After an $11bn funding coup and 100 days of quiet diplomacy, the new AfDB chief sets out his stall for a leaner, more ambitious institution. ➡️ https://t.co/5CyZo7scfY Exclusive interview by @NickNorbrook and @thaisbrouck.

Refugee applications are usually processed outside their country of origin. This set-up is unusual. Last month they operated from a guest house complex in Pta. The Kenyans replaced SA staffers (now unemployed) of CWS, the processing agency. My story: https://t.co/9jJRlRybI5

@theflutterwave founder says the African payments group is prioritising profit ➡️ https://t.co/EaFAz18jGL and compliance over a listing as fintech markets thaw. “We’re in a build-a-durable-business race,” Flutterwave's @TechProd_Arch tells The Africa Report's @NickNorbrook in

Great piece from @carienduplessis on the slow penetration of #SouthAfrica's ANC by criminal gangs

My article in @TheAfricaReport on why Nnamdi Kanu's conviction is a headache for both the 🇳🇬 government and IPOB. https://t.co/TstgGiizyU @Chxta @NickNorbrook @cchukudebelu @Murtalaibin @DavidHundeyin @PlutoPress @cassavarepublic

Peter Obi on insecurity in Nigeria, tells @DONUKOGBARA he ‘would have asked Trump for help’ already

#Nigeria Jailing the IPOB leader spares Abuja a martyr – but it stokes US Christian-right outrage, hardens secessionist grievance and turns 2027 into a high-risk test of clemency and electoral math, writes @maxsiollun https://t.co/ZeCEhQHm4a

Johannesburg has enjoyed a brief respite from its decline, with potholes being filled, street and traffic lights repaired, and key routes beautified - reviving an energy last seen during the 2010 Soccer World Cup. ➡️ https://t.co/NIzGhNlHE8 President @CyrilRamaphosa wants

[ICYMI] Poor succession planning has previously triggered collapses ➡️ https://t.co/h2LJZ38yBB and legal battles in businesses like Joram Kamau’s Tuskys Supermarket, Gerishon Kirima’s real estate empire, and John Michuki’s Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club. Today, however, a

🗓️⏪ Here’s a look at what has been unfolding across the African continent this week — through our eyes. Your top five stories: 🛩️ We opened with Jacob Zuma’s trip to Ouagadougou, a visit that appeared less like statesmanship and more like mutual image-polishing as the former

"The Africa Report was born from was bursting with optimism, but 20 years on, stale politics and commodity dependence still govern most states. What will the next 20 years bring?" @NickNorbrook, reflection on 20yrs of @TheAfricaReport.

🌍 Makhtar Diop: "IFC has made job creation its priority" @Diop_IFC, Managing Director of the @IFC_org - International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) recalls that job creation is now at the heart of the World Bank Group's strategy. The entire interview he gave to

“We will never develop by waiting for money from outside. We must mobilise internal resources – especially long-term," says Corneille Karekezi, CEO of Africa Re. ➡️ https://t.co/nMtKKCfhXz The 50-year-old pan-African reinsurer wants to do what South-East Asia did – use deep,

We have updated this story, in light of pressing new sources. https://t.co/XrQiHJ9hnC

The State Department gets a makeover while Congress approves the president’s first batch of ambassadors to the continent.

In Tanzania, government critic Polepole is dead say security sources -- exclusive from @TheAfricaReport

Tinubu works to keep the north onside; names Amupitan as new INEC chair

Nigeria’s Oil Law Is Set for a Radical Rewrite – Here’s What It Changes - by @NickNorbrook, @TheAfricaReport Nigeria's oil sector faces major restructuring as @officialABAT approves draft Petroleum Industry Act Amendment 2025. The proposal shifts power from @nnpclimited to the

7 - Targeted by Musk, MCC reopens for business with $300m Côte d’Ivoire energy grant @JulianPecquet

6 - Dangote eyes Ghana’s sweet spot with $162m investment @kentmensah