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1.2 Billion New Workers in 15 Years: Is Africa Ready?

Over the next decade and a half, Africa will experience a demographic shift unprecedented in its history. The World Bank’s Country Growth and Jobs Report projects that approximately 1.2 billion.

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Africa Outperforms as the Fastest-Growing Tourism Region

In 2025, Africa became the fastest-growing tourism region in the world. According to the latest edition of the UN World Tourism Organisation World Tourism Barometer, Africa recorded the strongest expansion.

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Kenya Pushes for Durable Trade Pact Beyond AGOA

Kenya and the United States will resume bilateral trade negotiations from Monday through Thursday next week, according to Kenya’s Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui. One or two follow-up sessions will “firm.

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science: A Strategic Imperative for Africa’s Economic Growth

On a warm afternoon in Abuja, Nigeria, a teenage girl once stood at the edge of a modest robotics lab, watching a small machine she had programmed move forward for.

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Zambia Aims for New IMF Pact to Anchor Economic Growth

Zambia has formally requested a new IMF programme on the backdrop of its most recent $1.7 billion IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which ended in January 2026.   An IMF.

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AU Executive Council Opens 48th Session on Unity and Water Security

The African Union’s Executive Council has opened its Forty-Eighth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa with renewed calls for continental unity, sustainable water management and accelerated integration, as foreign ministers from.

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AGOA Extended by One Year: What It Means for African Trade

U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), signalling a short-term preservation of duty-free access for eligible Sub-Saharan African exports to.

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Nigeria Unveils National Carbon Market Framework

Nigeria has officially launched its National Carbon Market Framework (NCMF), marking a significant milestone in the country’s climate strategy and economic diversification agenda. Expected to generate between $2.5 billion and.

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Irungu Kang’ata: Law, Power, and the Real Test of County Governance in Kenya

Kenya’s devolved system of government, established under the 2010 Constitution, was designed to bring development closer to citizens while diffusing political power away from the centre. More than a decade.

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Africa’s Fintech Consolidation: Entering the Next Phase

Africa’s fintech industry is maturing, consolidating, and reinforcing its foundations for the next decade. Flutterwave’s acquisition of Mono may look like just another startup deal. However, it is about infrastructure,.

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