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The Rwandan filmmaker making space behind the camera

07/09/2026 0

Bright Ngabo, Armand Ikuzwe Bitega and Nailla Simbi, posing for a photo in Kigali, Rwanda on August 12, 2026. Photo: Iradukunda Heaven, bird story agency 07 September 2026 Africa’s film industry is expanding opportunities for […]

She built a gym where motherhood is part of the floor plan

18/08/2026 0

(From left) Coach Selina, Coach Frehiwot Shita (in black) and Hamrawit Gizaw, Founder of AfroHeat Fitness and Exercise Program Architect, posing for a photo in AfroHeat Fitness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo Courtesy: Hamrawit Gizaw […]

Africa’s hydrogen race is laying the foundations for an industrial future

18/08/2026 0

IMAGE: bird story agency After years of green hydrogen announcements centred on future exports, Africa’s hydrogen race is increasingly attracting investment into manufacturing, engineering, financing and industrial infrastructure. Recent developments suggest the continent is beginning […]

Santrofi, Fela Kuti and the Berlin Stage Where Highlife Keeps Moving

07/09/2026 0

House of Cultures of the World/Photo: AfricaNewsAnalysis/AM Berlin, 7 September 2026 At Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of Cultures of the World) this October, Ghanaian highlife meets Berlin’s Afrobeat memory work in an evening […]

UN backs African-led campaign to change how the world is mapped

07/09/2026 0

IMAGE: bird story agency An African-led campaign to correct the way Africa is represented on world maps has won UN backing, with 164 countries supporting a Togo-sponsored resolution encouraging more accurate map projections. Bonface Orucho, […]

Africa’s factories are becoming their own power stations

07/09/2026 0

IMAGE: bird story agency extile plants, mines and export zones are building their own electricity systems, creating a growing role for independent producers as African factories seek to avoid disruptions that can throttle production. Seth […]

African conservationists turn to wildlife censuses to track changing populations

07/09/2026 0

IMAGE: bird story agency African conservationists are conducting new and repeat wildlife censuses to track population changes across landscapes and national borders. The surveys are generating data on numbers, movements and habitat pressures that can […]

African pharma are building an homegrown response to sickle cell disease

07/09/2026 0

IMAGE: bird story agency Africa is beginning to build more of its own response to sickle cell disease, linking local research and clinical expertise with pharmaceutical manufacturing. As WHO pushes for wider access to hydroxyurea, […]

East Africa is building competing energy hubs as refineries reshape the region’s oil trade

07/09/2026 0

IMAGE: bird story agency Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are building competing petroleum hubs as billions of dollars flow into refineries, pipelines, storage and ports. With Rwanda also considering an investment in Lamu, the emerging network […]

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Santrofi, Fela Kuti and the Berlin Stage Where Highlife Keeps Moving

UN backs African-led campaign to change how the world is mapped

Africa’s factories are becoming their own power stations

African conservationists turn to wildlife censuses to track changing populations

African pharma are building an homegrown response to sickle cell disease

East Africa is building competing energy hubs as refineries reshape the region’s oil trade

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African conservationists turn to wildlife censuses to track changing populations

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Santrofi, Fela Kuti and the Berlin Stage Where Highlife Keeps Moving