TAKE STEP AFRICA

TAKE STEP AFRICA TSA is a global innovation agency that shapes politics, power, censorship, surveillance, and systems of control. Take Step Africa is expansive and awkward.
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It includes storytellers, technologists, entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, publishers, designers, startups & evil doers. Take Step Africa shapes politics, democracy, and power; and censorship, surveillance, and the power of control. It includes storytellers, technologists, entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, publishers, designers, startups, political and social activists, evil-doers, creation, disruption, information overload, a world of choice – and choices about how we live, learn and care for each other. Take Step Africa is curated and edited by Marlon Tshimanga. Since 2018 he has convened and facilitated a global network of media, technology, business, and creative leaders. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

United Nations M49 Geoscheme Africa’s Subregions (English Overview)The United Nations M49 geoscheme is a statistical cl...
04/09/2026

United Nations M49 Geoscheme Africa’s Subregions (English Overview)

The United Nations M49 geoscheme is a statistical classification system that divides Africa into five subregions. It is used for data reporting and analysis, not for political or cultural identity.

Southern Africa (UN Demarcation 5 countries)
🇧🇼 Botswana

🇸🇿 Eswatini (Swaziland)

🇱🇸 Lesotho

🇳🇦 Namibia

🇿🇦 South Africa

Eastern Africa (UN Demarcation 18 countries + 2 territories)
🇧🇮 Burundi

🇰🇲 Comoros

🇩🇯 Djibouti

🇪🇷 Eritrea

🇪🇹 Ethiopia

🇰🇪 Kenya

🇲🇬 Madagascar

🇲🇼 Malawi

🇲🇺 Mauritius

🇾🇹 Mayotte (France)

🇲🇿 Mozambique

🇷🇪 Réunion (France)

🇷🇼 Rwanda

🇸🇨 Seychelles

🇸🇴 Somalia

🇸🇸 South Sudan

🇺🇬 Uganda

🇹🇿 Tanzania

🇿🇲 Zambia

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Countries often thought of as “Southern Africa” (like Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique) are officially classified by the UN under Eastern Africa for statistical purposes.

This distinction is about data organization, not cultural or political identity.
What are your analysis?

🇨🇩 Big news for Congolese football!On May 20, 2026, Veron Mosengo‑Omba was elected president of the FECOFA Executive Com...
04/09/2026

🇨🇩 Big news for Congolese football!

On May 20, 2026, Veron Mosengo‑Omba was elected president of the FECOFA Executive Committee. On September 3, 2026, he was officially received by FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Zurich, Switzerland.

Key highlights from their meeting:

Mosengo‑Omba presented his four‑year program, focused on rebuilding and restructuring Congolese football.

Infantino congratulated the DRC for its historic return to the World Cup after 52 years.

FIFA pledged support for FECOFA’s priorities: refereeing reform and women’s football development.

Mosengo‑Omba reaffirmed his full support for FIFA’s mission to grow football worldwide.

Infantino is expected in Kinshasa soon to lay the foundation stone for FECOFA’s new technical center.

Zim Breaking News.🇿🇼 Brett MuVet, Social media leader of Varanda VeZimbabwe, has declared that Zimbabwe’s government is ...
04/09/2026

Zim Breaking News.

🇿🇼 Brett MuVet, Social media leader of Varanda VeZimbabwe, has declared that Zimbabwe’s government is illegitimate after Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (July 2026) extended presidential terms from 5 to 7 years without the required referendum.

Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution requires a referendum for any change to presidential term limits.

Legal experts confirm such changes cannot benefit the incumbent president.

Parliament passed the amendment without a referendum, sparking legitimacy disputes.

MuVet says he faces a $15M bounty on his life of which this has not been independently verified.

His VVZ movement is still largely diaspora‑based, with limited presence inside Zimbabwe.

Leaders have broken their constitutional oath.

He vows to build a people‑driven movement to restore constitutional order.

He insists he seeks support only from Zimbabweans.

Southern African History Digest — The LundaThe Lunda Kingdom is a powerhouse of Central Africa, stretching across parts ...
04/09/2026

Southern African History Digest — The Lunda

The Lunda Kingdom is a powerhouse of Central Africa, stretching across parts of today’s Angola, DRC, and Zambia.

The Lunda built strong political traditions, with influence spreading through migration, alliances, and trade.

At the centre stood the Mwata Yamvo, the paramount ruler, supported by networks of local leaders.

Communities thrived on farming, hunting, fishing, and trade, while family and spiritual traditions shaped daily life.

