Africa,
in real time.
Independent, online-first reporting from every region—published with speed, precision and the context our continent deserves.
No printing press. No studio desk. Just the story, sooner.
The Mopane is a wholly digital newsroom. Without the cost and delay of print runs, broadcast studios or nightly anchors, we put more resources into verification, specialist editors and a continent-wide contributor network. That means more reporting, updated faster—and accuracy that never waits for tomorrow’s edition.
Stories shaping the continent
The newest dispatches.
The homepage always shows the latest stories. Every older dispatch remains available in the permanent archive.
We believe Africa is not a story to be explained from afar. It is a world to be understood from within.
The Mopane brings together journalists, thinkers and creators across the continent to tell stories with nuance, ambition and an unapologetically African point of view.
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