Congo’s Cobalt Quotas Shake Global EV Supply Chains
10/12/2025In a move with sweeping global ramifications, the DRC, responsible for more than 70 per cent of the world’s mined cobalt, has overhauled how it exports this critical mineral. In.
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Africa Development
Economy
Highlights
Analysing Africa’s 2025 HDI Rankings and Economic Outlook
10/12/2025As 2025 draws to a close, Africa’s development story is increasingly defined not by the size of its GDP alone, but by the lived experiences of its people. Education quality,.
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Diplomacy
Highlights
Peace and Security
Nigeria Clears Troop Deployment to Benin as Government Foils Coup Plot
10/12/2025A pulse of alarm rippled through West Africa on Sunday, 7 December 2025, when a small group of mutinous soldiers in the Republic of Benin attempted to topple the government.
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Finance
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Infrastructure
Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Backs Pan-African Infrastructure Drive
09/12/2025Angola’s sovereign wealth fund, FSDEA and London-based asset manager Gemcorp Capital announced the creation of a US$500 million Pan African Infrastructure Fund, aimed at bridging Africa’s infrastructure gaps by channelling private.
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Economy
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Oil & Gas
What South Africa Gains From the PetroSA–Shell Offshore Oil Agreement
09/12/2025South Africa’s PetroSA has facilitated a deal giving Shell Offshore a 60% stake in Block 2C off the west coast. This represents a strategic shift in how the country approaches.
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Africa Peace & Security
Diplomacy
Highlights
What External Backing Means for African Peace and Conflict Dynamics
08/12/2025In the space between a diplomatic table and a battlefield, the imprint of external actors is growing more pronounced across Africa. Recent events underline that foreign influence is not a.
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Economy
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Transport
What South Africa’s R3.4 Billion Rail Deal Means For Industry
08/12/2025South Africa has secured its biggest private-sector investment in freight rail to date, with Traxtion committing R3.4 billion, a little over $200 million, to enhance the country’s rail capacity. The.
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Energy Leadership
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Press Release
Africa Needs Grids to Move Power from Renewable Energy Projects to End Users
08/12/2025PRESS RELEASE Cape Town, South Africa: 8 December 2025 – Africa stands at a defining moment in its energy transition. With some of the world’s richest solar, wind and.
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Development Stories
Global Leadership
Highlights
Doha Forum 2025: Justice, Power and the Politics of Mediation
06/12/2025Global politics is becoming increasingly combustible. The recent Doha Forum offered a survey of the world’s most persistent fractures—and tentative avenues for stitching them together. From the promises of artificial.
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EVs
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Technology
South Africa’s EV Growth Signals Major Shifts in Electric Mobility
05/12/2025BYD, the world’s largest EV manufacturer, has become one of the clearest signals that South Africa’s EV transition is no longer theoretical. It’s here, it’s accelerating faster than anticipated, and.
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