I can't remember who sent me the link for this but I'm so glad it was pointed in my direction. Every Saturday. You get it for free in your WhatsApp

Tanzania | Issue 219 of The Continent reports Election Day marked by protests, an internet blackout and deadly force. Once back online, 37 readers from across the country shared what they witnessed during one of Tanzania’s darkest weeks.

Huge story in TZ right now that isn't getting nearly enough attention. Thousand(s?) dead and hundreds arrested after a "stunning" 98% victory for the incumbent.

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 219 of The Continent Protests, an internet blackout, and deadly force marked Tanzania’s Election Day. Once online again, 37 readers shared what they witnessed. Read their stories: bit.ly/219_TC

You too can experience this. It's an excellent publication and free to subscribe: www.thecontinent.org/subscribe

The wonders of modern technology: I can wake up, type "Send newspaper" into my phone and instantly receive a copy of @thecontinent.org.

Genocide resumes, reads this weekend's cover of @thecontinent.org, as El Fasher falls to the Rapid Support Forces after a year long siege. Gruesome images of their killing spree that is estimated to have killed thousands, make the rounds. What Sudanese activists warned would happen is playing out.

A tale of two front pages.

Darfur. When i say i feel like my last quarter century of activism has been for naught... bsky.app/profile/thec...

Si voleu notícies de l'Àfrica, que normalment no ens n'arriba res, @thecontinent.org m'està agradant molt. Mireu la resta de publicacions per articles més llargs!

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 218 of The Continent El Fasher has fallen — the last Darfuri city to resist the Rapid Support Forces. After a 500-day siege, the Sudanese army withdrew, leaving 250,000 civilians at the mercy of genocidal militias. bit.ly/218_TC

I don't know why everyone isn't subscribing to The Continent tbh

i never thought i would find myself looking forward to a newspaper of all things, but i am many months in with reading @thecontinent.org and yeah- you should definitely pick this up.

Today @thecontinent.org essay shows the line between civilian Vs rebel is not a philosophical endeavor like Western media portrays it . This quote sums it up! “That night I realised this was no longer a political war – it was a campaign to exterminate my people. I decided to join the resistance.”

"Another war looms, one that could pit Tigrayans against each other. I fought once to defend my people; I will not fight again in a war that will destroy what remains. That is why I left." @thecontinent.org

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 217 of The Continent Three years after the guns fell silent, Tigray is breaking. Its youth are fleeing, its hope fading. One writer retraces his path from citizen to fighter to exile — and the ghosts that follow. bit.ly/217_TC

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 216 of The Continent Raila Odinga was nicknamed Agwambo, the “mystery man”. Over and over, through crisis after crisis – and handshake after handshake – Odinga would live up to that moniker. Now Kenya must reckon with life without him. 👉 bit.ly/216_TC

THREAD: this investigation took up over half my year, but it's here in @thecontinent.org: A Djiboutian drone strike in January was depicted as a army operation targeting rebels. It was actually a massacre of civilians. The bloodshed & coverup implicating Ethiopia, Djibouti, France & Turkiye. #OSINT

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📰 We’ll be back on 18 Oct — with a new member of the family. The Continent is launching a South Africa–focused sibling. We need your help choosing its name. Cast your vote here 👇

All Protocol Observed. Welcome to Issue 215 of The Continent. Egypt’s bid to stamp out dissent has created a screen-to-prison pipeline. Children lured through gaming are jailed without trial — on terror charges. Read it here: bit.ly/TC_215

Weekend reading

I've been really enjoying these! Would love to know if a similar newspaper exists for the Caribbean. 🖤🖤 #diaspora #Caribbean #Africa #news #Blacksky

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 214 of The Continent The shoes and handbags cost thousands. The workers earn just enough to eat. Inside Kano’s leather pits — and the quiet fight for change. Read it here: bit.ly/214_TC

