Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2005, is a candidate for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC). His main opponent is Raila Odinga, the enduring Kenyan opponent. The verdict will be announced at the next AU summit in February 2025.

In Africa, 60% of the population are under 25. Born in the age of social media, they are connected to the world. They need training, jobs and a voice in the political process. Generation Z, frustrated by being all too often forced into unemployment or exile, is becoming aware of its power.

The Ivorian rapper has set the pace, mixing hip-hop beats with traditional rhythms. And he is in constant dialogue with a galvanised fanbase.

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, head of Berlin's prestigious Haus der Kulturen der Welt, campaigns for authentically African art rooted in the continent and powerfully contemporary so that it can be part of the world. A frank and direct interview.

To coincide with the release of their truly historic compilation, meet a loving and iconic couple.

Business, new technologies, environment, sciences, arts and culture, media, politics as well… They represent a new African generation of doers of all ages, confident, connected both to the continent and the global world. Here are twenty portraits of these iconic personalities, who inspire thousands of others!

Artist becomes artiste, transcending his talent for painting and music with a highly successful debut album, If I Were to Paint it. Love at first listen!

Gazelle Guirandou is a leading figure on the Ivorian art scene who runs the LouiSimone Guirandou gallery, which she founded with her mother in 2015. She has dedicated herself to promoting artists.

Meshell Ndegeocello's album No More Water is a tribute to the literary and political verve of James Baldwin.

The Hardel le Bihan architectural firm is the coordinator of one of Benin's flagship institutional projects, one which is set to accelerate the development of the local construction industry.

Kokoko's second album, Butu, finds the Congolese collective in better shape than ever, delivering music that’s a hybrid of ancestral African sounds, electro and kwaito.

The Senegalese singer has followed up his promising debut album with ‘Passeport’, a groovy, socially conscious album.

Africa is the continent with the smallest tax base. Given the rising debt, balanced taxation would offset the fluctuating revenues generated by natural resources. Kenya's recent  Finance Bill riots brought to light just how difficult this process can be. And the need for fairness in favour of the lowest earners.

Canal+’s acquisition of the South African parent company of DStv and Showmax will allow the French audiovisual group to create a behemoth with 50 million subscribers, of which 30 million are in Africa. This is good news for African audiovisual production.

By 2030, Africa will be producing half a million tonnes of "white gold", which is twelve times more than it does currently. Producer countries are looking to locally refine this "white gold", which is the linchpin of our energy transition, to carve out a niche for themselves in a highly strategic value chain.

The objective is to become fully involved in promoting sustainable human development, both in Morocco and in the regions of the global South, through skills development and knowledge sharing.

Massive investments by the Emirates and Saudi Arabia are providing temporary relief for an economy in crisis. But there is widespread resistance to what many see as a selling-off of assets.

While the price of this safe-haven commodity continues to rise, there is little return for producer countries. Refining capacity is low and the informal sector still dominates. Ecowas recommends formalising artisanal and small-scale gold mining.

Youth, training, promotion of women, investment in human capital, health, education, transport… The objective is to fight poverty and propose a real model of inclusive growth.

Regional constraints and crises notwithstanding, the country is investing, imagining and preparing for tomorrow.

Firmly at the helm, President Bola Tinubu and his government are carrying out sweeping reforms to raise the bar and restore Nigeria to its rightful place as the continent’s leader.