This Guy Built a Working Motorcycle Out of Wood, As well as a "Helmet" A tinkerer in what looks to be Africa built himself a working motorcycle out of wood and scraps, and he built himself a helmet, too. RideApart · Jun 27, 2025
Africa’s development banks are being undermined: the continent will pay the price Ghana and Zambia’s official creditors are pressing them to default on loans to two African multilateral financial institutions: the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB). The Conversation · Jun 27, 2025
‘We don’t want to stay here’: UN accused of abandoning refugees in Niger The west African country seems to be a dumping ground for thousands of people pushed back from north Africa after trying to reach Europe The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025
Africa aims to lift standards and retain talent after Club World Cup wipeout Fifpro Africa general secretary Kgosana Masaseng wants a reaction after all four sides from the continent made an early exit The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025
Green Bonds Offer Hope, And Risk, In Africa's Climate Fight It only took two days for Nigeria to raise $59 million through green bonds -- part of a funding drive for climate and environmental projects in a nation still hooked on oil. International Business Times · Jun 27, 2025
Game 'Reloots' African Artefacts From Western Museums Under the cover of darkness, Nomali jumped over a wall, burst into a museum and snatched a human skull from a pedestal before escaping through a window to the wail of an alarm. International Business Times · Jun 27, 2025
Dying Breed: Tunisian Dog Lovers Push To Save Age-old Desert Hound Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware of the existential threat to their dwindling breed. International Business Times · Jun 27, 2025
Fusion between culture and modernity as children dance in Kenya’s refugee camp Kenya's northern Kakuma refugee camp is home to more than 300,000 people fleeing conflict from dozens of east Africa countries The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025
From Orphanage to Business School: How LivingStone International University Helped Shape a Life of Purpose LivingStone International University (LIU), a small private non-profit Christian university established in 2012, aims to transform Africa through Christ-centered higher education. International Business Times · Jun 26, 2025
Days of empire show Britons can cope with soaring temperatures, says ex-minister People continue to withstand hot climates in India and Africa, argues a Conservative peer The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025
80 Everyday Facts That People Realized Not Everyone Knows How common is common knowledge? Bored Panda · Jun 26, 2025
How huge migrating animal puppets captivate in ways that climate news can’t A herd of puppet animals is migrating north from Africa. This 12,000 mile journey represents wildlife’s response to the climate crisis as species are forced to move north due to rising temperatures. As The Herds travels through the UK en route to the Arctic, the organisers hope this artistic project… The Conversation · Jun 26, 2025
Detty December started as a Nigerian cultural moment. Now it’s spreading across the continent – and minting money Every December in Nigeria and Ghana a giant party takes place, unfolding in a whirlwind of concerts, festivals, weddings, art shows, dress-ups, meet-ups and travel. Locals and diaspora west Africans returning from overseas come together to create Detty December, a festive event stretching from mid-December to the new year. The Conversation · Jun 26, 2025
Netflix gives African film a platform – but the cultural price is high Netflix began its Africa operations in South Africa in 2016. When the US streaming giant announced it was setting up shop in Nigeria in 2020, many west African film-makers, writers, artists and media audiences were jubilant. The Conversation · Jun 26, 2025
Al Jazeera · Jun 26, 2025 Who is Khaman Maluach, the South Sudanese player picked in the NBA draft? ‘I’m here representing the whole continent of Africa,’ Maluach said after being drafted by the Houston Rockets.
LiveScience · Jun 26, 2025 'Pulsing, like a heartbeat': Rhythmic mantle plume rising beneath Ethiopia is creating a new ocean Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent apart.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025 The Guardian view on China, Africa and disappearing donkeys: an unexpected crisis offers a clue to perils ahead Editorial: The surging export of hides created domestic tensions – and shows how globalisation plays out in unexpected ways
The Conversation · Jun 25, 2025 Zambia runs on mostly green power, but households use polluting cooking fuel: study suggests how to fix this Zambia, like many African countries, is facing a crisis over clean cooking fuel. Over 80% of the population still relies on polluting fuels like charcoal and firewood. This exposes families to toxic indoor air, deepens poverty and gender inequality, drives deforestation, and adds to climate change.
The Conversation · Jun 24, 2025 Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa – what’s behind its bid for soft power Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa as the geopolitical and economic landscape in the region shifts. In Senegal, the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation has entered a key partnership in the oil and gas sector. Meanwhile, Karpowership, a company providing electricity via floating power plants, now supplies energy…
The Conversation · Jun 24, 2025 Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from For the past several months, the Trump administration has been trying to deport immigrants to countries they are not from – despite an April 2025 federal ruling that had blocked the White House from doing so.
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025 Township mechanics in South Africa unite to turbocharge their small businesses Independent car mechanics in South Africa’s townships have long worked outside of the country’s vehicle repair industry
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025 World Bank grants South Africa a $1.5B loan for infrastructure upgrade and green energy transition South Africa's National Treasury says the World Bank has granted South Africa a $1.5 billion loan to upgrade transportation infrastructure and help it transition toward a low-carbon economy
International Business Times · Jun 23, 2025 NewVines International Founder on How Shifting Cultural Mindsets Can End Generational Poverty in Africa NVI's work is grounded in shifting a 'victim mindset' toward a belief in self-empowerment, particularly important in post-colonial societies where people still carry the psychological weight of historic oppression.
The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025 Mpox in Sierra Leone: what’s behind the recent surge and why west Africa is at risk As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility that the virus will spread to neighbouring countries and spark a larger outbreak throughout the densely populated region of west Africa. Cases in Sierra Leone appear to…
The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025 African finance ministers shouldn’t be making bond deals: how to hand over the job to experts Eurobonds, debts owed in a foreign currency, have become a quick and attractive way for African countries to borrow money. They are behind a sharp rise in commercial borrowing as a percentage of total external debt: it has nearly doubled from 27% in 2011 to 52% in 2020. This has…