United Africa Today is an African publication owned by the community. It was created with a conviction: the people should own their media and have a voice in the decisions that shape their lives.
Our purpose
Across Africa, people live with the consequences of decisions made by politicians and technocrats. We deserve to understand those decisions, question them and be heard. United Africa Today is a not-for-profit publication, a voice and a guide for the many Africans whose experiences too often receive too little attention.
Our scope reaches across the continent and across everyday life: public affairs, culture, sport, business, science, technology and the ideas that move our communities forward. We help people make sense of what matters, with reporting and opinion that connect events to human lives.
Owned by a community. Independent in its judgement.
We believe media should serve the public, free from the competing interests of politicians and powerful institutions. Political pressure, donors, commercial interests and technology platforms should never dictate what we report or which voices deserve attention.
How we are funded
We raise funds through memberships and donations, and we may show advertising. Support helps keep the publication accountable to its community; it does not buy control over our coverage, and advertisers never see or influence our stories before publication. Members read without advertising. We do not sell our readers’ personal information.
What we stand for
We aim for clear, accurate and fair news, and opinion that is plainly identified, grounded in evidence and open to challenge. We stand for the freedom to publish without political censorship, to ask difficult questions and to let people speak about their realities. Independence also means checking facts, distinguishing allegations from established findings and correcting mistakes. Read the detail in our editorial standards.
Our team
Mosty Chansa
Co-founder
Mosty Chansa is a co-founder of United Africa Today. Together with Goodnews Matete, Mosty finds the stories we cover and shapes the perspective each piece takes.
Goodnews Matete
Editor
Goodnews Matete is an editor at United Africa Today. Together with Mosty Chansa, Goodnews finds the stories we cover and shapes the perspective each piece takes.
Read how our work is made in our editorial standards.
Get in touch
Corrections, story tips, membership questions and privacy requests all go through our contact page. We read every message.
