July 27
South Africa: The Myth of the Level Playing Field - Why SA's Wealth Gap Requires a Redress [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Where most countries wrestle with financial inequality through inheritance, in South Africa the legacy of apartheid means only a few South Africans see wealth pass from one… Read more »
Nigeria: Editorial - NNPCL's Reckless Disregard for Senate Oversight [editorial]
Premium Times
PREMIUM TIMES holds the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, responsible for NNPCL's litany of affronts on the legislature. Read more »
Uganda: Noeline Nassuuna, Defenders Protection Initiative - Inclusion Means Nothing If It Isn't Safe [opinion]
Nile Post
Uganda has spent years chasing digital inclusion, more people online, more mobile money accounts, more government services moved onto a phone screen. Noeline Nassuuna of the… Read more »
July 25
South Africa: Forgive South Africans for They Know Not What They Do [opinion]
Premium Times
I can understand when some Africans argue that March and March (M&M) leaders like Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Andile Somgxada, Sandile Dube, should never be forgiven, and must be… Read more »
July 24
Africa: Nigeria Emerging As Africa's Renewable Energy Knowledge Hub, By Abba Aliyu [opinion]
Premium Times
Today, our nation is being recognised across the African continent and beyond as a premier pioneer and leader in renewable energy innovation. Read more »
Liberia: Firing One Officer Isn't a Security Policy. Liberia Needs a Reshuffle, Not a Press Conference [editorial]
FrontPageAfrica
Johnny Bolar Dean was flagged as a problem in 2016. He was flagged again in 2025. It took a recorded $10,000 bribe, inside the biggest drug case in Liberia's history, to actually… Read more »
Liberia: At 179, Liberia Must Decide Whether It Is a Republic or a Criminal Enterprise [editorial]
Liberian Investigator
On Sunday, July 26, Liberia will celebrate 179 years of independence. There will be speeches, military parades, church services, cultural displays, and the familiar declarations of… Read more »
Nigeria: After Diezani, Others' Acquittal, What Next? [opinion]
This Day
Following the discharge and acquittal of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke by a UK court after she and other former key players and other… Read more »
Nigeria: Life Expectancy Challenge - Why Nigerians Are Dying Too Soon - Experts [opinion]
Vanguard
Ganiat Ojo believed the headache would eventually disappear. The 55-year-old petty trader had lived with the pain for months, brushing it off as the price of long days at the… Read more »
July 23
Ghana: Ghana Gave Me More Than I Expected [opinion]
Ghanaian Times
Serving as Australia's High Commissioner to Ghana has been an immense honour. Over the last four years, I have come to know a country of exceptional richness, not only because of… Read more »
Somalia: Rubik's Cube - the Tiny Puzzle That Shaped Millions of Minds [opinion]
Radio Dalsan
There are countless games that have gained worldwide fame, but few can simultaneously serve as entertainment, competition, and mental training. One of them is the Rubik's Cube -… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria's Private Sector Will Support Hamzat As Next Governor of Lagos [opinion]
Vanguard
Lagos, Nigeria's economic heartbeat and Africa's most populous megacity, stands at a critical juncture. As Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's second term winds down, the All… Read more »
Africa: Locked Out - Why Africa Loses Its Brightest Before They Leave [column]
New Times
Every few months, Africa celebrates another homegrown success story: a scientist wins international acclaim, an entrepreneur secures global investment, a filmmaker earns a… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria As Federal Republic of Asiwaju? Why Not! [column]
Vanguard
At the rate some public officials are going, no one should be surprised if a bill surfaces in the National Assembly tomorrow seeking to rename the Federal Republic of Nigeria as… Read more »
July 22
Madagascar: How Crime Is Exposing the Fault Lines of Military Rule [opinion]
Reporter
For weeks, Madagascar's capital has been gripped by shock. Children have disappeared, bodies have been discovered, and public anger has reached a breaking point. Read more »
Nigeria: One Year After the Tax Reform Laws - Tinubu's Economic Foresight Is Taking Shape [opinion]
Premium Times
The reforms are working. The economy is responding. Investor confidence is improving. Revenue is growing. Read more »
Nigeria: Ghost Workers, IPPIS Fraud, and Lessons From the N941m Forfeiture [editorial]
Premium Times
What institutional failures enabled this fraud? Have the loopholes been permanently closed? Have those who facilitated the scheme been prosecuted where evidence exists? Read more »
Liberia: The Danger of Making Irrelevant Individuals Relevant in the Face of Development - [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai: On corruption and development: Read more »
Rwanda: For Mediation to Persist, the Adversarial Culture Has to Die [opinion]
New Times
When the Western-style judicial system was introduced in Rwanda, it brought not only new procedures but also a way of thinking about conflict. Disputes stopped being problems for a… Read more »
Rwanda: Eric's Folder Has a New Reader [opinion]
New Times
This is Part 2 of a five-part series on artificial intelligence, seen through Rwanda's experience of building its institutions from scratch. The previous piece explained that AI is… Read more »
Nigeria: How Did Ejiro Happen to Journalism - a Response to 'How Did Sheriff Happen to Delta?' [opinion]
Vanguard
Reading Ejiro Idama's latest offering in Vanguard was like watching a gifted comedian trying very hard to pass for an auditor. The jokes landed. The arithmetic did not. It reminded… Read more »
Nigeria: Mississauga - Gateway to the Best of Ontario [opinion]
Premium Times
The city's multicultural character is perhaps its greatest strength. Read more »
Nigeria: The Exceptional Performance Edge [opinion]
Premium Times
The strongest application for promotion is a history of exceptional performance. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I've Never Openly Endorsed Any Politician or Political Party - Falz [opinion]
Vanguard
Popular Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has said he has never publicly endorsed any politician or political party, explaining that he remains… Read more »
July 21
Uganda: Besigye Is in the Dock. but Who Else Is Being Judged? [opinion]
Nile Post
Every courtroom has an accused person. But some trials carry questions that extend far beyond the individual sitting in the dock. Read more »
