Africa’s Digital Infrastructure: Why Data Centres Are the New Oil
02/05/2025Today, data has become as vital to economies as oil was in the 20th century. Across Africa, a digital revolution is underway, with data centres emerging as the new wells.
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Education Leadership
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Nigeria Celebrates Africa’s First Department of Gemmology and Gemstones
01/05/2025Hosting a delegation from Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, led by Professor Adesoji Adesugba, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has praised the newly inaugurated Department of Gemmology.
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Diplomacy
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Africa’s Regional Blocs: Can ECOWAS, EAC, and SADC Deliver?
30/04/2025Africa’s pursuit of regional integration has long been a central theme in its development narrative. The continent’s regional blocs—ECOWAS in West Africa, EAC in East Africa, and SADC in Southern.
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Women in leadership
Africa’s Unseen Workforce: Women and the Unpaid Care Economy
30/04/2025Across Africa, a silent labour force toils relentlessly without compensation, recognition, or legal protection. This labour, largely shouldered by women, forms the foundational bedrock of social and economic life on.
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Africa
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Trade and Investment
Beyond Borders: How AfCFTA Could Unite the Continent
29/04/2025The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), often likened to a bridge stretching across the fragmented economies of the continent, offers more than just commerce; it promises a renaissance, a.
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Africa
Environment
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What Delayed Climate Adaptation Could Mean for Africa’s GDP
25/04/2025Floods, droughts, and creeping desertification are not future threats—they’re current costs, draining billions that could be building roads, schools, or power grids. Despite contributing minimally to global emissions, Africa is.
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Economy
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Kenya’s Growing Economy: Impact and Potential in East Africa
23/04/2025The global economy in 2024 was marked by substantial volatility, influenced by trade tensions, inflation, and diverging fiscal policies among nations. The IMF predicts that Kenya will be East Africa’s.
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Africa
Agri-Business and Education
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What’s the Next Goldmine in Africa’s Food Security Push?
23/04/2025Africa’s agricultural sector, which, according to the World Bank, contributes 32% to Africa’s GDP and provides employment for 65% of the continent’s labour force. In many African countries, as much.
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Africa
Gender
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The Gender Economy: Closing Africa’s Financial Inclusion Gap
23/04/2025Financial inclusion is no longer a niche concern; it is a global economic imperative. In the past decade, the narrative has evolved from viewing access to finance as a tool.
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Africa
Finance Leadership
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2025 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings: What Will Africa Demand for Its Future?
22/04/2025As the 2025 session of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings kicks off in Washington, D.C., several questions arise for African citizens, political representatives, and leaders. What.
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