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Belgium’s Royal Museum for Central Africa rejected a digitisation proposal from KoBold Metals for colonial Congo geological archives, raising questions over who controls mineral data in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In 2025 and 2026, the United States made four separate policy decisions that each, on their own, would have been significant for Africa. Together, they amount to the most comprehensive withdrawal of American engagement from the continent in a generation. AGOA exports have fallen 32%. PEPFAR's collapse could produce 74,000 excess HIV deaths by 2030. A new remittance tax threatens $168 million in annual flows to Nigeria alone. And more than half of African nations now face U.S. visa bond requirements of up to $15,000. This is not four unrelated stories. It is one pattern. Africa Reporters Network traces each punch, the countries carrying the damage, and what Africa is doing in response. Read the full investigation.
Sub-Saharan African economies are among the world’s fastest-improving in global connectedness, according to a report by DHL Group and New York University Stern School of Business. Rising trade, tourism, and investment signal growing momentum for the region.
Step into Accra’s malls and supermarkets and you’ll see more than shopping. You’ll see a fierce contest for the hearts and wallets of Ghanaians.
Belgium’s Royal Museum for Central Africa rejected a digitisation proposal from KoBold Metals for colonial Congo geological archives, raising questions over who controls mineral data in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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African youth drinking levels remain relatively stable even as alcohol use declines among Gen Z in Western countries. At the same time, expanding cannabis industries and growing illicit drug markets are reshaping Africa’s broader substance landscape.
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The Asante story reminds us: resources become power only when used for unity. Every region has a gift to bring to Ghana’s table — and when we bring them together, we rise as one nation.
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