July 13
Uganda: Who Pays After a Road Accident in Uganda? [opinion]
Independent (Kampala)
Uganda's roads are claiming more lives than ever before. But for those who survive, the greatest struggle often begins after the wreckage is cleared. As debate grows over whether… Read more »
Liberia: Mo Ali Must Name 'Bribe Seeking' Journalists or Retract His Statement [opinion]
Liberian Observer
In a democracy, serious accusations should come with serious evidence. Read more »
July 12
South Africa: South Africans Are Tired of Being Punished for Government Failure They Did Not Create [opinion]
Daily Maverick
South Africa will not fix its municipalities, utilities or public finances by making honest residents pay endlessly for dishonest or incompetent leadership. Read more »
Namibia: From Mining to Might - Moving Namibia Beyond 'Dig, Crush, Ship' [opinion]
Namibian
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's tour of the China General Nuclear (CGN) Power Corporation in Shenzhen this week is the kind of moment that should make every Namibian… Read more »
July 10
Kenya: World Population Day - Renewing Our Promise to Every Woman and Every Newborn Everywhere [opinion]
allAfrica
On World Population Day, we are often asked to look at numbers such as how many people we are, how fast we are growing, and what our population will need in the years ahead. They… Read more »
South Africa: After the June 30 Deadline - What Did South Africa's Anti-Immigration Marches Actually Achieve? [opinion]
Daily Maverick
March and March has achieved something that no civic organisation has managed in years, and that is putting a single domestic issue at the top of national politics and keeping it… Read more »
Ghana: Another 'June', Another Flood - What the Maps Have Been Telling Us All Along [opinion]
Ghanaian Times
Every June, the capital city, Accra, collectively braces itself for what has become an unfortunate annual ritual. Yet beyond the headlines and social media videos lies a deeper… Read more »
Rwanda: Govt Should Take Tough Stance Against Illicit Alcohol [editorial]
New Times
The deaths of at least 44 people from illicit alcohol in just six months should serve as a national wake-up call. As Health Minister Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana rightly observed, this is… Read more »
July 09
Ethiopia: The Axe and Woodcutter - Who Keeps Tigray in Crisis? [opinion]
ENA
In his address to Parliament earlier this week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, made a revealing assessment of the disquiet that perpetuates in the country's northernmost… Read more »
Nigeria: Collateral Consequences of Tinubu's Healthcare Reforms [opinion]
Premium Times
The significance of the reforms extend well beyond governance. Read more »
Namibia: Entrepreneurship Is Not a Rescue Scheme [opinion]
Namibian
The government once spoke loudly about creating thousands of jobs. That language has changed. Read more »
Nigeria: New Sources of Development Funding for Nigerian CSOs in a Post-Usaid World [opinion]
Premium Times
Prior to USAID's exit from the Nigerian development and humanitarian programming space in January 2025, the Mission was the country's largest international development funder,… Read more »
Nigeria: Where Innovation Meets Healthcare - Hadejia's New Digital Ecosystem [opinion]
Premium Times
This integrated model mirrors successful global innovation ecosystems where universities, research centres, technology developers, startups, and healthcare institutions collaborate… Read more »
July 08
South Africa: Why South Africans Can Trust the Constitutional Court's NHI Ruling — Whichever Way It Goes [opinion]
Bhekisisa
In early May this year South Africa's Constitutional Court became the battleground for one of the most consequential disputes over health legislation since democracy. Read more »
Liberia: The Inchr Needs Stability, Not More Division [editorial]
FrontPageAfrica
THE UNFOLDING controversy at the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) should concern every Liberian who believes in the importance of independent institutions.… Read more »
Nigeria: Tony Elumelu's 12-Year UBA Odyssey - the Man, the Bank, the Legacy [opinion]
This Day
In the annals and the glittering pantheons of African banking, few stories are as improbable, as audacious and as profoundly transformative as the journey of Dr Tony Onyemachi… Read more »
Nigeria: The Non-Story of Cross-Border Power Debt, and the Story Worth Telling, By Tobi Oluwatola [opinion]
Premium Times
So what is the ₦17.45 billion? It is a residual service charge, the regulated fee that covers the regulator, the transmission company, the bulk trader and the market and system… Read more »
Nigeria: The Cross-Border Power Debt Is a Non-Story. Here Is the One Worth Telling, By Tobi Oluwatola [opinion]
Premium Times
The neighbours' 'debt' is a residual service charge on a trade that Nigeria disciplined and guaranteed back in 2019. The real opportunity is to scale the commercial model that… Read more »
Rwanda: The Missing Middle - Rwanda's Next Access to Justice Conversation [opinion]
New Times
Rwanda has earned recognition for building one of Africa's most accessible justice systems. From digitised court services and progressive legal reforms to community-based dispute… Read more »
Africa: A Passenger Cannot Board a Press Release - the Unfinished Promise of Africa's Open Skies [opinion]
New Times
In June, The New Times argued that open skies should become Africa's next great economic reform. Few would disagree. More flights, greater competition and easier movement of people… Read more »
Liberia: The 19-Million-Dollar Drug Bust Saga in Liberia - A Clinical Lens [column]
New Dawn
As a clinician rather than a member of security personnel, I want to focus this article on what the UP-led government can do from a clinician perspective to regain public and… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Must Make Traffic Safety a National Priority Before More Lives Are Lost [opinion]
Liberian Investigator
On June 22nd, UL experienced a terrible tragedy when one of our students was killed from a hit-and-run motorcycle accident adjacent to Fendall Campus. Read more »
July 07
Namibia: Is Windhoek Ready for the Next Major Drought? [opinion]
Namibian
Climate Scientists Around the world are increasingly warning that a very strong, and possibly exceptional, El Niño event may develop during the coming Namibian summer. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Appointment of Dina Pule Deals a Blow to the ANC's Renewal Initiative [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Cyril Ramaphosa's appointment of the scandal-tainted Dina Pule to the Cabinet highlights a troubling ambiguity in the ANC's pledge for moral renewal, challenging public trust in… Read more »
Egypt: Messi vs Salah - a World Cup Meeting of Two National Icons [opinion]
Capital FM
Lionel Messi v Mohamed Salah. Read more »
