July 07
Ghana: Waste, Greed and Silence - Who Will Save Sakumo Lagoon? [editorial]
Ghanaian Times
The unfolding environmental crisis at the Sakumono Ramsar Site should trouble every Ghanaian who values our natural heritage. Read more »
Rwanda: Artificial Intelligence, Books and Jobs [opinion]
New Times
As Rwanda advances its ambition to become a knowledge-based economy, momentum is growing around the establishment of a National Artificial Intelligence Agency. While much attention… Read more »
Rwanda: What Rwanda's Health System Has Become After Three Decades [opinion]
New Times
One of the most remarkable achievements Rwanda has witnessed since its liberation has been the transformation of its health sector. Three decades ago, the country faced the… Read more »
Rwanda: How Rwanda's Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme Is Redefining National Security and Development [opinion]
New Times
Every nation defines security differently. For Rwanda, it extends beyond military strength to ensuring that citizens access healthcare, clean water, decent housing, education, and… Read more »
Africa: Afrophobia - Challenge to African Unity [column]
Leadership
One of the most troubling issues confronting the African continent today is the forced eviction and persecution of black African migrants in South Africa. Read more »
Liberia: Has the State Tested Its Own Case? [column]
Liberian Observer
When President Joseph Boakai declared that no one would be untouchable in the US$19.2 million cocaine investigation, Liberians welcomed the promise. When Attorney General Oswald… Read more »
July 06
Liberia: Absence of Suspects Charged in Absentia in U.S.$19m Drug Bust Could Derail Probe [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
Nearly a month after authorities seized US$19 million worth of cocaine at Roberts International Airport, five people have been formally charged and named as principal suspects in a… Read more »
South Africa: Death in Ratanda As SA's Dangerous Water Crisis Enters New Phase [opinion]
Daily Maverick
The country's water crisis has entered a new, dangerous phase where administrative failure is being answered with policing. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Immigration Crisis Is the Direct Price of 'Quiet Diplomacy' Towards Zimbabwe [opinion]
Daily Maverick
There were many missed opportunities for South Africa to use its regional muscle to force Zanu-PF towards a path beneficial to Zimbabweans and South Africa. Now the crisis in… Read more »
South Africa: Xenophobia Is the Symptom but Class Failure Is the Disease [opinion]
Daily Maverick
The protests of 30 June did not happen in the affluent suburbs of Sandton or Constantia, but in the townships, informal settlements and inner city margins. And it is this that… Read more »
Uganda: It Is Either Press Freedom or Nothing [opinion]
Nile Post
I was scrolling through X when I came across a viral post showing a meeting held on June 30, 2026, between National Media Group's new owner, Rostam Azizi, Uganda's Chief of Defence… Read more »
Rwanda: The Generation Born Free - Can We Truly Appreciate Freedom We Never Had to Fight For? [opinion]
New Times
Growing up, I often listened to my elders tell stories about life as refugees--a life marked by displacement, uncertainty, and a deep longing for a place they could finally call… Read more »
Rwanda: The Happiness Equation [opinion]
New Times
For the longest time, from the ancient Babylonians to some of the greatest minds that shaped our modern understanding of the world, such as Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, human… Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara'ndupe Rally and the Politics of 2027 [opinion]
Premium Times
The significance of the rally should not be underestimated. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Silence From Tinubu On Adeniyi and Gbajabiamila Carries Risk [opinion]
Premium Times
Markets do not require perfect governments; they require credible institutions. The Presidency's handling of allegations surrounding a so-called "ghost agency" - the Presidential… Read more »
Nigeria: The Flawed Logic Behind Ftse Russell's Decision [opinion]
This Day
SOLA ONI contends that markets should not be judged solely by how convenient they are for foreign capital Read more »
Nigeria: Is the NYSC Reform Another Uniform Makeover? [opinion]
This Day
In a country where "national service" has too often translated into national sacrifice, the Federal Government has rolled out what it calls the most comprehensive overhaul of the… Read more »
July 05
Morocco: Why Morocco Deserves World's Attention [opinion]
This Day
Every football match has statistics. Every tournament has history. But only a few of us have had the privilege of living part of that history. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Promised to Be a Continental Knowledge Hub - Instead, We Are Turning Inward [opinion]
Daily Maverick
A good higher education system must be globally connected if it is to serve its citizens and the common good. Read more »
Nigeria: Who Fathered This Child?, By Wole Olaoye [opinion]
Premium Times
The courts must live up to expectations by using the best tools of jurisprudence to decide on the paternity of this fatherless child. Read more »
Namibia: Masekela's 'Stimela' Derails Into Xenophobic Abyss [column]
Namibian
The great South African steam train, once engineered by giants, is rolling backwards down a steep slope, its drivers asleep at the wheel and its tracks rusted through. Read more »
July 03
Africa: Why Africa's Ocean Leadership Matters Now [opinion]
allAfrica
Last month, Mombasa made history as the first African city to host the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) – an international convening to protect and conserve the ocean, gathering… Read more »
Namibia: Missing Persons More Than a Statistic [editorial]
New Era
Namibia has seen a rise in missing persons cases, including those involving minor children and teenagers. The Namibian Police has recorded an annual resolved-and-found rate of… Read more »
Liberia: BTI Reality Check and Liberia's Governance Crossroads [editorial]
FrontPageAfrica
THE BERTELSMANN Stiftung's Transformation Index (BTI) 2026 does not simply evaluate Liberia; it delivers a stark reminder that the country's democratic survival and its… Read more »
Kenya: Rwanda-Kenya Fuel Import Deal Comes At Right Time [opinion]
New Times
Rwanda's new government-to-government petroleum import agreement with Kenya may not attract the same attention as major infrastructure projects, but its significance should not be… Read more »
