World Bank Raises Africa’s 2025 Growth Forecast to 3.8%
07/10/2025The World Bank has raised its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 to 3.8 per cent, up from 3.5 per cent in April, signalling cautious optimism across a region.
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Agri-Business and Education
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Ethiopia’s Industrial Growth Accelerates with Dangote’s $2.5B Fertiliser Plant
06/10/2025When Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, broke ground for a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode, Ethiopia, it wasn’t just another business announcement — it was a statement about the.
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Global Development
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Politics & Policy
GERD’s Ripple Effect: Power, Politics, and the Nile’s Future
16/09/2025The 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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Africa Development
Finance
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What Happened at Africa’s 2nd Climate Summit in Ethiopia?
16/09/2025For decades, Africa has been portrayed as the victim of climate change, its lands scarred by droughts, floods, desertification, and deepening food insecurity. Yet, at the Second Africa Climate Summit.
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Africa Development
Energy
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Ethiopia Inaugurates GERD DAM
09/09/2025Ethiopia has inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, marking a milestone in the country’s development ambitions but reigniting tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan..
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Africa
Global Development
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East Africa’s Geothermal Potential Might Pave Way for Greener Africa
09/09/2025Climate change is reshaping the global energy landscape, and East Africa is uniquely positioned to lead the charge toward a sustainable future. With vast geothermal reserves, the region holds the.
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Africa
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Trade and Investment
South Africa’s Changing Trade Alliances May Impact Africa’s Economy
04/09/2025South Africa, Africa’s most industrialised economy, is entering a decisive phase in its global trade posture. The imposition of 30% tariffs on South African exports by the United States in.
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Africa
Economy
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Zambia Inflation Drops as Copper Sector Expansion Powers Growth
29/08/2025In August 2025, Zambia recorded its lowest annual inflation rate in over two years — 12.6%, down from 13% in July. The decline, driven by easing food and non-food prices,.
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Africa
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Trade and Investment
A Global Perspective on the China-Africa Trade Dynamics Boosting Economies
29/08/2025Africa has rapidly emerged as one of the most important destinations for Chinese exports, a shift accelerated by the trade policies of the United States under Donald Trump. With tariffs.
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Africa
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Politics & Policy
Beyond the Coup d’Etat: Rethinking Civil-Military Relations in Africa
27/08/2025Africa’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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