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Today in Africa — September 29, 2025: Youth-Led Protests Shake Morocco and Madagascar, NoViolet Bulawayo Wins ‘Best of Caine’ Award
Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check...

Internet shutdowns rise as some African states crackdown on dissent
Africa experienced nearly 200 internet shutdowns between 2016 and 2024, driven by increased government efforts to stifle political expression, a study by the African Digital Rights Network found. Ethiopia faced the most shutdowns, either partial...

Declining profits and rising costs chase foreign banks out of Africa
Foreign banks are pulling out of Africa after decades of operations saddled by declining profit and rising operational costs reflecting the continent’s changing investment landscape and the diminishing appeal in the financial services sector....

Climate Shocks, Governance Gaps and the ...
Climate refugees in the Far North of Cameroon. Photo: Dorcas Ekupe. Yusuf Abdullahi stood beside the only well left in his town, its rim ringed with rust and water tinted a cloudy brown. For decades, the people of Bultu Briya, a village in...

World Reuters Guinea announces first post-coup presidential vote on December 28
CONAKRY (Reuters) -Guinea will on December 28 hold its first presidential election since a coup in 2021, according to a decree read on state television. The announcement was made on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court validated the results of...

Guinea's first presidential election after coup set for December 28
Guinea – Guinea is set to hold its first presidential election on December 28 since the 2021 military coup, following a decree broadcast on state television. The announcement, made after the Supreme Court validated a new constitution, appears to...
US downgrades Brazil, South Africa on human trafficking
The United States on Monday downgraded Brazil and South Africa, both key targets of President Donald Trump, in a report on efforts to combat human trafficking. The annual State Department report, the first since Trump’s return to the White House,...
Airtel Africa’s AI-powered spam alert service detects over 205 million spam SMSs in 6 months including Malawi
* In 13 of its markets — including Malawi where the service detected over 8 million spam SMS messages cumulatively * Kenya recorded the highest spam volume with 68 million messages flagged followed by Tanzania (47 million) and Zambia (33 million)...

New Hungarian diplomatic representation opened in Africa
Hungary is opening a diplomatic representation in Dar es Salaam “with regard to opportunities in bilateral cooperation”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Tanzania’s largest city on Monday. The foreign ministry quoted Szijjártó as saying at...

AGOA renewal: Is it time to rethink US-Africa trade?
The trade agreement between the United States and sub-Saharan African nations, known as AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act), is set to expire on September 30. Though some are still hopeful for a last-ditch effort to clinch a follow-up...

Uganda’s presidential candidate vows to abolish Swahili if elected
Uganda’s presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa / HANDOUT Uganda’s presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa has vowed to abolish Swahili language if he clinches the top seat. Speaking in a video making rounds on social media, Munyagwa said Swahili...

Climate Shocks, Governance Gaps and the Refugee Crisis in the Sahel
Yusuf Abdullahi stood beside the only well left in his town, its rim ringed with rust and water tinted a cloudy brown. For decades, the people of Bultu Briya, a village in Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa State, had pulled their lives from this...

Evening Brief: Amazon Web Services Outage Cause Global Disruptions, Via Baltica Highway Opens, Iraq to Keep Small US Adviser Force
Top stories this Monday evening, October 20, 2025. Global Internet Disruptions Hit Major Platforms After Amazon Web Services Outage A widespread outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) early Monday disrupted major online platforms, including Snapchat,...

Guinea announces first post-coup presidential vote on December 28
CONAKRY (Reuters) -Guinea will on December 28 hold its first presidential election since a coup in 2021, according to a decree read on state television. The announcement was made on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court validated the results of...

How Africa Can Get Rich
Africa too can get rich, as once-poor Asian countries have, but not if governments keep doing what they’ve been doing. Basically, they will have to throw off the stifling tax systems inherited from their prior colonial governments. Certainly,...

How TCM is expanding China’s soft power in Africa – from Tunisia to Chad
Tunisia has unveiled a new Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Clinical Skills Training Centre, just months after the country’s health minister, Mustapha Ferjani, made a visit to China. The facility, located at Mongi Slim University...

Nigeria extends visa-free entry beyond Africa in landmark Caribbean deal
The recent visa-free travel agreement between Nigeria and St. Kitts & Nevis stemmed from high-level talks between Prime Minister Dr. Terrance M. Drew and Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja earlier this year, alongside wider...

TV guide: Where and how to watch the AUSvIND white-ball series
Australia: Foxtel and Kayo Sports India plus Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: JioStar (formerly Disney Star) United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: TNT Sports New Zealand: Sky NZ Cook Islands, Fiji,...

Culture minister pledges support for upcoming ...
The delegation was made up of members of the festival’s organising committee. Led by the festival’s Delegate General, Bassek Bâ Kobhio, the delegation presented major innovations planned for the 29th edition and also tabled their project for a...

Electricity is bedrock of jobs, manufacturing and economic growth in power-deficit Africa
Around 600mn people in Africa—roughly 43% of the continent’s population — still lack access to electricity. While electrification rates have improved over the past decade (from about 40% in 2010 to around 57% in 2024), sub-Saharan Africa remains...