/* Podcast Africa — design system. RTL first, navy + gold, local fonts only. */
@font-face{font-family:"Noto Naskh";src:url(../fonts/notonaskh.woff) format("woff");font-weight:400 700;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"Amiri";src:url(../fonts/amiri-bold.woff) format("woff");font-weight:700;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"Aref Ruqaa";src:url(../fonts/arefruqaa-bold.woff) format("woff");font-weight:700;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"Montserrat";src:url(../fonts/montserrat-500.woff) format("woff");font-weight:500;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:"Montserrat";src:url(../fonts/montserrat-600.woff) format("woff");font-weight:600;font-display:swap}

:root{
  --deep:#020B1F; --navy:#0A2552; --blue:#12427E; --gold:#F4C24D; --gold-2:#FFE3A1; --cream:#F6F1E4;
  --ink:#0E1A33; --text:#2A3550; --muted:#6A7590; --line:#E4E7EE; --paper:#FFFFFF; --soft:#F5F6F9;
  --radius:18px; --shadow:0 18px 50px rgba(2,11,31,.12);
  --f-body:"Noto Naskh","Geeza Pro",Tahoma,sans-serif; --f-head:"Amiri","Noto Naskh",serif; --f-brand:"Aref Ruqaa","Amiri",serif; --f-latin:"Montserrat","Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
  --wrap:1200px; --gutter:clamp(16px,4vw,32px);
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--text);font:400 17px/1.85 var(--f-body);text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
img,svg{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--navy);text-decoration-color:rgba(10,37,82,.25);text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--blue)}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:6px}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--f-head);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.35;margin:0 0 .5em}
p{margin:0 0 1em}
.wrap{width:min(100% - 2*var(--gutter),var(--wrap));margin-inline:auto}
.wrap--narrow{width:min(100% - 2*var(--gutter),820px)}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.skip{position:absolute;inset-inline-start:12px;top:-60px;background:var(--gold);color:var(--deep);padding:8px 14px;border-radius:8px;z-index:100}
.skip:focus{top:12px}
.muted{color:var(--muted)}
.kicker{font:700 14px/1.4 var(--f-body);letter-spacing:.02em;color:#8A6100;margin:0 0 .5em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
.hero .kicker,.page-head .kicker,.cta-band .kicker{color:var(--gold)}

/* Buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:13px 26px;border-radius:999px;font:700 16px/1 var(--f-body);text-decoration:none;border:2px solid transparent;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s,background .2s;cursor:pointer}
.btn .icon{width:20px;height:20px}
.btn--gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--deep);box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(244,194,77,.35)}
.btn--gold:hover{color:var(--deep);transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(244,194,77,.45)}
.btn--ghost{border-color:rgba(244,194,77,.7);color:var(--gold);background:transparent}
.btn--ghost:hover{background:rgba(244,194,77,.1);color:var(--gold-2)}
.page-head .btn--ghost,.prose .btn--ghost{color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--navy)}

/* Header */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(2,11,31,.92);backdrop-filter:saturate(1.4) blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.18)}
.site-header__in{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;min-height:76px}
.brand__img{height:62px;width:auto}
.nav{margin-inline-start:auto}
.lang{display:flex;gap:4px;font:600 13px/1 var(--f-latin)}
.lang a{color:rgba(246,241,228,.8);text-decoration:none;padding:7px 9px;border:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.35);border-radius:9px}
.lang a:hover{color:var(--gold);background:rgba(244,194,77,.1)}
.nav__list{display:flex;gap:6px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.nav__list a{display:block;padding:8px 14px;border-radius:999px;color:var(--cream);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:15.5px;transition:background .2s,color .2s}
.nav__list a:hover,.nav__list .current-menu-item>a{background:rgba(244,194,77,.12);color:var(--gold)}
.nav-toggle{display:none;margin-inline-start:auto;background:none;border:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.4);color:var(--gold);border-radius:12px;padding:8px;cursor:pointer}
@media (max-width:900px){
  .nav-toggle{display:inline-flex}
  .nav{position:absolute;inset-inline:0;top:100%;background:var(--deep);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.2);display:none;padding:10px var(--gutter) 18px}
  .nav.is-open{display:block}
  .nav__list{flex-direction:column}
}

