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Africa’s Raw Materials Summit: Building Factories Instead of Exporting Feedstock

Africa’s industrial challenge is not a shortage of raw materials, but the limited value the continent captures from them. Too much processing, technology development, skilled employment and industrial profit still.

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Dangote’s East African Expansion: A New Push for Regional Fuel Infrastructure

Africa’s energy security is increasingly shaped by the ability to refine, store and distribute fuel within the continent. Despite its substantial energy resources, many African economies remain exposed to supply.

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COP17 Biodiversity Summit: Africa Pushes for Scaled-Up Nature Finance

Africa’s forests, soils, freshwater systems and remarkable biodiversity are more than environmental treasures. They underpin food production, livelihoods, energy security and economic resilience. The challenge is to translate this natural.

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Global Islamic Finance Assets to Reach US$10.5 Trillion by 2030 as Adoption Broadens

Islamic finance assets reached US$6.5 trillion in 2025, with regulatory reforms, digital innovation and expanding participation in emerging markets expected to drive the industry’s next phase of growth.   The.

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Africa’s Growth Outlook Reaches 4.6%: Turning Resilience into Prosperity

Africa’s economic story is increasingly being shaped by resilience, reform and a growing determination to create more value within the continent. The International Monetary Fund’s October 2026 World Economic Outlook.

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Rwanda’s Startup Ecosystem: Promising Companies Emerge from Strategic Support

Even as African countries compete to attract technology investment and build innovation-driven economies, Rwanda is pursuing a strategy centred on digital infrastructure, business-friendly policies and targeted government support. Kigali is.

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Africa’s Mineral-Processing Ambitions: Why Reliable Power Matters

Africa is seeking a greater share of the wealth generated from its natural resources. From Guinea’s bauxite deposits to Zimbabwe’s lithium reserves, governments are encouraging companies to process more minerals.

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Measuring What Matters: Africa’s 2026 Social Progress Index Insights

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.

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Nigeria Reclaims Africa’s Startup Funding Lead: What Investors Are Betting On

Nigeria has regained its position as Africa’s leading destination for startup funding, signalling renewed investor interest in the country’s technology and innovation economy. Startups headquartered in Nigeria raised $635 million.

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Shared Energy Future: Mozambique Pipeline Links South African Industry

Mozambique is advancing plans for a natural-gas infrastructure project that could strengthen energy cooperation with South Africa, connect regional markets and create new opportunities for industrial growth. The proposed development.

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