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ECOWAS’s New Power Coordination Centre: Can Regional Electricity Trade Deliver?
For years, West Africa has been trying to solve an electricity problem that no country can realistically solve alone. About 8 per cent of[…]
The $17 Billion Bet: What Dangote’s Planned Kenya Refinery Means for East Africa
Aliko Dangote is betting billions on a refinery that could change the way Africa’s fuel business works. The Nigerian billionaire’s Dangote Industries has unveiled[…]
Ethiopia’s Tussle with Egypt Over Africa’s Biggest Dam Connecting East Africa
It is the famous poem by Ethiopia’s Poet Laureate, Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin, that has lately come to represent the ideals of the Nile. In the[…]
Kano is Spending Big on Water: Can the new Infrastructure deliver?
The Kano State Government is committing billions of naira to rehabilitate treatment plants, upgrade pumping infrastructure and build new dams. Yet in communities such[…]
Terra Industries’ $52m Raise Signals Africa’s Growing Defence-Tech Ambitions
Terra Industries, an African defence-tech firm, is expanding its manufacturing footprint as demand for homegrown security solutions grows across the continent. With $52 million[…]
Are Kenya’s Coffee Cooperatives Hindering or Transforming the Industry?
Despite Kenya commanding some of the highest coffee prices in the world, most of the country’s smallholder farmers still struggle to make ends meet.[…]
The battle for East Africa’s Skies: How airport expansion is reshaping regional competition
Across East Africa, countries are engaged in a new race – building modern airports. One of the most ambitious projects is in Ethiopia, where[…]
Inside Namibia’s Nine New Deals with China on Minerals, Energy and Infrastructure
Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah spent a week in China in July 2026 seeking to deepen ties with the partner her government believes can help[…]
How Kenya’s New 10-Year Plan Will Help Businesses Tap Into the EU Market
Kenya officially launched the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Strategy, setting out a clear roadmap to convert preferential trade access into tangible[…]
How Rising Flood Risks Are Reshaping Business in West Africa
Across West Africa, flooding is no longer just an environmental crisis, it is becoming a growing business risk. As climate change worsens, the overflow[…]
How the US-Backed Lobito Corridor Could Become One of Africa’s Most Strategic Trade Routes
Copper and cobalt pulled from the mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia’s Copperbelt have for decades travelled east or south to[…]
Rise of the Kenyan Traveller: Inside the Domestic Tourism Boom
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit Kenya’s tourism sector hard, halving the number of both foreign and domestic travellers. According to the Tourism Research[…]
Inside Ethiopia’s Partnership with Africa’s Richest Man, Aliko Dangote
Ethiopia stands to benefit significantly from Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, as his investments in the Horn of Africa nation have now surpassed $4[…]
Algeria’s Port Expansion Drive Signals Ambitions Beyond Energy Exports
For decades, Algeria’s economy has largely depended on oil and gas exports. But today, the largest country in Africa is looking beyond energy exports.[…]
The Power Play: US vs. China: The Battle for Africa’s 5G Future
Over time, Africa’s telecom sector has faced mounting pressure from surging data consumption, frequent fiber cuts, infrastructure vandalism, and complaints about service quality, prompting[…]
The Next Champagne? Inside Kenya’s Plan to Elevate Tea on the World Stage
During the 2026 Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, a simple diplomatic gesture turned into an unexpected debate. Kenyan President William Ruto, French President Emmanuel[…]
The Promise and The Price of Return: How Ghana’s Homecoming Boom affects its Local Residents.
When Ghana declared 2019 the “Year of Return,” it was framed as both a symbolic and economic project, an invitation to the global African[…]
Russia’s Drone War Comes for the Black Sea’s Shipping Lanes
In the early hours of 14 April 2026, a Russian drone struck the LADY MARIS, a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier navigating Ukraine’s Black Sea maritime[…]
Beyond the Dollar: Africa’s Quiet Push to Rewrite How It Pays for Trade
Africa’s businesses can cross borders more easily than their money can. That contradiction has quietly imposed a price on trade across the continent for decades. A Nigerian company can[…]
Ceuta: How Migration is Reshaping an Old Territorial Dispute
Ceuta sits on the North African coast, just 14 kilometres from Gibraltar across the Strait. Administered from Madrid but surrounded by Morocco on its landward side, it has been[…]
East Africa Single Currency: Is the New 2031 Target a Dream or Reality?
