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1. Africa: 'Relooted' - the Video Game Where Players Steal Back African Artefacts

   [RFI] A video game released this week by a South African company features characters from the African continent whose objective is to reclaim artefacts looted by colonisers from Western museums and bring them home - a playful take on a timely political topic.

2. Ethiopia: Crumbling of Rentier Fortress - Ethiopia's Maritime Pivot, Decline of Djibouti's Monopoly

   [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- For much of the past three decades, the political economy of the Horn of Africa rested on a fragile but durable arrangement: Ethiopia's overwhelming dependence on Djibouti as its primary maritime gateway and Djibouti's ability to convert geography into political and economic leverage. That arrangement is now in terminal decline. What is unfolding across the Horn is not simply a series of bilateral disputes or diplomatic misunderstandings, but a structural transition--a Red Sea Cold War--that is testing

3. Madagascar: Madagascar's 'People of the Forest' Confront Life Beyond the Woods

   [RFI] The Zafimaniry people of Madagascar are confronting a difficult choice about their future as deforestation and globalisation reshape their way of life. Fewer than 15,000 members of this forest-based community live in the "land of mist" on the southern edge of the country's central highlands, where decades of heavy deforestation have left many hills bare.

4. Sudan: Amid Ramadan Truce Push, Quintet Condemns Sudan's Sieges, Drone Strikes, Civilian Carnage

   [Reporter] A coalition of international powers on Thursday issued an urgent condemnation of escalating military operations in Sudan, warning that sieges, drone strikes, and attacks on civilian infrastructure are pushing the country toward further atrocities.

5. West Africa: Ecobank Group Stock Price Doubles in 2 Years As Earnings Climb

   [Daba Finance] Ecobank Transnational Inc shares have nearly doubled in price in 2 years, underscoring renewed investor interest in West African banking stocks. The Togo-based (BRVM: ETIT) lender closed at 29 XOF on February 13, 2026. The stock has gained 26.1% year-to-date and 27.7% in USD terms. It is up 81.3% over the past year and 70.6% in the last 6 months. Two years ago, the shares traded around 14 to 15 XOF.