The absence of critical healthcare infrastructure has forced many Africans to seek specialised treatment abroad. But across the AES, the revolutionary leaders are investing in medical facilities, developing local expertise and expanding the capacity to perform complex procedures at home.
From Mali to Burkina Faso and Niger, these developments point to a bigger ambition: achieving healthcare sovereignty and building systems capable of meeting the needs of their own populations.
Mali & Russia Sign 4-Year Cooperation Deal In Transport Sector
Mali is set to become a hub in an emerging Russia-Africa transportation corridor, thanks to a new cooperation agreement signed between Bamako and Moscow in the wake of the 2026 Russia-Africa Summit.
This new deal will boost Mali’s transportation sector and economy, and stands as one of the latest testaments to Russia’s continued solidarity with Africa’s, on the continent’s path to sovereign development.
African Media’s Great Betrayal Of Africa
Do you know that there is a difference between ‘African media’ and ‘African-based media’? In this report, senior reporter @Big_Mck explores how the vast majority of reporters, journalists, and media platforms on the continent are trained, funded and conditioned to deliver output that does not serve the interests of their African audiences.
Mckay analyses how this came to be, what subversive entities are behind the large scale foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) effort against Africa, and what you as an ordinary everyday African news consumer can do about it.
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