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A New Frontier: JPMorgan’s Index Puts African Debt Markets in the Global Spotlight

A significant shift is taking place in the global capital markets, and Africa is positioned to benefit. JPMorgan is preparing to launch its long-awaited GBI-EM Edge index, a new benchmark.

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Digital Sovereignty: Africa’s Drive to Own Its Data and Digital Future

Africa is no longer simply consuming technology built elsewhere. Across the continent, governments, businesses and technology entrepreneurs are investing in the infrastructure needed to store data, secure digital networks and.

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Smart Waste Management: Africa’s Answer to Urban Flood Prevention

Across many African cities, flooding has become an increasingly familiar threat. Rapid urbanisation, inadequate drainage and the expansion of informal settlements have left communities vulnerable whenever heavy rains arrive. Yet.

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Programmable Money: Cutting Africa’s Cross-Border Costs through Agentic Intelligence

Africa’s path to financial inclusion has been defined by bold, homegrown innovation, especially in mobile money. Over the last decade, platforms like Kenya’s M-Pesa and MTN Mobile Money across West.

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Closing Africa’s Data Gap: Partnerships Power the Next Digital Leap

Africa’s digital transformation is entering a more strategic phase. The next challenge is no longer simply getting people online; it is building the computing capacity, data infrastructure, skills and regulatory.

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2026 Turning Point: Africa’s Shift from Data Subject to Data Sovereign

In 2026, a significant shift is reshaping Africa’s role in global development. Across major continental and international platforms, African leaders and policymakers are increasingly calling for a new approach: one.

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Beyond Foreign Platforms: Africa’s Opportunity to Build Local Digital Alternatives

Africa’s rapidly expanding digital economy is creating new opportunities for employment, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion. Across the continent, millions of people now earn income through ride-hailing, delivery services, freelance platforms.

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Africa’s Innovation Economy: Can Nigeria Become the Continent’s Next Technology Powerhouse?

Nigeria is seeking to strengthen its position at the centre of Africa’s technology revolution, with GITEX Nigeria 2026 placing the country’s digital ambitions firmly in the spotlight.   Running from.

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Trust-First AI: How Africa Can Build Its Own AI Economy

Africa’s ambition to build a thriving artificial intelligence (AI) economy, potentially contributing up to $1 trillion to GDP by 2035, is unfolding against a backdrop of significant infrastructure constraints. Unlike.

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Kenya’s Dealmaking Boom: $1.44 Billion and Climbing

For years, Nigeria’s sheer market size made it the default answer to where dealmaking in Africa happens. New data suggests that assumption is being rewritten, and Kenya is the country.

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