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DR Congo’s Critical Minerals Strategy: Turning International Partnerships into Local Industrialisation

Can the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) turn growing international demand for its critical minerals into lasting industrial development at home? The country is seeking to make that transition a.

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Measuring Africa’s Renewable Success: Operating Capacity Over Announcements

Africa’s energy transition is about more than expanding solar farms, wind projects and transmission networks. It also depends on whether the continent can manufacture, assemble, maintain and eventually recycle the.

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Botswana’s De Beers Stake: Greater Influence, Greater Financial Exposure

Botswana is seeking a larger role in the global diamond industry at a time when the business faces declining prices, changing consumer preferences and pressure from laboratory-grown alternatives. On 9.

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Namibia’s Regional Integration Agenda: Turning Connectivity into Trade and Investment

Can stronger regional connectivity make African trade more competitive and unlock new investment opportunities? Namibia is placing this question at the centre of a regional economic meeting in Windhoek from.

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COP31 and Africa’s Climate Finance Imperative: From Global Commitments to Economic Transformation

As global leaders convene in Antalya, Türkiye, for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), one question remains particularly significant for Africa: how can the continent translate international climate.

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U.S. Midterms: African-Rooted Politicians Make Historic Gains in American Politics

The 2026 United States midterm elections have produced significant gains for politicians with African backgrounds and family connections to the continent. Their victories across federal and state-level politics represent an.

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Nigeria’s $118 Million Creative Economy Deal: Turning Cultural Influence into Commercial Value

How can Nigeria convert its global cultural influence into greater economic value at home? A financing package worth US$118 million, announced at the Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) in.

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PAPSS Expansion: Transforming African Cross-Border Payments and Trade Integration

Africa’s trade integration is about more than lowering tariffs. It also requires making it easier for a business in one African country to pay a supplier in another. Cross-border payments.

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Global Grids Accelerator: Coordinating Africa’s Path to Reliable Electricity

Africa’s renewable-energy story is about more than building power plants. Generating electricity is only one part of the challenge. The greater task is ensuring that power can move reliably from.

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Côte d’Ivoire’s 46MW Biomass Plant: Turning Agricultural Waste into Energy and Economic Value

Can agricultural waste become a reliable source of electricity while creating new economic opportunities for rural communities? Côte d’Ivoire’s newly commissioned BIOVEA biomass power plant in Ayébo, near Aboisso, demonstrates.

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