I'm quoted in this @thecontinent.org story on the slump and potential collapse of Botswana's diamond industry: “The appeal of diamonds was always partly based on scarcity. And now they are no longer scarce”

20 years ago, I worked at a diamond mine in Botswana. We knew even then this was coming. This week's @thecontinent.org

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 213 of The Continent. Botswana bet big on diamonds — and won. But lab-grown stones are rewriting the rules. Is this a slump, or the end of the road? Read more 👉 bit.ly/213_TC

'The Continent' 212,6sept.2025 : -Inflation en Égypte et Zimbabwe. -Catastrophe naturelle à Tarsin (Darfour) agravée par la guerre. -Civils et journalistes à Gaza. -Monument de la Renaissance Africaine à Dakar. -Lutte contre onchocerciasis. -'Promises' de Goretti Kyomuhen : jeunes migrants. #Afrique

Another brilliant cover. Another outstanding edition. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

As Reporters Without Borders, which co-ordinated the unprecedented international campaign, explains: “This isn’t just a war against Gaza, it’s a war against journalism … Without them, who will alert us to the famine? Who will expose war crimes? Who will show us the genocides?”

I heard about it, from german media no less, and would have written about it myself if I wasn't on holidays. Also I highly recommend reading The Continent at least from time to time.

An outstanding edition of @thecontinent.org with an incredibly moving piece on #Gaza, reportage from # Sudan on the landslide that buried a thousand people (did you hear about it?) and your weekly does of hope on how WHO is quietly eradicating river blindness An essential part of your media diet.

All Protocol Observed. Welcome to Issue 212 of The Continent. We join more than 250 newsrooms in 70 countries blacking out front pages in solidarity with journalists in Gaza. Read Ansam al-Kitaa’s despatch from Gaza City: bit.ly/212_TC

I can’t stop thinking about this article from @thecontinent.org ‘She (Angelique Nyirasafari) noted that boys continue with school even when they cause pregnancies.’

'The Continent' 211, 30 août 2025 : - 1tribunal US condamne un tortionnaire gambien. - Les écoles catholiques de RDC contre la scolarisation des élèves enceinte. - Développement du solaire en Af. - Le Burundi face au manque d'essence ou les conséquences à 10 ans de l'avidité politique. #Afrique 1/2

One of my favourite things about the @thecontinent.org is the artistic/ creative direction. Every cover feels like a new piece of art. If ever your team hosts an in person exhibition @simonallison.bsky.social @wynonamutisi.bsky.social - I am there!

Sierra Leone imported enough solar to increase generation by 60+% of total installed capacity. The future of energy abundance is in Africa 👀

Africa‘s accelerated shift to solar ☀️fueled by Chinese overproduction: „Imports rose 60% in the 12 months to June 2025, as Africa’s power needs converge with China’s overproduction and low prices.“ This and much more in my fav Saturday morning read 👇🏼

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All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 211 of The Continent. Fuel’s been scarce in Burundi since 2018, thanks to political unrest. Now, people are risking bullets, crocodiles, even prison just to fill up. Get your copy here: bit.ly/211_TC

There’s a whole history of Congolese comics behind that cover

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 210 of The Continent With the state absent and armed groups in control, Goma, in eastern DRC, feels like purgatory. One local artist turns to drawing to capture life in the uncertainty of occupation. Get your copy here: bit.ly/210_TC

The cover art on this week’s edition of @thecontinent.org?? 🔥 😍

Well, that's the first week's readings for my Africa In World Politics course sorted.

Wer sich für afrikanische Politik interessiert, dem empfehle ich mit Nachdruck "The Continent". Eine tolle Zeitung, die ich jetzt seit über einem Jahr lese 👇 www.thecontinent.org

This might be the most important issue you read

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 209 of The Continent The war in Sudan is more than numbers and labels — it’s a war about everything. Five Sudanese writers share stories from the ground, revealing its real contours and what it’s truly about. Get your copy here: bit.ly/TC_209