Editorial Standards

How we report — and what we promise you.

nook exists to make African tech, politics and money clearer to the people building on the continent. These are the standards every published story is held to.

Original synthesis, never scraping.

We do not copy, republish or scrape other outlets' work. We read the primary reporting and write a fresh, self-contained piece in our own words, with our own framing and analysis.

Every fact is attributed and linked.

When a fact, figure or quote comes from another newsroom, we say so and link to it — on the first mention, on the story itself — so you can always reach the original reporting.

We quote sparingly.

Direct quotation is kept short and clearly attributed. The value we add is synthesis and analysis, not reproduction of someone else's article.

Accuracy — and fast, open corrections.

We check figures and names against the source material and write cautiously when something is unconfirmed. If we get something wrong, tell us and we'll correct it promptly and transparently: editors@nook.africa.

Responsible, disclosed use of AI.

nook is AI-assisted and human-governed. Software helps us monitor sources and prepare first drafts from the underlying reporting; a human editor reviews, verifies and approves every published story and is accountable for it. We never publish invented facts, figures, quotes or sources, and we never auto-publish.

Independent and transparent.

Our coverage is not for sale. Any sponsored or partner content is clearly labelled as such and is kept separate from editorial judgement.