ALT The cover of The Continent is almost completely black, with no pictures or illustrations. At the very top is a thin grey band carrying the date 6 September 2025, the issue number 212, and the words African Journalism. Just below that, in large bold grey letters, is the newspaper’s masthead. The rest of the page is empty black space. In the middle of it, in small white letters, is a single line of text: Ansam Al-Kitaa in Gaza City.

ALT This page has a warm yellow background with large bold black text at the top that reads: “We live in the same world. Let’s read from the same page. ”Beneath the text is an illustration of Astro, The Continent newspaper’s mascot. Astro is lying on their back, relaxed, holding up and reading a large newspaper. Below the illustration, the text says:“ We deliver Africa’s leading independent newspaper to your device, for free, every Saturday morning: thecontinent.org/subscribe”At the bottom of the page, two columns list The Team and Our Partners, naming supporting institutions such as 11th Hour Project, African Union, Amplify SA, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Pulitzer Centre, and others.