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Sudan aid convoy hit in deadly strike

https://continent.substack.com/p/sudan-aid-convoy-hit-in-deadly-strike

Published: June 10, 2025 08:00

Belligerents are still targeting food aid for destruction in the worst humanitarian disaster.

Trump tax will cost some African senders 10% of remittance

https://continent.substack.com/p/trump-tax-will-cost-some-african

Published: June 9, 2025 08:00

According to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the average cost of sending remittances to Africa is 7.4%, even before the Trump tax kicks in.

Catastrophic rains in Mokwa send hundreds to their death

https://continent.substack.com/p/catastrophic-rains-in-mokwa-send

Published: June 8, 2025 08:02

By 4 June, more than 200 were confirmed dead but that number could be as high as 700.

This Eid, Algeria is short on sheep to share

https://continent.substack.com/p/this-eid-algeria-is-short-on-sheep

Published: June 7, 2025 08:00

Years of drought have decimated Algeria’s sheep population. Now, the country is having to rethink one of its most cherished religious traditions.

Sharangabo learns to bet on himself

https://continent.substack.com/p/sharangabo-learns-to-bet-on-himself

Published: June 5, 2025 08:01

After his big debut, the Rwandan filmmaker reflects on greenlighting one’s own dreams, even before the gatekeepers do.

A 24-hour rave to build Uganda’s first contemporary art centre

https://continent.substack.com/p/a-24-hour-rave-to-build-ugandas-first

Published: June 5, 2025 08:01

‘The antidote to despair is to do something. And to do it with your friends and community.’

Farewell Adesina, hello Ould Tah

https://continent.substack.com/p/farewell-adesina-hello-ould-tah

Published: June 3, 2025 08:01

Sidi Ould Tah’s presidency could be an opportunity to bring Africa fairer and more autonomous financing. If the centre holds.

President’s nemesis carted off to prison after calling out military abductions

https://continent.substack.com/p/presidents-nemesis-carted-off-to

Published: June 3, 2025 08:00

Aliou Bah asked religious leaders to break their silence on the disappearance of political activists and called the military junta incompetent. He will now spend two years in prison.

Lilongwe, and how we hold the space we make

https://continent.substack.com/p/lilongwe-and-how-we-hold-the-space

Published: June 3, 2025 08:00

We Built This City is a limited series of photo essays by The Continent on African cities. This week, we are in Lilongwe with James Jamu.

Zuneth Sattar hit with ‘state capture’ charges

https://continent.substack.com/p/zuneth-sattar-hit-with-state-capture

Published: June 2, 2025 08:02

The indictment follows a multi-year investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency, and marks the first time Sattar has faced criminal proceedings over the allegations.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, 1938 - 2025

https://continent.substack.com/p/ngugi-wa-thiongo-1938-2025

Published: June 1, 2025 08:02

Aged 87, Ngũgĩ passed away on 28 May in the United States after a long illness.

Welcome to the Bissau Biennale

https://continent.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-bissau-biennale

Published: May 31, 2025 08:01

‘There is another Guinea-Bissau: cultural, artistic, feeling, thinking, and dreaming of a different tomorrow.’

Addis, alive and unrelenting

https://continent.substack.com/p/addis-alive-and-unrelenting

Published: May 25, 2025 08:01

We Built This City is a limited series of photo essays by The Continent on African cities. This week, we are in Addis Ababa with Amanuel Sileshi.

Zimbabwe’s ruling party recruited people to vote – in Mozambique’s election

https://continent.substack.com/p/zimbabwes-ruling-party-recruited

Published: May 24, 2025 08:01

Ahead of last year’s Mozambican election, Zanu-PF dished out fake IDs to its supporters, with clear instructions to vote for the incumbents next door. Some of them were actually undercover reporters.

Review: Fifth time’s the charm

https://continent.substack.com/p/review-fifth-times-the-charm

Published: May 23, 2025 12:00

Davido’s latest album 5ive is packed with vibes, delivering a (mostly) fun ride into Afropiano, the new, hybrid genre du jour.

Kill them with silence

https://continent.substack.com/p/kill-them-with-silence

Published: May 23, 2025 08:00

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi appear eager to speak about anything except HIV.

Goïta’s silencing of political voices strains Mali’s limits

https://continent.substack.com/p/goitas-silencing-of-political-voices

Published: May 22, 2025 08:00

Until the ban on political parties, expectations were high that 2025 would be the year Mali held elections.

Militants launch desperate raids on Cabo Delgado

https://continent.substack.com/p/militants-launch-desperate-raids

Published: May 21, 2025 08:00

Insurgent attacks are now extending further into the centre and south of Cabo Delgado, particularly the districts of Ancuabe and Balama.

Seizing is easy, ruling is harder

https://continent.substack.com/p/seizing-is-easy-ruling-is-harder

Published: May 20, 2025 08:00

Months after seizing Goma, M23 is still struggling to control it. The city remains unstable due to widespread small arms and thousands of escaped inmates from Munzenze Prison

The strange sadness of Algiers

https://continent.substack.com/p/the-strange-sadness-of-algiers

Published: May 19, 2025 12:02

We Built This City is a limited series of photo essays by The Continent on African cities. This week, we are in Algiers with Fethi Sahraoui.

Koyo Kouoh, 1967-2025

https://continent.substack.com/p/koyo-kouoh-1967-2025

Published: May 19, 2025 08:01

With depth and academic rigour, Koyo Kouoh told the stories of our diverse, magnificent and culturally rich continent to the world.

America’s favourite Africans

https://continent.substack.com/p/americas-favourite-africans

Published: May 18, 2025 08:01

In the United States, Afrikaner "refugees" were greeted with balloons and speeches by senior officials in the Trump’s administration, which paid for their flight.