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Where Africa meets the world.
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Send us Fan Mail Ugandan woman Monic Karungi’s fatal fall in Dubai, labelled suicide, reveals a grim reality of sex trafficking, degrading “Porta Potty” parties, and systemic cover-ups, exposing how promises of glamour ensnare vulnerable African women in exploitation and danger.
Send us Fan Mail From fuel riots in Angola targeting Chinese businesses, to Malawi’s contested ballots exposing cracks in democracy, to the jailing of Somali TikTok and YouTube creators — Africa is once again at the intersection of power, culture, and survival. But it’s not all crisis: at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships 2025, African athletes brought home happy tears and global glory, proving the continent’s resilience on the world stage. In this episode of Bad Natives Express, we d...
Send us Fan Mail TikTok teens in Cairo are facing jail for dancing and posting online — a stark reminder of how Africa’s digital generation collides with old regimes. Meanwhile, Africa is quietly rewriting the rules of global trade, deepening ties with India and Brazil as new South–South alliances emerge that could challenge China, the US, and Europe. And in Equatorial Guinea, all eyes are on Teodoro Obiang — the world’s longest-serving president — and his son, Vice President Teodoro Nguema ...
Send us Fan Mail Africa’s aesthetic beauty industry, led by South Africa’s $1.7BN market, thrives on social media and AI-driven beauty standards, threatening health but also fueling women’s digital commerce. Meanwhile, Trump’s 2025 talks with several African nations focus on deportation deals, contrasting Japan’s Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) 9 $5.5BN economic pledges and countries like Kenya clinching $169M Samurai bonds. These divergent paths highlight Africa...
Send us Fan Mail Cameroon’s Paul Biya, at 92 years old, is once again seeking re-election; extraordinary in a country where most citizens have never known another leader. Across the continent, strongmen remain firmly in power: Yoweri Museveni in Uganda, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in Equatorial Guinea, and Alassane Ouattara in Ivory Coast are just a few of the long-serving rulers who have shaped politics for entire generations. In much of Africa, children are born, grow up, and even raise f...
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