Editorial & Ethics Policy

Africa Development News covers infrastructure, energy, investment, trade and development across Africa. Independent news is presented separately from commercially related partner coverage. ADN is building its newsroom and recruiting journalists to expand original reporting.

Coverage draws on published reports, announcements and other identified sources. Articles with source lists link to those sources in a Sources section; some older articles do not yet have a separate source list. A source’s projections should be attributed to that source rather than presented as established outcomes.

Some articles are generated using AI tools. Our AI Use Policy explains the current publishing approach. Readers can flag factual errors through our corrections process.

ADN has a commercial relationship with Zotus Group, the developer of Zotus City. Zotus coverage carries a PARTNER CONTENT label and a commercial-relationship disclosure, and is collected in Partner Content, separate from independent news lists. Projections in that coverage come from the developer unless otherwise stated.

Advertising appears in spaces labelled Advertisement, separate from article text. Those spaces can display paid campaigns or ADN’s own promotions. An advertisement is not independent news coverage or an editorial endorsement.

Press releases can be submitted through our Contact page. Coverage based on a press release identifies that basis and attributes announcements and projections to their source. Press release coverage connected to a commercial relationship also carries the partner disclosure.