Malawi’s digital transformation will depend on more than expanding mobile network coverage. The greater challenge is making internet access affordable, equipping people with the skills to use it and connecting.
The 2026 Global Social Progress Index, covering 171 countries, presents a picture of global stagnation rather than broad-based improvement. Only 36 countries improved their social progress scores between 2021 and.
Africa’s cities are expanding rapidly, creating opportunities for economic growth while placing increasing pressure on transport, housing and public services. Long commutes, congested roads, and unequal access to jobs reflect.
Africa Skills Week 2026, taking place in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 12 to 16 October, is placing a critical economic challenge at the centre of continental discussions: how can African countries.
At the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Dakar, Angola outlined investments and reforms aimed at expanding essential services, tackling poverty and strengthening protections for vulnerable citizens. .
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic outlook is strengthening, with the World Bank raising its 2026 growth forecast to 4.3 per cent from the 4.1 per cent projected in April. The revision reflects.
For many African small businesses, finding a buyer in another country can be easier than completing the sale. Questions around trust, export regulations, payment, trade finance, logistics and documentation can.
In Ogoniland, Rivers State, restoring a mangrove forest is about far more than planting trees. It means repairing damaged wetlands, rebuilding livelihoods tied to fishing and harvesting, and giving communities.
Côte d’Ivoire is expanding access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) after the West African Development Bank (BOAD) approved a CFAF 10 billion, approximately US$14.3 million, refinancing facility.
Africa’s energy challenge is not simply a shortage of power plants. It is also a critical deficit in transmission lines, substations and distribution networks capable of delivering electricity to homes.
