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African Elections
Track presidential, parliamentary, and local elections across all 54 African nations. From campaign rallies and polling updates to results, court challenges, and power transfers — Africa Front reports election coverage written by our newsroom from verified sources, refreshed throughout the day.
Coups & Military Juntas
Breaking coverage of coups, military takeovers, junta rule, and constitutional crises across Africa. Follow ECOWAS responses, AU sanctions, transition timelines, and civilian-led restoration efforts, reported by our newsroom from verified sources.
Terrorism & Insurgency
Security updates on Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, ISIS affiliates, and Sahel insurgencies. Counter-terrorism operations, civilian casualties, peacekeeping deployments, and regional security partnerships — reported from African and international sources.
African Fintech
Mobile money, digital payments, neobanks, and fintech unicorns reshaping African finance. M-Pesa, Flutterwave, Paystack, Chipper Cash, and the next wave of financial innovation — funding rounds, regulations, and market expansion across the continent.
African Startups
Venture capital, seed rounds, Series A/B funding, unicorns, and startup exits across Africa's tech hubs in Lagos, Nairobi, Cape Town, and beyond. The continent's fastest-growing companies and the investors backing them.
Oil & Gas in Africa
Upstream discoveries, LNG projects, pipeline deals, OPEC+ decisions, and national oil company strategy across Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Libya, and beyond. Energy security, production cuts, and the transition debate on Africa's hydrocarbon wealth.
Mining & Minerals
Cobalt from the DRC, copper from Zambia, platinum from South Africa, lithium discoveries, and gold across West Africa. Mining licences, community protests, commodity prices, and China's appetite for African minerals.
Climate & Environment
Droughts, floods, cyclones, COP summits, climate finance, renewable energy projects, and conservation efforts across Africa. How the continent faces the climate crisis while pursuing green growth and energy access for 1.4 billion people.
Agriculture & Food Security
Crop yields, locust swarms, fertilizer costs, AfCFTA agricultural trade, and food insecurity across the Sahel and Horn of Africa. Farm subsidies, land reform, agribusiness investment, and the fight against hunger on the world's youngest continent.
Power & Energy
Load shedding in South Africa, hydropower on the Nile, solar farms in the Sahel, and the race to electrify Africa. Eskom, GERD, grid expansion, off-grid solutions, and the energy transition balancing development and climate goals.
Health & Pandemics
Outbreaks, vaccination campaigns, healthcare infrastructure, and WHO Africa updates. From malaria and HIV to Ebola, cholera, and the next pandemic threat — public health news from every region of the continent.
Trade & AfCFTA
AfCFTA implementation, intra-African trade barriers, port development, customs modernization, and bilateral trade deals. How Africa is building the world's largest free trade area and integrating into global supply chains.
Infrastructure
Railways, highways, ports, airports, dams, and smart cities transforming African connectivity. Chinese Belt and Road projects, World Bank financing, public-private partnerships, and the infrastructure gap holding back growth.
Debt & IMF
Sovereign debt crises, IMF bailouts, World Bank programmes, debt restructuring, and the debate over Chinese loans. Which African nations face default risk and how creditors and governments are negotiating relief.
Security & Conflict
Wars, border disputes, peace talks, ceasefires, and UN peacekeeping across Africa. From the Sahel and Sudan to the DRC and Horn of Africa — follow every frontline and diplomatic effort to end violence.
Protests & Civil Unrest
Street demonstrations, labour strikes, youth movements, and government crackdowns across Africa. Citizens demanding accountability, better services, and democratic reforms — live coverage from local and international media.
Democracy & Governance
Constitutional reforms, anti-corruption drives, judicial independence, press freedom, and the state of democracy across Africa. Which nations are advancing governance and which are sliding toward authoritarianism.
African Politics
Presidential decrees, cabinet reshuffles, opposition arrests, diplomatic visits, and geopolitical manoeuvring. The political pulse of all 54 African nations — reported from the continent's most trusted sources.
African Economy
GDP growth, inflation, central bank decisions, currency movements, and macroeconomic policy across Africa. The economic forces shaping livelihoods for 1.4 billion people — from Naira devaluation to Rand volatility.
African Business
Corporate earnings, mergers, IPOs, banking, retail, telecoms, and the deals driving African commerce. From Dangote and MTN to the SMEs powering local economies — business news refreshed throughout the day.
African Technology
AI, 5G, fibre broadband, data centres, cybersecurity, and the digital transformation of Africa. Tech policy, internet shutdowns, and the innovators building the continent's digital future.
African Football
AFCON, CAF Champions League, World Cup qualifiers, transfer rumours, and club football across the continent. Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, Morocco, and every nation's path to glory on the pitch.
African Sports
Rugby Springboks, athletics, cricket, basketball, Olympics qualifiers, and every sporting headline from Africa. Champions on the world stage and the grassroots movements building the next generation.
China & Africa
Belt and Road investments, Chinese loans, FOCAC summits, mining deals, and geopolitical competition in Africa. How Beijing's engagement shapes infrastructure, debt, and diplomacy across the continent.
Sahel Crisis
Jihadist expansion, French military withdrawal, Wagner operations, ECOWAS interventions, and humanitarian catastrophe in the Sahel. Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and the nations fighting for stability across the world's fastest-growing conflict zone.
Horn of Africa
Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Sudan — conflict, drought, Red Sea shipping, and regional power plays. Tigray aftermath, Al-Shabaab operations, and the strategic importance of the Horn.
France & Africa
Françafrique legacy, military bases, CFA franc debate, Macron's Africa policy, and anti-French protests. How Paris maintains — and loses — influence across its former colonies in West and Central Africa.
African Diaspora
Remittances, migration policy, brain drain, xenophobia, and the African communities shaping politics and culture abroad. From London and Paris to Dubai and New York — how the diaspora stays connected to the continent.
Arts & Culture
Nollywood, Afrobeats, literature prizes, film festivals, fashion weeks, and the creative industries exporting African culture globally. The artists, musicians, and filmmakers defining the continent's cultural moment.

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