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Former Malawi President Peter Mutharika secured a sweeping comeback victory in Tuesday’s presidential election, winning about 66% of the vote to defeat incumbent Lazarus Chakwera in a contest shaped by a deep economic crisis and widespread public discontent. The Malawi Election 2025 result...

It starts with a laugh. A Nigerian skit maker plays “Gov. Amuneke,” a fictional politician who stuffs his ‘agbada’ with “empowerment” cash while promising youth jobs. The comments section erupts with mockery, “Na so dem dey do!” but beneath the humour is resignation. Everyone knows the joke...

In Nairobi’s Westlands district, 24-year-old Grace Wanjiku checks her Bitcoin wallet instead of M-Pesa. A trained economist without a formal job, she survives on freelance graphic design earnings paid in USDT stable coins. “My degree means nothing when there are no jobs,” she says. “But crypto...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Sixteen-year-old Juma’s voice trembles as he recalls the night that scarred his life. “They think we’re ghosts,” he says, touching the wounds where attackers tried to hack off his limbs. Juma is one of Tanzania’s estimated 17,000 people with albinism—and one of the few...