Ghana’s President John Mahama wants African investors to help turn the continent’s reliance on imported medicines…
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Nigerian Journalist Hails Mahama’s Vision
Ghana’s president has revived the pan-African case for economic sovereignty. His courage deserves recognition, but his…
Burkina Faso’s growth meets price reality
Ibrahim Traoré’s government has strengthened public finances and expanded local production. But its economic revolution faces…
My new essay: The Nobel Prize and the Justice Congo Never Received
In 2010, I stood outside the United Nations in the rain alongside hundreds of Congolese and…
“Many people do not know the Palestinians help the Congo movement,” explained Kambale Musavuli, Lead Policy Analyst at the Centre for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa.
During a discussion with Sovereign Media’s Ahmed Kaballo, Musavuli detailed the historic solidarity connecting the Democratic…
From Cairo to the Cape: What Soviet solidarity meant for Africa’s liberation struggles
Prof. Vladimir Shubin has just published his book, From Cairo to Cape, a must-read for anyone…
Morocco buying ‘both defensive and offensive’ capabilities from Israel
A Western observer tells JNS that Morocco’s growing purchases of Israeli defense technology reflect a wider…
Africa dominates global mobile money flows
Africa processed $1.4tn in mobile money in 2025, led by East Africa as Southern Africa’s tiny…
Africa growth strengthens but jobs remain scarce
World Bank raises Sub-Saharan Africa’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.3 percent, but jobs, incomes and poverty…
Ghana awards Telecel 5G spectrum
Telecel secures three 2.3 GHz spectrum lots as Ghana opens 5G to competition after ending NGIC’s…
Guinea-Bissau blocks Embalo’s return
Guinea-Bissau’s military blocks former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning ahead of crucial December elections Keypoints:…
Tigray fighting widens Horn tensions
Renewed fighting in Tigray is colliding with an Ethiopia–Eritrea rupture, Sudan’s war and wider Red Sea…
Burkina Faso brings gold refining home
Burkina Faso opens a 164-tonne gold refinery as it pushes to process more of its mineral…
Why Africa’s networks leave millions offline
Hundreds of millions of Africans live within reach of mobile broadband but still do not use…
Mahama links sovereignty to African capacity
From health financing and Sahel security to debt and trade, John Mahama used a New York…
Ghana plans 2.7km Abidjan-Lagos tunnel
Ghana’s Abidjan-Lagos Highway section includes a proposed 2.7km tunnel through the Akuapem range as investment plans…
Africa faces test over mineral deals
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the rush around Africa’s critical minerals offers an unusual opening. The real test…
Why Africa still lacks UN veto power
Africa’s campaign for permanent UN Security Council representation is increasingly about more than seats — it…
Nigeria-US mining pact tests value ambition
Nigeria’s new minerals framework with Washington places the country inside the intensifying global contest for critical…
Africa speaks with rare unity at UNGA 81
From UN reform and debt to critical minerals, climate finance and AI, African leaders have rarely…
Mahama recasts Africa’s place in world order
From reparatory justice and UN reform to Gaza, critical minerals and Ghana’s economic recovery, President John…
Ghana-Nigeria onion row exposes ECOWAS gaps
A Ghana-Nigeria onion dispute exposes gaps between ECOWAS free-trade rules and barriers confronting cross-border traders Keypoints:…
Seek Ye First the Political Kingdom
Nkrumah, Congo and the unfinished question of what political power must do for the people. I…
KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL LECTURES DELIVERED BY KWESI PRATT, JNR — DAY (2) UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
KWAME NKRUMAH, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW: PERSPECTIVES ON CONSTITUTIONALISM, DEVELOPMENT AND PAN-AFRICANISM A Presentation By Kwesi…
KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL LECTURES DAY ONE, BY KWESI PRATT, JNR. KWAME NKRUMAH, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL LECTURES — DAY ONE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026. THEME:…
Theresa Boateng Urges African Youth to Lead the Fight for Reparatory Justice
By Theresa Boateng African youth must become the intellectual and political engine of the global reparations…
ASUU threatens nationwide strike over unpaid salaries, agreement
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike…
Senegal IMF row deepens Faye-Sonko split
Senegal’s $2.2bn IMF plan deepens the Faye-Sonko split as MPs challenge sovereignty, debt reform and parliamentary…
Ethics enters Africa-Caribbean trade debate
Africa–Caribbean businesses are being urged to turn ethical conduct, trust and sustainability into sources of long-term…
The Smile Was the Warning
Tshisekedi in Jerusalem and the dangerous marriage of faith, foreign policy and political survival I was…
POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING: Cash for power, Democracy’s unequal bargain
Dr. Reneva Fourie Money is increasingly shaping South Africa’s political landscape. The Electoral Commission’s first quarter…
The Gun and the Olive Branch: Anti-Colonial Armed Struggle from South Africa to Palestine
Drawing on South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, Ronnie Kasrils examines how armed resistance, mass mobilization, underground organization…
Ghana term-limit row widens beyond court
Ghana’s term-limit battle widens as five Supreme Court cases collide with calls for constitutional amendment by Editorial…
Senegal launches lower-cost sickle cell drug
Senegal launches lower-cost DREPAF hydroxyurea, expanding sickle cell treatment while evidence challenges an Africa-first claim by Editorial…
Op-Ed: Nigeria’s digital future needs trust
Nigeria’s digital future depends on pairing innovation with moral leadership, accountable institutions and shared prosperity, writes…
Trust tests Africa-Caribbean trade ambitions
Africa-Caribbean trade ambitions face a trust test as businesses push for stronger commercial ties, investment and…
Op-Ed: Tunisia must let youth shape reform
Tunisia cannot build its next chapter with institutions designed for another age. Giving young people genuine…
Tinubu fights FBI records disclosure
Tinubu asks a US court to uphold FBI and DEA redactions in a widening FOIA battle…
Ethiopia Presidency Plan Sparks Power Fears
Ethiopia’s executive presidency proposal draws unity claims and warnings over Abiy’s power, with constitutional approval still…