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The echo of the Shahada: Islam’s growing acceptance in Malawi

Listen closely in Mangochi or Machinga today and you may hear it echoing from masjids, madrasahs and quiet living rooms: Ash-hadu an la ilaha...

The Gambia gets $2.5m back from Jammeh Mansion. But where did the missing million go?

By Awa Macalo When The Gambia and the United States signed a bilateral agreement in September to return the proceeds from a Potomac mansion bought...

Beyond farmers and herders: What is really driving the bloodshed in Nigeria’s Plateau State?

For years, the bloodshed in Mangu, Plateau State, had a simple explanation: farmers versus herders. Land. Cattle. Grazing routes. That explanation is no longer...

From xenophobia to nikah: A South African love story found a home in Malawi

Iddie Mwanyali never planned to leave South Africa. The Malawian national had built a life there — work, love and children with Andiswa Dlamini....

Ukraine’s Mali alliance raises difficult questions for Washington

Ukraine’s war against Russia is now spilling into the Sahel, where Kyiv’s reported support for Tuareg insurgency in Mali is colliding with Washington’s growing...

Nigeria football star William Troost-Ekong embraces Islam

William Troost-Ekong, the former captain of Nigeria’s Super Eagles and one of the country’s most recognisable footballers, has publicly embraced Islam, putting a spotlight...

Africa’s crises are multiplying. Can the AU keep up?

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, the continuing war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan’s widening regional impact are testing the African Union’s...

Holy money, dirty hands: Nigeria’s Sultan draws the line as 2027 race begins

It was supposed to be a routine interfaith meeting. Instead, Nigeria’s most senior Muslim leader used the platform to issue a warning as the...

Ethiopia slides towards war as Tigrayan forces seize airports and fighting spreads

A long-simmering conflict in northern Ethiopia has erupted into open warfare, with Tigrayan forces seizing airports in Mekelle, Axum and Shire and fighting federal...

South Sudan dissolves transitional government three months before historic election

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has dissolved the country’s transitional unity government and parliament, three months before elections scheduled for 22 December. The move brings...

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