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Shaping conversations on politics, economics, society, culture and innovation through African perspectives. For over 50-years, NEW AFRICAN has been the world’s biggest-selling, English-language pan-African magazine. With our cutting-edge content we bring an African perspective to international reporting on the continent. Inspiring and always enlightening, New African covers real issues often ignor

ed elsewhere and corrects the many misconceptions associated with the continent. With our in-depth monthly reports, New African brings Africa closer to the world and offers an invaluable window to the globe’s most diverse continent. It is ideal for those looking to gain a better understanding of the most important issues affecting Africa.

At the Africa Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali, African leaders and thinkers explored the shift from Pan-Africanism to Meta...
08/09/2026

At the Africa Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali, African leaders and thinkers explored the shift from Pan-Africanism to Meta-Africanism moving from solidarity and aspiration towards agency, accountability and action.

Swipe through key messages from the forum on what it will take to build the Africa we want.

👉 Read our coverage of the Africa Mindset Reset Forum and discover the ideas shaping Africa’s future on NewAfricanMagazine.com: https://shorturl.at/lfwky

What if the map we grew up with was also shaping how we see Africa? On 4 September 2026, the UN General Assembly adopted...
07/09/2026

What if the map we grew up with was also shaping how we see Africa?

On 4 September 2026, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution supporting the “Correct the Map” campaign, presented by Togo and the African Union, calling for a shift away from the Mercator projection towards the more accurate Equal Earth map.

In his latest opinion, Yves Ekoué Amaïzo examines the UN’s move towards the Equal Earth projection, the history behind the Mercator map and the power of cartography to shape perceptions of Africa and the wider world.

Because maps do more than show geography they can shape how we understand power, size and our place in the world.

👉 Read the full opinion and discover the story behind the “war of the maps”: https://shorturl.at/s8fLC

Writing from the Africa Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali, Isabelle Dana examines what the shift from Pan-Africanism to Meta...
07/09/2026

Writing from the Africa Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali, Isabelle Dana examines what the shift from Pan-Africanism to Meta-Africanism could mean for Africa’s next generation and whether its leaders are ready to give young Africans the space to shape the continent’s future.

👉 Read the full opinion and join the conversation: https://shorturl.at/KMeeZ

Africa has the plans. What’s missing is ex*****on.From Pan-Africanism to Meta-Africanism, the conversation initiated in ...
04/09/2026

Africa has the plans. What’s missing is ex*****on.

From Pan-Africanism to Meta-Africanism, the conversation initiated in Kigali by the African School of Governance at the Africa Mindset Reset Forum is shifting towards accountability, stronger leadership and turning continental ambitions into tangible results.

From mobilising Africa’s own capital to empowering its young generation, the message is clear: Africa’s transformation requires a new mindset – and the will to act.

👉 Read the full article: https://shorturl.at/ZllcS

20 years of Africa’s food transformation: have we delivered? In this thought-provoking opinion, Boaz Blackie Keizire tak...
01/09/2026

20 years of Africa’s food transformation: have we delivered?

In this thought-provoking opinion, Boaz Blackie Keizire takes an honest look at two decades of African agricultural transformation – what has worked, what has fallen short, and why production gains have not always translated into higher incomes, jobs and resilience for farmers.

As Africa looks to the next 20 years, the message is clear: ambition is not enough. Delivery, accountability and results must take centre stage.

👉 Read the full opinion and join the conversation: https://shorturl.at/nVYwT

Africa has no shortage of capital. The real question is: can it turn commitments into action?At the inaugural Africa Bus...
01/09/2026

Africa has no shortage of capital. The real question is: can it turn commitments into action?

At the inaugural Africa Business Investment Summit, investors and leaders tackled the barriers holding back Africa’s growth—from bankable projects and critical minerals to energy, infrastructure and diaspora capital.

With $4bn in opportunities and a target of $500m in structured commitments, the focus now shifts from announcements to delivery.

👉 Read the full article and discover what it will take to turn Africa’s investment potential into real economic transformation: https://shorturl.at/04Xd0

29/08/2026

From raw cotton to finished garments, Benin is rewriting the rules of African industrialisation.

At the heart of this transformation is the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone, where local cotton is being turned into high-value products, creating jobs and opening new opportunities for African manufacturing.

Can Benin’s model inspire a new era of “Made in Africa”?

👉 Read the full article: https://shorturl.at/bjiiA

28/08/2026

Could Africa’s ancient traditions hold the key to sustainable fashion?

In Uganda, barkcloth made from the Mutuba tree has been crafted for generations. The bark is carefully harvested — and grows back.

Known as the “Tree of Life,” the Mutuba is inspiring a new generation of designers to rethink fashion, sustainability and our relationship with nature

Read the full story on NewAfricanmagazine.com

“A reset begins when we stop asking what Africa lacks, and start asking what Africa possesses,” stressed Dr. Sidi Ould T...
26/08/2026

“A reset begins when we stop asking what Africa lacks, and start asking what Africa possesses,” stressed Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank, at the Africa Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali, Rwanda.

At the heart of Africa’s transformation is not only a change in mindset, but a change in how that mindset is translated into institutions, organisation and disciplined action. He also highlighted the need to rethink how we see Africa’s youth — not as beneficiaries of development, but as young entrepreneurs with agency, ambition and the power to shape the continent’s future.

The question is no longer what Africa needs.
It is what Africa can build with what it already has.

“The leaders we are looking for are those who understand and accept the principle that the state exists to serve the peo...
26/08/2026

“The leaders we are looking for are those who understand and accept the principle that the state exists to serve the people.”

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki calls for a shift from rhetorical Pan-Africanism to practical Pan-Africanism — one grounded in accountability, service and a commitment to putting people before personal power.

His message is simple but profound: leadership is not about holding power. It is about serving the people and delivering for them.

What does practical Pan-Africanism look like in action?

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