The East African Community has set 2031 as the new date for a single regional currency. Central bank governors confirmed that target in Kampala in July 2026. Officials have[…]
The Drongo Company: US Psychological Operations in Africa
Military engagements with militant groups in Africa have been viewed through the conventional war approach, in terms of the number of troops used, the territories gained back, weapons confiscated,[…]
Namibia’s Tourism Boom: What Lessons Can Other African Countries Learn?
In July 2026, Namibia’s tourism sector achieved one of its strongest performances in recent years. National room occupancy reached 62.63%, according to the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN), exceeding[…]
How Social Media Is Changing How We Relate
On your birthday, you shared your pictures online. A friend likes the post and comments “happy birthday”; they don’t send you a message or call. Your partner still follows[…]
Ebola’s Deadliest Chapter: What DR Congo’s Crisis and Uganda’s Success Mean for a Region on Edge
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is outpacing the response, with the latest data showing it is the deadliest in the country’s history. The World[…]
In Saint-Louis, a Pirogue Festival Keeps Senegal’s Coastal Tradition Afloat
On the banks of the Senegal River, where the water meets the Atlantic at the northern tip of Senegal, the city of Saint-Louis turned out this year for a[…]
Africa’s Seed Rules: Changing Who Controls What Farmers Plant
For countless generations, African cultivators have meticulously chosen, preserved, re-sown, and traded planting materials from their own harvests with their communities, adapting these varieties to suit local environmental specificities.[…]
Low Attendance at WAFCON 2026: A bleak portend for the future of the tournament?
The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) may have come and gone. It produced some shocking results, different dramas, stunning goals, greater competitiveness, a few upsets, and memorable[…]
Uganda’s $2 Million Wildlife Recovery: How Rhinos and Lions Are Returning to Kidepo
For 43 years, one of Uganda’s renowned tourist attraction sites, the Kidepo Valley National Park, existed without one of Africa’s most iconic animals. In Africa, the lion, leopard, rhinoceros,[…]
Kano is Spending Big on Water: Can the new Infrastructure deliver?
The Kano State Government is committing billions of naira to rehabilitate treatment plants, upgrade pumping infrastructure and build new dams. Yet in communities such as Dutsen Bakoshi, residents still[…]
Africa’s Heat Adaptation Solutions Are Gaining Global Attention
Europe is living through its hottest reckoning yet. The summer of 2026 has brought four consecutive heatwaves across the continent, with temperatures climbing past 40°C, with hospitals filled past[…]
What Next for Zambia? Hakainde Hichilema Re-Elected as Opposition Fights Back
Hakainde Hichilema has returned to Zambia’s State House for a second term, but the scale of his victory has done little to settle the debate over how he got[…]
South Africa is Losing Jobs while More People Look for Work
South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 32.7% in the first three months of the year. But the headline figure does[…]
Lutte Traditionnelle: The Enduring Legacy of Traditional Wrestling in West Africa
Long before modern stadiums, professional leagues and televised competitions reshaped sport, communities across West Africa gathered in village squares, festival grounds and open arenas to witness contests of strength,[…]
Umuganda: Niger’s Enforcement of Plastic Bag Ban
Plastic bags have long been part of everyday life across the Republic of Niger, carrying groceries from neighbourhood markets, wrapping food sold by roadside vendors, and packaging goods in[…]
Loans Over Education: Where are African Countries Spending Their Money
When Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Education, Julius Ogamba, appeared before the National Assembly on 16 July 2026, he admitted that the government owed public schools Ksh 28.97 billion (about[…]
Close, Yet So Far Away: What is Holding Africa Back From Winning the World Cup?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will go down in history for several reasons, but none will be more significant than the fact that the world’s most popular competition saw[…]
Oyo School Abduction: How Misinformation Shapes Public Response During Security Crises
On 15 May 2026, armed men stormed three schools in the Yawota and Ahoro-Esiele communities of Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, abducting 39 pupils, 7 teachers and one[…]
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