/* Hero */
.hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;color:var(--cream);background:radial-gradient(120% 90% at 75% 20%,var(--blue) 0%,var(--navy) 45%,var(--deep) 100%);padding:clamp(48px,8vw,96px) 0 0}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:auto 0 0;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--gold),transparent);opacity:.6}
.hero__bg{position:absolute;inset-inline-start:-6%;top:-8%;width:min(62vw,760px);color:rgba(244,194,77,.07);pointer-events:none}
.hero__bg img{opacity:.08;filter:sepia(1) saturate(4) hue-rotate(5deg)}
.hero__in{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:clamp(28px,5vw,64px);align-items:center}
.hero__title{font-family:var(--f-head);color:#fff;font-size:clamp(38px,6vw,72px);line-height:1.2;margin:.1em 0 .35em}
.hero__title em{font-family:var(--f-brand);font-style:normal;color:var(--gold);display:block;font-size:1.12em;text-shadow:0 0 40px rgba(244,194,77,.25)}
.hero__lead{font-size:clamp(17px,1.6vw,20px);color:rgba(246,241,228,.86);max-width:36em}
.hero__cta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin-top:28px}
.hero__media{position:relative}
.brand-card{margin:0 auto;max-width:460px;aspect-ratio:1/1;border-radius:28px;border:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.35);background:radial-gradient(circle at 50% 40%,rgba(244,194,77,.14),rgba(10,37,82,.55) 62%);box-shadow:0 30px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.45);display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:18px;padding:40px}
.brand-card img{width:62%;height:auto}
.brand-card figcaption{font-family:var(--f-head);font-size:20px;color:var(--gold)}
.stats{position:relative;list-style:none;margin:clamp(40px,6vw,72px) auto 0;padding:22px 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px;border-top:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.18)}
.stats li{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;justify-content:center}
.stats strong{font:600 clamp(30px,4vw,44px)/1 var(--f-latin);color:var(--gold)}
.stats span{color:rgba(246,241,228,.8);font-size:15px}
@media (max-width:900px){.hero__in{grid-template-columns:1fr}.stats{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:6px}.stats li{justify-content:flex-start}}


/* YouTube click-to-play */
.yt{position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/9;border-radius:22px;overflow:hidden;background:#000;box-shadow:var(--shadow);border:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.3)}
.yt iframe,.yt__play,.yt__play img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}
.yt__play{padding:0;cursor:pointer;background:none}
.yt__play img{object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s}
.yt__play:hover img{transform:scale(1.03)}
.yt__btn{position:absolute;left:50%;top:50%;width:86px;height:86px;margin:-43px 0 0 -43px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.4)}
.yt__btn::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:35px;top:27px;border-style:solid;border-width:16px 0 16px 26px;border-color:transparent transparent transparent var(--deep)}

/* Sections */
.sec{padding:clamp(48px,7vw,88px) 0}
.sec--alt{background:var(--soft)}
.sec__head{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;margin-bottom:30px}
.sec__title{font-size:clamp(26px,3.4vw,38px);margin:0}
.sec__title--sm{font-size:22px;margin-bottom:16px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--gold);display:inline-block}
.more{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy);white-space:nowrap}
.more .icon{width:18px;height:18px}
[dir=ltr] .more .icon{transform:scaleX(-1)}

.pillars__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.pillar{position:relative;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:30px 28px;transition:transform .25s,box-shadow .25s,border-color .25s}
.pillar:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:var(--shadow);border-color:rgba(244,194,77,.6)}
.pillar__n{font:600 14px/1 var(--f-latin);color:var(--gold);background:var(--navy);border-radius:999px;padding:7px 12px;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:16px}
.pillar h3{font-size:26px;margin-bottom:6px}
.pillar p{margin:0;color:var(--muted)}
@media (max-width:820px){.pillars__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Cards */
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:24px}
.card{background:var(--paper);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:transform .25s,box-shadow .25s}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.card__media{position:relative;display:block;aspect-ratio:16/9;background:var(--navy)}
.card__media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.card__ph{position:absolute;inset:0;display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--gold);background:radial-gradient(circle at 70% 30%,var(--blue),var(--deep))}
.card__ph .icon{width:56px;height:56px}
.badge{position:absolute;top:14px;inset-inline-start:14px;background:var(--gold);color:var(--deep);font-weight:700;font-size:13px;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:999px}
.card__body{padding:20px 22px 24px}
.card__title{font-size:21px;margin:0 0 8px}
.card__title a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.card__text{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:15.5px}

/* Countries */
.countries{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(170px,1fr));gap:18px}
.country{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:22px 14px;border-radius:var(--radius);background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--navy),var(--deep));text-decoration:none;color:var(--cream);border:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.2);transition:transform .25s,border-color .25s}
.country:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);border-color:var(--gold);color:#fff}
.country__map{height:110px;display:grid;place-items:center}
.country__map img{height:110px;width:auto;filter:drop-shadow(0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.4))}
.country__name{font-family:var(--f-head);font-size:20px}

/* News */
.news{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:14px}
.news__link{display:grid;gap:4px;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:14px;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);text-decoration:none;color:var(--text);transition:border-color .2s,box-shadow .2s}
.news__link:hover{border-color:rgba(244,194,77,.7);box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(2,11,31,.08)}
.news__meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:8px 12px;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.news__src{font-weight:700;color:var(--blue)}
.news__title{font-family:var(--f-head);font-size:19px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink)}
.news__sum{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}
.news--compact{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(320px,1fr))}
[lang=en] .news__title,[lang=en] .news__sum,[lang=en] .news__meta{font-family:var(--f-latin)}
[lang=en] .news__title{font-size:17px;font-weight:600}
.news-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:36px}
@media (max-width:900px){.news-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.news-one .news{max-width:880px}

