Earlier this week Glass House PR released its 2026 State of PR in Africa Report — and what is contained in its 116 pages is, without hyperbole, one of the most important snapshots of the communications industry on this continent that has ever been produced. The subtitle — Rewriting Influence: How AI and Digital

The end of the Aga Khan era at Nation Media Group did not begin with a newsroom scandal or a sudden collapse. It arrived like most corporate endings do: quietly, in deal structure. In March 2026, public reporting indicated that AKFED agreed to sell NPRT Holdings Africa Limited — the vehicle holding

Earlier this week, Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) announced it had agreed to sell its entire shareholding in NPRT Holdings Africa Limited — the vehicle holding 54.08% of Nation Media Group (NMG) — to Taarifa, owned by Tanzanian businessman Rostam Aziz. The buyer said it did not plan to buy out remaining