Sudan’s Gold Mine Disaster Exposes a War Economy Without Safety Nets
The al-Zara mine collapse has killed at least 82 people in RSF-held West Kordofan. Behind the…
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Safaricom Ruling Puts Kenya’s State-Asset Sales on Trial
The High Court's Safaricom ruling is more than a telecom judgment. It is a warning that…
Uganda’s First-Oil Delay Turns EACOP Into a Credibility Test
Uganda's revised first-oil target puts the Lake Albert fields, EACOP readiness, public finance and investor trust…
Uganda’s Tooro Succession Dispute Tests Cultural Authority
Uganda's Tooro Kingdom has named a new monarch after King Oyo's death, but a competing claim…
Kenya’s Sign Language Robot Makes Inclusion Practical
A Kenyan robot that translates teachers' speech into sign language is showing how assistive technology can…
Kenya’s $400 Million World Bank Lifeline Tests Fiscal Discipline
Kenya is expected to receive about $400 million in emergency World Bank funds, sharpening focus on…
Kenya’s Mpox Rise Tests Public Health Surveillance
Kenya's mpox outbreak has reached 1,298 confirmed cases and 19 deaths, with health officials urging stronger…
Kenya’s Mountain Wildfires Threaten More Than Forest
Wildfires around Mount Kenya and the Aberdare ecosystem are putting attention on water towers, wildlife habitat…
Dangote’s Kenya Refinery Plan Faces the Real Test: Crude Supply
Dangote's planned Lamu refinery could transform East African fuel supply, but Kenya must solve crude supply,…
Kenya’s Migrant Amnesty Is a Test of East African Business Trust
Kenya's temporary amnesty for undocumented East African migrants is easing panic, but it leaves deeper questions…
African Migrants Trapped in Yemen Expose the Cost of a Broken Route
Thousands of African migrants remain trapped in Yemen as Saudi border controls, smuggling networks and shrinking…
Uganda’s Wano Tests a Culture-First Model for African Creators
Uganda-linked short-form video platform Wano has passed 50,000 installs, sharpening the debate over African creator discovery…