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South Africa Confronts Rising Pressure as U.S. Moves to Redraw AGOA Framework

The U.S. House of Representatives’ committee on trade signalled that it will take up a proposed three-year extension of AGOA, the landmark trade initiative that for over two decades provided.

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Analysing Africa’s 2025 HDI Rankings and Economic Outlook

As 2025 draws to a close, Africa’s development story is increasingly defined not by the size of its GDP alone, but by the lived experiences of its people. Education quality,.

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Nigeria Offers 50 Oil Blocks in Major Licensing Drive

Nigeria, Africa’s largest crude oil producer, has officially kicked off its 2025 oil licensing round, offering 50 blocks to international and local investors. The move, spearheaded by the Nigerian Upstream.

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G20 Summit on African Soil Continues Despite U.S. Boycott

When the G20 convenes in Johannesburg on 22–23 November 2025, it marks a historic moment: the first time the summit is held on African soil. Yet this milestone is clouded.

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How COP30 Is Laying the Foundations for a Just Global Transition

The global climate negotiations in Belém have entered a decisive chapter. As the climate crisis accelerates, the world’s financial, ethical, and institutional systems stand at an inflexion point. Day Six.

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Zambia Endorses the Future Fuels 4X Pledge at COP30

Momentum toward a low-carbon global economy is accelerating, and recent climate negotiations have demonstrated that the world is shifting from high-level ambition to practical implementation. A critical component of this.

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How Morocco Is Redefining Africa’s Place in the Global Automotive Supply Chain

It’s not every day that a meeting in Rabat sets wheels turning far beyond national ambitions. But when Aziz Akhannouch met with Renault Group Executive Vice-President François Provost in the.

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From Aid to Investment: Africa’s Defining Economic Shift in RMB’s 2025/26 Outlook

Africa’s growth story is being rewritten, not through aid dependency, but through investment, trade, and self-determination. The newly released Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) “Where to Invest in Africa 2025/26” (WTIIA).

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Samuel Dossou-Aworet and the Reimagining of Africa’s Private Sector

For more than four decades, Samuel Dossou-Aworet has been a central figure in Africa’s economic story. An engineer by training, a businessman of international repute, a respected advocate for Africa’s.

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South Africa’s Nuclear Ambitions: The Path to Realisation

South Africa has unveiled a transformative R2.23 trillion (US$120–130 billion) energy blueprint, signalling a decisive pivot away from coal towards nuclear and gas. The revised Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) projects.

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