/* CTA band */
.cta-band{background:linear-gradient(120deg,var(--navy),var(--deep));color:var(--cream)}
.cta-band__in{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.cta-band h2{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,34px);margin:0 0 6px}
.cta-band p{margin:0;color:rgba(246,241,228,.8)}

/* Page heads & prose */
.page-head{background:radial-gradient(120% 120% at 80% 0,var(--blue),var(--navy) 50%,var(--deep));color:var(--cream);padding:clamp(40px,6vw,72px) 0 clamp(34px,5vw,56px)}
.page-title{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(32px,4.6vw,52px);margin:0}
.page-lead,.page-head .page-lead p{color:rgba(246,241,228,.85);font-size:18px;margin:.6em 0 0;max-width:46em}
.page-head .muted{color:rgba(246,241,228,.6);margin-top:.6em}
.prose{font-size:18px}
.prose h2{font-size:28px;margin-top:1.6em}
.prose ul{padding-inline-start:1.2em}
.prose li{margin:.35em 0}
.prose li::marker{color:var(--gold)}
.note{background:var(--soft);border-inline-start:4px solid var(--gold);padding:12px 16px;border-radius:10px;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}
.lead-img{margin:0 0 28px;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden}
/* Country page */
.country-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:clamp(20px,4vw,48px)}
.country-head__map{width:clamp(120px,18vw,220px);filter:drop-shadow(0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.45))}
.flag{display:inline-block;width:30px;height:20px;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.3)}
.country-body{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr .8fr;gap:36px;align-items:start}
.facts{background:var(--soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:24px}
.facts h2{font-size:22px}
.facts ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.facts li{padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px dashed var(--line)}
@media (max-width:860px){.country-body{grid-template-columns:1fr}.country-head{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}}

/* Form */
.form{display:grid;gap:16px;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:clamp(20px,3vw,32px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.form__row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
.form label{display:grid;gap:6px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:var(--ink)}
.form input,.form select,.form textarea{font:inherit;font-weight:400;padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid #CDD3DE;border-radius:12px;background:#fff;color:var(--text);width:100%}
.form input:focus,.form select:focus,.form textarea:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 0 4px rgba(244,194,77,.25)}
.form__hp{position:absolute;inset-inline-start:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.form .btn{justify-self:start}
.notice{padding:14px 18px;border-radius:12px;font-weight:700}
.notice--ok{background:#E8F6EE;color:#14663A}
.notice--err{background:#FDECEC;color:#9B1C1C}
@media (max-width:640px){.form__row{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--deep);color:rgba(246,241,228,.78);padding-top:56px}
.site-footer__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr 1.2fr;gap:32px;align-items:start;padding-bottom:40px}
.site-footer__brand img{height:62px;width:auto;margin-bottom:12px}
.site-footer__tag{color:var(--gold);font-family:var(--f-head);font-size:20px}
.site-footer__note{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.8}
.footer-nav{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:8px}
.footer-nav a{color:rgba(246,241,228,.85);text-decoration:none}
.footer-nav a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.socials{list-style:none;margin:16px 0 0;padding:0;display:flex;gap:10px}
.socials a{display:grid;place-items:center;width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:12px;color:var(--gold);border:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.35);transition:background .2s}
.socials a:hover{background:rgba(244,194,77,.12)}
.socials .icon{width:22px;height:22px}
.prose .socials a{color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--line)}
.site-footer__bar p{margin:0}
.site-footer__legal{margin-top:6px!important;font-size:13px}
.site-footer__bar{border-top:1px solid rgba(244,194,77,.15);padding:16px 0;font-size:14px;color:rgba(246,241,228,.6)}
@media (max-width:860px){.site-footer__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Pagination & WordPress core classes */
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:8px;justify-content:center;margin-top:36px}
.page-numbers{padding:8px 14px;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line);text-decoration:none}
.page-numbers.current{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy)}
.alignwide{margin-inline:calc(-1 * clamp(0px,4vw,60px))}
.wp-block-image img{border-radius:14px}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important;scroll-behavior:auto!important}}
.news__tag{font-weight:700;font-size:12px;padding:2px 10px;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(18,66,126,.08);color:var(--blue)}
.news__tag--economy{background:rgba(244,194,77,.22);color:#7A5A0E}
.news__tag--tech{background:rgba(18,66,126,.1);color:var(--blue)}
.news__tag--culture{background:rgba(140,60,40,.1);color:#8A3C28}
.news__tag--sport{background:rgba(20,110,70,.1);color:#146E46}
.news__tag--travel{background:rgba(0,120,140,.1);color:#006E80}
.news__tag--develop{background:rgba(90,70,150,.1);color:#5A4696}
.sections__grid{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px}
.section-tile{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;padding:22px}
.section-tile h3{font-family:var(--f-head);font-size:19px;margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--ink)}
.section-tile p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:15px}
.section-tile--main{background:var(--navy);border-color:var(--navy)}
.section-tile--main h3{color:var(--gold)}
.section-tile--main p{color:rgba(246,241,228,.82)}
.section-tile--main .pillar__n{background:var(--gold);color:var(--deep)}
@media (max-width:1000px){.sections__grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
@media (max-width:560px){.sections__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}