As 2025 draws to a close, the international economic environment remains fraught with uncertainty. Major economies are moving at different speeds, and the world’s monetary guardians are contending with crosswinds.
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.
Day 2 of COP30 in Belém highlighted a transformative shift in the global climate agenda: the emphasis moved decisively from national pledges to tangible local action. African leadership was at.
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:.
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, global markets have entered a landscape defined by unpredictability, recalibration and opportunism. What started as a confidence-fuelled surge in equities and the.
Africa’s car market is shifting gears, and Russia wants in. Following the successful export of tractors to Ethiopia, Russian automakers UAZ and AvtoVAZ, the makers of the Lada, are steering.
The latest GDP data shows an economy that is moving, but barely. Growth in August landed exactly where analysts expected, yet it was not enough to restore the momentum seen.
Japan is quietly but decisively deepening its footprint in Africa. In a continent long shaped by Chinese investment, Western aid, and increasing Gulf capital, Japan is carving out its own.
The African automotive industry is entering a defining phase. According to the International Organisation of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), South Africa and Morocco remain Africa’s top vehicle producers, with 599,755.
Africa stands on the cusp of an unprecedented transformation—one defined by its burgeoning youth population, the disruptive rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and the urgent need to recalibrate its labour.