The Lunda remind us that Africa’s history was never isolated people moved, kingdoms grew, and cultures connected across borders.

Tunisia’s top court has upheld pr!son sent!nces of up to 45 years against opposition leaders, activists, and lawyers a ...
04/09/2026

Tunisia’s top court has upheld pr!son sent!nces of up to 45 years against opposition leaders, activists, and lawyers a move critics say cements President Kais Saied’s authoritarian grip.

Southern Africa is a land of deserts and oceans, copper and diamonds, wildlife and culture. From Victoria Falls to Table...
04/09/2026

Southern Africa is a land of deserts and oceans, copper and diamonds, wildlife and culture. From Victoria Falls to Table Mountain, from the Namib Desert to Lake Malawi it’s a region of resilience, beauty, and pride.

Southern African Countries

🇦🇴 Angola
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
🇲🇿 Mozambique
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇧🇼 Botswana
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇸🇿 Eswatini
🇱🇸 Lesotho

Together, these nations form one of Africa’s most diverse and vibrant regions rich in culture, wildlife, landscapes, and resources.

🇳🇬❤️ FELA KUTI & SANDRA SMITH A LOVE STORY THAT HELPED SHAPE AFROBEATIn 1969, Nigerian music revolutionary Fela Kuti met...
04/09/2026

🇳🇬❤️ FELA KUTI & SANDRA SMITH A LOVE STORY THAT HELPED SHAPE AFROBEAT

In 1969, Nigerian music revolutionary Fela Kuti met Sandra Smith, a young African-American dancer, at a concert in Los Angeles.

Their meeting would become more than a romantic relationship. Sandra became Fela’s companion, friend and intellectual influence during an important period of his life.

Sandra introduced Fela to the writings of Malcolm X and encouraged him to think more deeply about African identity, Black pride, colonialism and the struggle for liberation.

Fela would later return to Nigeria, where his music evolved into the powerful political and cultural force the world came to know as Afrobeat.

Their relationship was not without challenges. Fela himself drew inspiration from their experiences, including the song “My Lady’s Frustration.”

Sandra’s influence is an important part of the story behind Fela’s transformation not simply as a musician, but as an artist who used music to challenge injustice, colonialism, corruption and oppression.

Sometimes history is shaped not only on political battlefields, but also through music, love, ideas and the exchange of cultures.

Fela Kuti’s music became a voice for millions. Sandra Smith was one of the people who helped influence the man behind that voice.

🇳🇬✊🏿 Africa remembers. Africa creates. Africa speaks.

🇿🇦 STEVE BIKO: THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE CONTINUESNearly five decades after the death of Black Consciousness lead...
04/09/2026

🇿🇦 STEVE BIKO: THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE CONTINUES

Nearly five decades after the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko, his family is once again asking the courts to ensure that the full truth surrounding his death is properly examined.

Biko died on 12 September 1977, while in the custody of apartheid security forces. The original 1977 inquest did not result in anyone being held criminally responsible for his death.

The inquest has now been reopened, but the proceedings have faced delays and disagreements over the family's preparation, access to historical records and witnesses.

On 3 September 2026, the Biko family filed an urgent application in the Gqeberha High Court seeking to temporarily halt the reopened inquest. The application is being heard by Judge Isaac Madondo.

This comes as new forensic evidence presented during the reopened proceedings has raised serious questions about the circumstances and timing of the injuries Biko suffered before his death.

For generations, Steve Biko's name has represented Black Consciousness, dignity, freedom and resistance to apartheid.

Now, the question remains:

Can South Africa finally establish the complete truth about what happened to Steve Biko and determine whether anyone should be held accountable?

Justice delayed is painful. But the pursuit of truth must continue. Steve Biko must never be forgotten. 🇿🇦✊🏿

🏙️ Mombasa, Kenya Mombasa's skyline is steadily evolving as new residential towers, hotels, commercial developments, and...
03/09/2026

🏙️ Mombasa, Kenya

Mombasa's skyline is steadily evolving as new residential towers, hotels, commercial developments, and infrastructure projects reshape Kenya's historic coastal city. The city's growth reflects its importance as East Africa's largest port and a major hub for tourism, trade, and investment.

From its rich Swahili heritage to its modern skyline, Mombasa continues to blend history with progress.

Tiwa Savage donated 17.5million Kwacha across Malawi to support young creatives, particularly young women pursuing care...
03/09/2026

Tiwa Savage donated 17.5
million Kwacha across Malawi to support young creatives, particularly young women pursuing careers in music and the creative industry.

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