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Financial Safety Nets: Is Africa Building a Banking Crisis Firewall?

In the aftermath of repeated global financial crises over the last two decades, financial safety nets have become an indispensable component of sovereign financial architecture. Major advanced economies such as.

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Team Africa Initiative Positions Egypt Continental Financing Hub

Egypt has stepped forward with a proposal to mobilise $500 billion for nearly 300 projects across the continent. At the recent steering committee meeting of the African Union Development Agency.

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Egypt Takes the Gavel at Africa’s Security Council

Egypt stepped into the rotating presidency of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) on 1 February 2026 at a moment of heightened continental and regional tension. The.

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Will ECOWAS Meet Its 2027 Currency Launch Goal?

In an age of economic blocs and regional integration, currency unions have emerged as powerful instruments to deepen trade, stability and global influence. The European Union’s euro, despite periodic crises,.

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South Africa’s Central Bank Leads Radical Cash Modernization Initiative

South Africa is set to launch the most transformative change to its cash system in decades. While digital payments have grown, physical cash still dominates about two-thirds of transaction volumes,.

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COUNTDOWN TO DOHA FORUM 2025

Press Release   Final speakers, key sessions, and program details announced ahead of Doha Forum’s 23rd edition   DOHA, Qatar, 3 December: With Doha Forum opening on 6 December, new.

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AU–EU 2025 Summit in Luanda: The Deals Window Opens

This coming week, Luanda becomes the centre of Africa-Europe dialogue as leaders from the African Union and European Union meet with a clear focus on shaping investment flows and partnerships.

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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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Climate Justice for Africa: Can COP30 Deliver Real Change?

Africa contributes less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet carries the heaviest burden of climate change. From deepening droughts to the floods that have swallowed structures in parts.

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2025 Emissions Report: 1.5°C Target Slipping Away

Ten years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the world’s promise to stabilise the climate is faltering. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in its Emissions Gap Report 2025:.

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