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Nigeria’s Apex Bank Holds MPR at 27%, Adjusts Tools to Protect Disinflation

When the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) concluded its 303rd sitting in Abuja on 25 November 2025, it delivered a decision that combined caution.

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Kenya Legalises Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART): What the New Law Means

The National Assembly’s passage of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Bill, 2022, marks a defining moment for reproductive health policy in Kenya. The legislation, completed in the House, sets out.

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After the Aid Era: Africa’s Strategic Turn in Global Geopolitics

For decades, international aid from Western donors to African nations formed a steady tide, shaping development policy, governance frameworks and diplomatic relations. Now, however, the tide is clearly receding. Several.

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Coalition Politics in Africa: The New Face of Inclusive Democracy

For decades, the story of politics in much of Africa was one of dominance, where a single party often spoke for an entire nation. Today, that narrative is beginning to.

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Egypt’s Economic Upswing: Reforms, Resilience

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects global GDP growth for 2025 at around 3.2 per cent, as the world economy continues to navigate the headwinds of trade tensions, inflationary pressures,.

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Why Nigeria’s Central Bank Slashes MPR to 27%

Nigeria’s Central Bank has broken a long spell of monetary rigidity. At its 302nd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the Bank trimmed the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis.

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GERD’s Ripple Effect: Power, Politics, and the Nile’s Future

The inauguration of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) stands as a monumental achievement for the African continent, an engineering feat that has reshaped conversations about energy, sovereignty, and water.

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Beyond the Coup d’Etat: Rethinking Civil-Military Relations in Africa

Africa’s reputation for coups is a stubborn echo from the late twentieth century, yet the present landscape is more intricate than that label suggests. Since 2020, a cluster of putsches.

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Can Africa Pioneer the World’s Next Currency?

With the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) working toward launching a single regional currency by 2027, the quiet, persistent question lingers in policy circles: will other blocs follow,.

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Understanding the AU’s Push for Map Change: Why It is Key for Africa’s Growth

The African Union (AU) has officially thrown its weight behind a growing global campaign to replace the 16th-century Mercator projection with a more accurate world map — one that finally.

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