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October 30 Uganda’s 33-Year Shilling Collapse Exposes Political Transition Jitters And Economic Crises
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Hit by Middle East labour disruptions, tighter Dubai gold compliance, and a stalled sukuk bond, the Uganda shilling has collapsed to a 33-year low of 4,208 per US dollar (contrasting with 3,660 in January 2026) amid mounting political succession anxiety and flight to safety. How can the slide be stopped?

1 hr 3 min
October 30 Pastors Who Kill, $700m Missing: Ebola Could Soon Terrorise Africa.
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Kenya convicts Mackenzie over Shakahola as pastors face trafficking and confinement allegations in South Africa and Cameroon. Why is preaching both so deadly and well-paying, and who looks away? Plus: Ebola spreads from DRC to Kenya and Nigeria, while $700 million in response funds has likely been embezzled.
54 min
October 14 Why Is Ethiopia Ablaze, as Uganda’s Shilling Tanks and Zim U-turns on White Farmers?
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Uganda’s sinking shilling and soaring fuel prices fuel mounting political anxiety. Meanwhile, Ethiopia’s rapid recapture of Mekelle could embolden Addis Ababa and intensifies regional conflict, while Zimbabwe backtracks on its controversial Robert Mugabe-era land reforms by re-engaging displaced white commercial farmers to rescue its struggling agricultural economy.
1 hr 9 min
October 09 SA’s War Against Women, Niger’s Anti-Terror Failure, Ethiopia’s New War Push States to Brink
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South Africa faces institutional failure as rampant violent crime and gender-based violence force citizens into self-defence. Meanwhile, Niger struggles against surging Sahel insurgencies after expelling foreign military partners, and Ethiopia plunges into full-scale civil war as a newly unified rebel coalition threatens regional stability.

50 min
September 30 Africa's Mineral Ultimatum, Deadly Prisons, and the Yemeni Refugee Paradox
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At UNGA 2026, African leaders demanded raw material export bans, asserting resource leverage in the global green transition. Meanwhile, deadly overcrowding in Nigerian prisons highlights systemic justice failures across Africa, where pre-trial detentions surge. Across the Red Sea, escalating conflict forces Yemenis to flee to Djibouti, reversing historical migration routes.
1 hr 5 min
September 23 Dangote Booms, Red Sea Boils, Nigeria-South Africa Clash
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Dangote's $50bn refinery IPO redraws African industry as Nigeria and South Africa spiral into diplomatic rupture over xenophobia. Meanwhile, Houthi advances on Bab al-Mandab put a US base and Red Sea trade at risk, and Zimbabwe gazettes Mnangagwa's birthday as a permanent holiday. Money, power, and monarchy-in-all-but-name collide across the continent.

1 hr
September 22 Maps, Migrants, and Uber’s Flight: Africa's Week in Three Battles
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The elders said there would be days like these: the UN moves to ditch the Mercator map for projections showing Africa's true size, Kenya's Ruto sparks xenophobia fears with a foreign trade ban later softened, and Uber retreats from Nigeria and Uganda as currency crashes, soaring fuel costs gut the ride-hailing boom.
1 hr 1 min
September 15 Battle for Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom Crown: Why Are the Long Knives Out?
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Following the sudden death of King Oyo at 34, Uganda’s quiet Tooro Kingdom confronts a high-stakes succession battle. As controversial insider and journalist Andrew Mwenda clashes with royal matriarchs and clan elders, the conflict pits custom against written wills, royal bloodlines against palace politics, and traditional legitimacy against biological lineage.

1 hr 15 min
September 11 From Kigali’s Visionaries to Niger’s Mercenaries: Africa’s Battle for the Future.
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Africa stands at a critical juncture. While the Africa School of Governance in Kigali champions a "Meta-Africanism" mindset reset among youthful visionaries, political decay deepens elsewhere. Zambia slides toward authoritarianism following violent, disputed elections. Tanzania faces dictatorial instability as its vice president resigns, and Niger’s fragile junta turns to Russian mercenaries to survive a mutiny.

1 hr 1 min
August 27 Biya’s Vanishing Act, And How Fair Was Zambia Vote?
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Cameroon faces sovereign debt strain as President Paul Biya’s prolonged absence sparks succession fears. Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema secures re-election amid vote suspensions, candidate arrests, and lingering authoritarian tactics. Meanwhile, soaring fuel prices drive a rapid, operator-led transition to electric two-wheelers across Nigeria’s $1B+ commercial transit market.
1 hr