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Abubakar Shuaibu Jimeta: Managing Nigeria’s Distribution Frontier

Nigeria’s electricity crisis is often narrated through generation capacity and national grid failures. Less attention is paid to the distribution layer, where financial losses, infrastructure decay and customer mistrust converge..

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Abdelkérim Charfadine Bèguera: Chad’s Mining Reform Agenda

Chad’s mining sector occupies an ambiguous position in the country’s economic architecture. While geological surveys confirm commercially viable deposits of gold, limestone, uranium and other minerals, non-oil mining remains a.

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Abdoul Karim Diallo: Industrial Politics of Private Sector Manufacturing in Guinea

In many West African economies, industrialisation is frequently discussed in terms of foreign direct investment, mining expansion, and infrastructure financing. Less examined is the role of indigenous private conglomerates in.

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China’s 2026 Africa Tour: People-to-People Diplomacy Stakes

President Xi Jinping and African leaders have designated 2026 as the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges, signalling a renewed focus on cultural, educational, and societal linkages across the continent. Chinese.

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Ghana’s 12-Month Inflation Decline Could Redefine the Macroeconomic Narrative

Ghana entered 2026 with a macroeconomic signal few would have anticipated a year earlier: a sustained, credible slowdown in inflation that now appears structurally anchored rather than episodic. Official data.

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Biru Wolde Gujo and the Industrial Logic Reshaping Ethiopia’s Economy

Ethiopia is moving into a defining phase of economic transformation. With a population now exceeding 120 million and a labour force increasingly shaped by younger entrants, the pressure to generate.

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Irungu Kang’ata: Law, Power, and the Real Test of County Governance in Kenya

Kenya’s devolved system of government, established under the 2010 Constitution, was designed to bring development closer to citizens while diffusing political power away from the centre. More than a decade.

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Mariama Moussa Boussi: Leading Niger’s Agri-Finance Reforms

Agriculture remains the economic backbone of Niger, employing more than 80 per cent of the population and contributing roughly 40 per cent of national GDP, yet it is also the.

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Chris Ijeli and the Rise of Nigeria’s Industrial Vanguard

In today’s engineering and industrial sectors, effective leadership is defined not only by technical mastery but by the capacity to integrate local capabilities with global standards, enhance indigenous participation, and.

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