Rubaya that killed one of M23’s most visible commanders has jolted an already fragile truce. Kinshasa ...

A senior figure in the rebel movement backed by Rwanda, Willy Ngoma was killed on 24 February, as confirmed by several ...

Despite the many fluctuations in gold prices in 2025, mining companies operating in West Africa’s gold sector have managed to ...