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Official data on every country we cover, refreshed automatically, and a research team to go deeper when you need it.

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Algeria: 8 datasetsAngola: 8 datasetsBenin: 8 datasetsBotswana: 8 datasetsBurkina Faso: 8 datasetsBurundi: 8 datasetsCabo Verde: 8 datasetsCameroon: 10 datasetsCentral African Republic: 8 datasetsChad: 8 datasetsComoros: 8 datasetsCongo: 8 datasetsCôte d'Ivoire: 10 datasetsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 9 datasetsDjibouti: 8 datasetsEgypt: 10 datasetsEquatorial Guinea: 8 datasetsEritrea: 7 datasetsEswatini: 8 datasetsEthiopia: 10 datasetsGabon: 8 datasetsGambia: 8 datasetsGhana: 12 datasetsGuinea: 8 datasetsGuinea-Bissau: 8 datasetsKenya: 12 datasetsLesotho: 8 datasetsLiberia: 8 datasetsLibya: 7 datasetsMadagascar: 8 datasetsMalawi: 8 datasetsMali: 8 datasetsMauritania: 8 datasetsMauritius: 8 datasetsMorocco: 10 datasetsMozambique: 8 datasetsNamibia: 8 datasetsNiger: 8 datasetsNigeria: 12 datasetsRwanda: 10 datasetsSão Tomé and Príncipe: 8 datasetsSenegal: 10 datasetsSeychelles: 8 datasetsSierra Leone: 8 datasetsSomalia: 8 datasetsSouth Africa: 12 datasetsSouth Sudan: 8 datasetsSudan: 7 datasetsTanzania: 10 datasetsTogo: 8 datasetsTunisia: 8 datasetsUganda: 10 datasetsZambia: 10 datasetsZimbabwe: 8 datasets
Countries in our public dataAll 54 African countries, from 7 to 12 datasets each. Select a country to open its page.
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Have your say: today's stories across Africa

Tap how a story makes you feel and see how other readers voted. Updated 21:00 UTC.

Country Pulse by country
  1. NigeriaCovered by 8 outlets

    NELFUND says student loans are voluntary, not compulsory

    Each outlet's headline
    • Vanguard: Student loans voluntary, not compulsory, NELFUND tells tertiary institutions
    • Punch: Student loans voluntary, not compulsory for tertiary students — NELFUND
    • Nairametrics: NELFUND says student loans are voluntary after Enugu College memo sparks outrage
    • BusinessDay: NELFUND says student loans are voluntary, not compulsory
    • Peoples Gazette: Student loan access, voluntary, not compulsory: NELFUND
    • Nigerian Tribune: Student loan is support mechanism, not obligation — NELFUND
    • Channels TV: Loan Scheme Based On Students’ Genuine Need For Assistance, Not Compulsory — NELFUND
    • Leadership Newspaper: NELFUND: A Student Loan Or Burden?
    past week

    Nigeria reactions are collected on NigeriaPolls.

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  2. GhanaCovered by 5 outlets

    President Mahama to address FT Africa Summit 2026 in London

    Each outlet's headline
    • 3News: President Mahama in London for Financial Times Africa Summit
    • Ghana Broadcasting Corporation: President Mahama to address FT Africa Summit 2026 in London
    • MyJoyOnline: Mahama to address Financial Times Africa Summit 2026 in London
    • Starr FM: President Mahama arrives in London to address FT Africa Summit 2026
    • Adom FM: Mahama arrives in London to address FT Africa Summit 2026
    past week
    How does this make you feel?

    Reader reaction, not a scientific poll. How reactions work

  3. KenyaCovered by 3 outlets

    Global Trust Summit: Willy Mutunga warns leaders undermining Kenya’s constitution, public trust

    Each outlet's headline
    • Capital FM Kenya: Global Trust Summit: Leaders warn democracy must deliver beyond the ballot
    • Tuko: Global Trust Summit: Willy Mutunga warns leaders undermining Kenya’s constitution, public trust
    • Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: Kenyan leaders demand accountability as Nairobi hosts Trust Summit
    past week
    How does this make you feel?

    Reader reaction, not a scientific poll. How reactions work

Reader reactions, not scientific polls. Stories are ranked by how many national outlets cover them. Nigeria's reactions are collected on NigeriaPolls.

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Today79 topics across 5 countries open for reactionsCountry Pulse
TodayOpen NGO and development jobs from ReliefWeb for 54 countriesDevelopment jobs
TodayOfficial pump prices for 9 countries, taken from each regulatorFuel prices
TodayOffice holders and cabinets for 54 countries, each with its sourceGovernment directory
Today126 elections tracked across 55 countriesElections calendar
10 Oct 2026Budgets for Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South AfricaGovernment budgets
10 Oct 2026Trade, investment, debt and remittances refreshed for 54 countriesAfrican economies
10 Oct 2026Constitutions of 54 countries, each linked to its official textConstitutions
10 Oct 2026Current minimum wage and its history for 8 countriesMinimum wage
10 Oct 2026Exam bodies and university regulators for 54 countries, with official accredited lists where publishedExams and universities
10 Oct 2026Public holidays for 15 countries, with a calendar downloadPublic holidays

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15 Nov 2026Cabo VerdePresidential election
5 Dec 2026GambiaPresidential election
22 Dec 2026South SudanGeneral election
16 Jan 2027NigeriaGeneral election

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Who runs African governments

National office holders for 54 countries, each fact linked to its source with the date we retrieved it.

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

54countries in our government directory
10071officials listed, each linked to its source
126elections from 2015 on, tracked across 55 countries and territories
11,000+Nigerian phone numbers in our sampling frame

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