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Why 2026 Could Be Africa’s Breakthrough Year for Clean Energy

The global energy transition has reached a pivotal inflection point. In 2025, renewable energy accounted for more than 92 per cent of new electricity generation capacity added worldwide, driven predominantly.

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AI and Africa: Can the Continent Capture a $1 Trillion Revenue Opportunity?

Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract concept confined to research labs or advanced economies. Globally, AI is fast becoming a central driver of productivity, competitiveness and economic restructuring. Estimates.

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Africa on the Fast Track: Rwanda, Ethiopia, and West Africa Set the Pace for 2026

As the global economic outlook softens under the weight of inflationary pressures, tightening financial conditions, and geopolitical uncertainty, Africa stands out as one of the few regions projecting robust expansion.

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Algeria Western Mining Railway Could Transform Sahara’s Economic Prospects

Algeria has facilitated the completion of full-track installation on the Western Mining Railway, Africa’s first heavy-haul desert railway, proving that this nation is taking big steps in ensuring its economic.

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Africa’s Rail Powering the Next Phase of Economic Growth

Trains are returning to the centre of Africa’s economic advancement. From high-speed passenger rail in North Africa to freight corridors unlocking landlocked economies, rail transport is once again shaping how.

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Nigeria’s 2026 Economic Outlook: Growth, Inflation and the CBN’s Strategy

Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2026 reflects a gradual strengthening of macroeconomic conditions following a period of intense adjustment. According to projections released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the.

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CEMAC’s Economic Progress in 2025: Drivers, Challenges, and What’s Next

In 2025, the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) recorded meaningful shifts in its macroeconomic trajectory, with inflation falling below the community’s convergence threshold for the first time.

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AfCFTA at Work: Can Africa Turn Trade Integration Into Prosperity?

At the global level, trade integration has long been a cornerstone of economic transformation, productivity growth and shared prosperity. Regions that have successfully deepened internal trade ties have been able.

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Why Affordability Is Becoming Africa’s Most Important Economic Indicator

Across Africa, conversations about growth, elections, stability, and reform increasingly circle back to one everyday reality: the cost of living. It’s no longer just an economic statistic buried in reports;.

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The Rand’s Rise and Its Message for South Africa’s Economy

The South African rand’s recently gained against the U.S. dollar as a result of a rise in the prices of precious metals, a key export component for the nation on.

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