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@liotier.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:24 PMReposted by @thecontinent.org

Kampala's Bahá’í Temple (which I mapped on Openstreetmap !) is indeed a most lovely oasis. It is also a reminder of how rare public parks (and public spaces beside sidewalks) are in African cities.

@hararereview.com Oct 10, 2026, 10:11 AMReposted by @thecontinent.org

In this week's @thecontinent.org, on Donica Merhazion's wonderful Born at the End of the World, published by @catalystpress.bsky.social.

The author's note at the end of the book is moving 🖤

Download the full issue at www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/2...

#Eritrea #Ethiopia

@phbocquier.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:45 PMReposted by @thecontinent.org

The light in this photo reminds me of Caravaggio's painting! 😊 Great work from a photo essay on Egypt.

@siyaanne.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 5:51 PMReposted by @thecontinent.org

#Ethiopia: I didn’t think I’d ever be covering war in Tigray after the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, but here we are.
If you’re wondering why the peace deal unraveled and why Ethiopia is back in the headlines, read my latest for @thecontinent.org tinyurl.com/yp3hm44p
Cover: @wynonamutisi.bsky.social

@thecontinent.org Oct 9, 2026, 2:07 PM

All Protocol Observed

Welcome to Issue 255 of The Continent

The warning signs in Tigray have been building for months. The Continent reconstructs how peace failed.

bit.ly/255_TC

The cover of Issue 255 of The Continent shows a tall, cracked stone monument rising from a pile of rubble in the middle of a city. The words “Peace for Ethiopia” run vertically down its front in large blue letters. A white dove perches on top, beside a pair of scales, symbols of peace and justice. The monument is broken and weathered, with cracks running through the stone. Behind it, pale blue buildings sit beneath a soft, hazy sky, glowing yellow around the horizon. The scene feels quiet but uneasy, as if the promise of peace is still standing, just barely, amid the wreckage. It is illustrated by Wynona Mutisi

@atlasnewspaper.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 3:10 PMReposted by @thecontinent.org

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@hararereview.com Sep 21, 2026, 8:01 AMReposted by @thecontinent.org

On @thecontinent.org's team for a profoundly inspirational and riveting conversation with Winnie Byanyima—who is, among many things, executive director of UNAIDS.

Read this and more here: www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/2...

A horizontal grid of 5 pages from The Continent.

@atlasnewspaper.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 11:44 AMReposted by @thecontinent.org

Who builds the systems through which reality is organised, distributed and trusted?

Join @codastory.com + @thecontinent.org for an exclusive first look at the new, unpublished issue of The Atlas — and a conversation about journalism in an age of algorithms, propaganda, and AI noise.

@atlasnewspaper.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 6:51 PMReposted by @thecontinent.org

In the Vatican, closed-door meetings have been dissecting the coexistence of our intelligence with the artificial one.

Find out about it in The Atlas — Issue 005.

Coming 24 September from @codastory.com and @thecontinent.org

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@natebowling.com Sep 19, 2026, 10:28 AMReposted by @thecontinent.org

What I appreciate the most about @thecontinent.org is that it tells stories from Africa in a voice actually from there

@mininghistory.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 9:33 AMReposted by @thecontinent.org

Always read and share The Continent but especially when the cover story is about Mauritania's iron ore train.

@thecontinent.org Sep 18, 2026, 2:36 PM

All Protocol Observed

Welcome to Issue 254 of The Continent.

Social media made Mauritania’s iron ore train a daredevil adventure. Our photo essay captures the beauty of ordinary life.

bit.ly/254_TC

A black-and-white photograph fills the cover of The Continent. It shows a long passenger train travelling through a vast, pale desert landscape in Mauritania. The photograph is taken from alongside the train, looking backwards along its left side. In the foreground, an arm extends through an open train window towards the landscape, with the hand and fingers reaching out into the open air. Another passenger is partly visible leaning from a window further ahead.

The railway tracks run diagonally from the lower centre of the image towards the distant horizon. The surrounding desert is largely flat and barren, with low dunes, scattered shrubs and rocky patches stretching into the distance.

At the top, a yellow-orange strip reads: “AFRICAN JOURNALISM | 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 | ISSUE 254.” Beneath it, in large white lettering, is the title “The Continent.”

On the right side of the photograph, large dark-grey text reads: “Beyond the spectacle of Mauritania’s iron train.” Below the headline is the photo credit: “FETHI SAHRAOUI / THE CONTINENT.”

The overall cover is stark and minimalist, contrasting the dark train and reaching arm with the almost white expanse of the desert.

@thecontinent.org Sep 11, 2026, 3:45 PM

All Protocol Observed

Welcome to Issue 253 of The Continent

Three years before 9/11, Al-Qaeda carried out its first major attack in Africa. Twenty-five years later, the continent is living with the consequences of a war on terror.

bit.ly/253_TC

@afrobarometer.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 8:02 AMReposted by @thecontinent.org

Ahead of African Union Day (9 September), we consider: How do Africans view the continental body? Majorities say the AU has a positive influence on their country (55%) and recognises their country's interests (56%).

Our latest piece in @thecontinent.org has more details.

#VoicesAfrica

@hararereview.com Sep 6, 2026, 4:16 AMReposted by @thecontinent.org

This weekend in @thecontinent.org, a truly fascinating virtual coffee with Neo Muyanga, the multi-hyphenate musician who is also a co-founder of Chimurenga.

Download this issue here (and subscribe!): https://www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/287178_6c39f3d06338407e8a2eaedc80d87699.pdf?index=true

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@thecontinent.org Sep 4, 2026, 2:30 PM

All Protocol Observed

Welcome to Issue 252 of The Continent

Egyptians were using the characters of SpongeBob and his friends to talk about their real lives in a Facebook group. In 2 weeks it gained almost two million members. Then it was shut down.

bit.ly/252_TC

@afrobarometer.bsky.social Aug 29, 2026, 9:02 AMReposted by @thecontinent.org

A shocking one in three Nigerians (33%) say they know someone who was kidnapped in the past five years. No wonder citizens consider abduction the biggest safety threat in their community.

Our latest piece in @thecontinent.org has more on Nigeria's kidnapping crisis.

#VoicesAfrica #Nigeria

@thecontinent.org Aug 28, 2026, 3:38 PM

All Protocol Observed

Welcome to Issue 251 of The Continent

Zambia’s recent election was supposed to be a vote on extending the president’s mandate for a second term. The post-election crackdown has been unprecedented.

bit.ly/251_TC

@atlasnewspaper.bsky.social Aug 28, 2026, 10:11 AMReposted by @thecontinent.org

2/ The Atlas is a monthly publication from @codastory.com and @thecontinent.org.

We live in the same world. Let's read from the same page.

Get your copy delivered every month — for free. If this resonates with you, help it travel.

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