WorldNews
Lagos opens the decisive phase of its mobility overhaul
New bus corridors, rail extensions and a redrawn traffic plan will decide whether Africa's largest city can finally move at the pace of its economy.
Travel
Essential reporting, analysis and context from the travel desk.
WorldExplainer
West African states bring a new border trade framework into force
Single-window customs filing and harmonised documents are intended to cut crossing times that have made regional trade slower than intercontinental shipping.
TechnologyAnalysis
The African startups quietly building the continent's core infrastructure
Payments rails, identity checks and logistics software built for local conditions are now being exported to markets with similar constraints.
EntertainmentAnalysis
Nollywood's new generation is winning on distribution, not budget
Independent producers are negotiating direct streaming deals, retaining rights and building audiences far beyond the domestic market.
LifestyleExplainer
How households are rebuilding their weekly shop as food prices ease
Shoppers who switched to bulk buying and cooperative purchasing during the price spike are keeping the habits that saved them money.
WorldNews
The returning rail routes opening a slower view of West Africa
Restored passenger services are reconnecting inland towns that air and road travel had largely bypassed.
HealthInvestigation
Primary health centres take on the work hospitals could not absorb
A push to staff and supply local clinics is shifting routine care away from overcrowded referral hospitals.
ScienceExplainer
Solar mini-grids reach the scale that changes local economics
Falling storage costs and smarter metering have made village-level power systems commercially viable without permanent subsidy.
EducationNews
Schools that fixed the basics are seeing digital learning finally pay off
Device rollouts made little difference on their own. Teacher training, electricity and maintenance turned out to be the whole story.
WorldAnalysis
African carriers add routes as open-skies rules finally take effect
New direct links between capitals are cutting journeys that once required connecting through Europe or the Gulf.