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- opinion
Opinion: Africa's Debt Debate Needs Better Arithmetic, Not Louder Slogans
Refinancing risk, not the headline stock of debt, is what constrains budgets across the continent.
Daniel Mbeki · 16 July 2026
- nigeria
Lagos and the Rising Water: A City Planning Against the Sea
Coastal erosion, subsidence and drainage capacity are converging on Africa's largest urban economy.
Adaeze Okonkwo · 28 May 2026
- world
Death of George Floyd Sparks Protests Across the United States and Beyond
Demonstrations against police violence spread to hundreds of cities within a week.
James Whitfield · 29 May 2020
- health
Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Declared an International Emergency
The World Health Organization invoked emergency powers as cases spread across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Daniel Mbeki · 8 August 2014
- business
Nigeria Overtakes South Africa as Africa's Largest Economy
A long-delayed revision of national accounts nearly doubled the measured size of Nigerian output.
Emeka Nwosu · 6 April 2014
- africa
Nelson Mandela Dies at 95
South Africa's first democratically elected president, who spent 27 years in prison before negotiating the end of apartheid, died at his home in Johannesburg.
Daniel Mbeki · 5 December 2013
- africa
South Sudan Becomes the World's Newest Country
Crowds gathered in Juba as the flag was raised on a state created by referendum after decades of civil war.
Daniel Mbeki · 9 July 2011
- world
Barack Obama Elected First Black President of the United States
The Illinois senator defeated John McCain to win the White House, drawing record turnout and enormous crowds to his victory rally in Chicago.
James Whitfield · 5 November 2008