AFRICA

This form of social control is a growing trend in the continent according to a new open access source book. One of the authors explains why they are happening COMMENT | TONY ROBERTS | How do you define an internet shutdown, and why do they happen?  Put simply, an internet shutdown is …

Africa’s mobile phone market is experiencing a surge as consumers in the continent’s biggest cities increasingly opting for higher-spec devices previously considered out of reach. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa is witnessing a mobile phone upgrade cycle moment. The obvious trend has been that of feature phones losing …

IShowSpeed’s livestreamed Africa tour adds to the work that African digital influencers have been doing in recent years to capture the continent beyond clichéd images of poverty and conflict. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  Under the bronze gaze of the African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, the American content creator …

The UN expects East Africa to lead Africa’s growth in 2026, powered by Ethiopia’s reform push and Kenya’s diversified economy. Big infrastructure bets are lifting the outlook, but high debt costs and tight global finance remain key constraints.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | East Africa is expected to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has jumped into the 3rd position in the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index (AFMI), a leap from the 4th position in 2024. The index evaluates 28 countries, looking at factors such as market depth, access to foreign exchange, and macroeconomic stability. According to …

KHARTOUM | Xinhua |  The Sudanese army said Monday that its forces had entered the southern city of Dilling after breaking a siege imposed for more than two years by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North. In a brief statement, the army said …

YAOUNDE | Xinhua |  Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has suspended four referees and a match inspector following contentious refereeing decisions during a game in the country’s flagship football tournament, the MTN Elite One Championship. In a statement, FECAFOOT said the match, which was played on the opening day of the …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory message to Yoweri Museveni on his re-election as president of Uganda. Xi said in the message that China and Uganda, bound by a long-standing traditional friendship, have in recent years firmly supported each other on issues concerning …

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | In July 2025, braving Typhoon Co-may’s gales, a planeload of 20 Zhejiang Normal University students and teachers landed at Port Elizabeth in South Africa, becoming one more wave in an unfaltering stream of China-Africa educational exchanges launched in recent years. With the 2026 China-Africa …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo, has expressed confidence that Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will successfully co-host the 2027 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). In an interview with Xinhua on Tuesday, Magogo assured football fans that the …