Can Africa Continue to Stand Out in Emerging Markets?

Emerging markets investing has had an overall positive year in 2025. Entering the year, with many U.S. investors underweight foreign equities, some market watchers anticipated big opportunities abroad. With lower interest rates and a declining...

Govt Sets Up Committees To Investigate Death Of Cows, Places Less Value On Human Lives – Kavwam 

6 Dr. Stanley Kavwam is the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of Middle Belt Forum (MBF). In this interview, he speaks on the insecurity in the country and rising killings in the Middle Belt region of the country. Kavwam believes that the...

Human activity pushing Africa’s birds of prey into decline

The conversion of forests into agricultural land represents the most detrimental human activity posing the biggest risk to Africa’s birds of prey. ACROSS Africa, the skies, savannas, and forests that were once dominated by majestic birds of prey...

Nigeria at 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nation

Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary arrives at a time of both turbulence and possibility, as the nation grapples with deepening economic hardship, chronic refinery failures, security concerns, and the lingering scars of police brutality, even...

Chinese Pressure Shreds Taiwan’s Relationship With South Africa

(Bloomberg) -- Just months after Oliver Liao arrived in Pretoria as Taiwan’s de facto ambassador, South Africa began a campaign to downgrade its relationship with the island — thrusting him into the epicenter of a geopolitical drama. While South...

Syrians vote in invitation-only election

Around 6,000 people voted on Sunday in Syria’s first parliamentary poll since Bashar Al Assad was toppled last year, a process the authorities said had been restricted because of instability in the country. Security personnel dressed in all black...

Nigeria At 65: Between Today’s Pain And Tomorrow’s Hope 

2 Bishop Dr Joseph Ighalo Edoro, Vision Bearer/Founder, A Touch From Heaven Prayer Mountain And Retreat Centre, Ikorodu, Lagos. As Nigerians mark the country’s 65th Independence, he wrote this piece exclusively for Sunday Independent. Read on:...

Geographer Exposes Hidden Politics Behind Africa’s Failed Farm Policies

When William Moseley served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali decades ago, a conversation with a development official changed how he understood African agriculture. The official insisted cotton was crucial for everything paying off debt, reducing...

Assata Olugbala Shakur, An Unyielding Voice For Justice, Has Passed Awa

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” -Assata Shakur Havana, Cuba - Just a week ago, on Thursday, September 25, 2025, the news of...

New Generation Of Politicians Regards Money In The Treasury As Theirs – Falae

Nigeria is 65; how would you rate our journey so far? I am disappointed that we are still where we are at 65. The truth is that Nigeria is still far below the level we expected it to be. In every sector, we are behind. In terms of development,...

Ghana’s quiet crisis: Bawku, smuggling and the extremist war next door

TEMA, Ghana – Under the relentless blaze of a September sun in 2021, amid the chaotic symphony of cranes and cargo at Ghana’s Tema Port, what began as a mundane customs check unraveled into a spine-tingling exposé of hidden dangers. Inside a...

What’s on this week: 3 to 9 October

Architecture and culture lovers are in for a treat with the dance and music-filled Artonov Festival. In this multidisciplinary event, the ‘Art’ stands for Art Nouveau and Art Deco, while the ‘nov’ indicates artistic newcomers breaking ground in a...

Cotton for Tomorrow: From Farm to Fashion with Farmers’ Hope

Dr. Md Fakhre Alam Ibne Tabib Former Executive Director Cotton Development Board, Bangladesh Cotton, often called the “white gold,” is far more than a simple agricultural product. It is a vital global commodity cultivated by millions of...

Wa West MP renders account to his constituents 

By Philip Tengzu Wechiau, (UW/R), Oct. 03, GNA – Superintendent (rtd) Peter Lanchene Toobu, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Wa West Constituency, has rendered an account of stewardship to the people of the constituency, less than a year into...

Niger's uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France

For half a century, Niger's plains fed France's atomic dreams. The uranium pulled from the ground there lit Paris' streets, powered its factories, and gave France the illusion of energy independence. Now, with one decree, Niger's junta has severed...

Kenya adopts single-dose HPV vaccine in landmark move to eliminate cervical cancer

Kenya is switching from a double-dose to a single-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine schedule starting October 2025 in a move to eliminate cervical cancer. Speaking on Wednesday during the opening of the Coalition to Strengthen HPV...

What’s a Top Canadian Stock to Buy With $500 Right Now?

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s highest yearly return in the last 10 years is 21.7%, recorded in 2021. As of October 1, 2025, Canada’s main stock index is up 21.7% year-to-date. The basic materials sector, which is the top-performing sector, has a...

South Africa-Sweden forum extended with pan-African goals

SOUTH AFRICA-SWEDEN A three-year extension of the South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF) was launched on 22 September, marking the start of a new phase that aims to deepen academic partnerships, expand intra-African collaboration and...

Russian Nuclear Energy Diplomacy; New Fano Offensive in Ethiopia: Africa File, October 2, 2025

To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Russia. Russia signed an agreement with Ethiopia to construct a nuclear power plant....

Nigeria at 65: When Numbers Lie

At 65, nations ought to show maturity. They ought to stand as examples of stability, development, and foresight. But Nigeria at 65 is a sobering reminder that adding years is not the same as making progress. We have counted time, but have failed...