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Latest Issues

On Missing Paintings, Market Records, and Who Really Controls African Art

This week, the African art world has two stories running simultaneously that could not appear more different on the surface. One is a scandal unfolding on social media, with artists publicly asking a Cape Town gallery where their paintings...

14 days ago
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When the Middle East Burns, Africa Pays

THIS WEEK IN BRIEF

The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran collapsed this week, with President Trump declaring the agreement "over" and U.S. forces trading strikes with Iran for a second straight day as of Thursday morning...

16 days ago
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Africa's Sovereign Debt Markets Are Reopening. Washington's Tariff Clock Is Running.

Three signals are converging this week. Africa's sovereign debt markets are reopening: Ethiopia restructured its defaulted Eurobond, Egypt received the first tranche of a 5.7 billion euro EU package, and the DRC's debut bond found four time...

19 days ago
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On Portraiture, Political Imagination, and a City That Changed the Map

This week, two institutions are making headlines at opposite ends of the African art world. In New York, the Museum of Modern Art is in the final three weeks of the first exhibition in its history dedicated to African portraiture. In Lagos,...

21 days ago
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What If the Problem Is the Leader?

On Saturday, 11 July 2026, author and leadership thinker Nqobile Pamela Xaba will host the official Virtual Book Launch Masterclass for her new book, The People Circle: A Human-Centred Approach to Leadership in a Complex World — and Africa....

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  • Africa.com

    Africa.com is a leading digital platform sharing insight on Africa’s business, policy, innovation, and culture. Africa.com connects global audiences to the ideas shaping Africa’s future.

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  • Tobi Oguntola

    A student of history and voice for the present, Tobi explores modern Africa. Through Africa.com newsletters and interviews with tech & business leaders, he documents the continent’s evolving landscape

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