Africa’s Digital Infrastructure: Why Data Centres Are the New Oil
02/05/2025Today, data has become as vital to economies as oil was in the 20th century. Across Africa, a digital revolution is underway, with data centres emerging as the new wells.
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ICT
Rethinking Work in Africa: AI, Automation & Human Capital
01/05/2025In the not-so-distant past, conversations about Africa’s future revolved around food security, healthcare, and education. Today, a new force is rising to claim its place in the discourse: technology. Africa.
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Women in leadership
Africa’s Unseen Workforce: Women and the Unpaid Care Economy
30/04/2025Across Africa, a silent labour force toils relentlessly without compensation, recognition, or legal protection. This labour, largely shouldered by women, forms the foundational bedrock of social and economic life on.
Africa
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Trade and Investment
Beyond Borders: How AfCFTA Could Unite the Continent
29/04/2025The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), often likened to a bridge stretching across the fragmented economies of the continent, offers more than just commerce; it promises a renaissance, a.
Africa
Economy
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The Africa-China Nexus: A Growing Strategic Alliance in the Global South
28/04/2025In the shifting currents of global geopolitics, few alliances have captured as much attention and speculation as the deepening relationship between Africa and China. What began as cautious commercial engagement.
Africa
Environment
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What Delayed Climate Adaptation Could Mean for Africa’s GDP
25/04/2025Floods, droughts, and creeping desertification are not future threats—they’re current costs, draining billions that could be building roads, schools, or power grids. Despite contributing minimally to global emissions, Africa is.
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Youth
Africa’s Youth Dividend: Asset or Liability for the Next 50 Years?
24/04/2025According to the United Nations, by 2050, Africa will be home to nearly 2.5 billion people, with over 60% under the age of 25. It will boast the world’s largest.
Africa
Gender
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The Gender Economy: Closing Africa’s Financial Inclusion Gap
23/04/2025Financial inclusion is no longer a niche concern; it is a global economic imperative. In the past decade, the narrative has evolved from viewing access to finance as a tool.
Africa
Finance Leadership
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2025 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings: What Will Africa Demand for Its Future?
22/04/2025As the 2025 session of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings kicks off in Washington, D.C., several questions arise for African citizens, political representatives, and leaders. What.
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Sustainability
Green is the New Gold: Africa’s Growing Carbon Credit Economy
22/04/2025In the urgent race to combat climate change, the world has discovered an unexpected form of currency: carbon credits. As global industries work towards decarbonisation, carbon credits—tradable permits allowing the.