A new infographic released by ISIS’s Amaq Agency last weekend paints a revealing picture of the group’s global operations during the first half of 2025. The data, drawn from across ISIS's various wilayat (provinces),...
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Daylight Robbery
Because agriculture is Africa’s largest economic sector, generating profits of more than $100 billion annually, or 15% of the continent’s combined gross domestic product, it is also a magnet for grand corruption in...
North-Central Nigeria’s descent into chaos amid government paralysis
For years, the North-Central region of Nigeria, particularly Benue and Plateau states, has been the epicentre of violence, marked by systematic killings, mass displacement, and the destruction of entire communities....
(Re)centre youths in city planning
The African Union estimates that about 60% of Africa’s population will live in urban areas by 2030. This highlights the importance of urban spaces in the governance discourse. One of the unique elements of Africa’s...
Water wells case leaves DRC high and dry
On 24 February 2025, a court in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), sentenced former minister of rural development Francois Rubota to three years in prison for conflict of interest in the...
Climate crisis drives SADC food insecurity
South Africa recently hosted the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists in Limpopo, ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit being hosted in Johannesburg later this year. Senior agricultural scientists and policymakers...
