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Africa’s G20 Moment: Power, Policy and the Pursuit of Economic Transformation

As South Africa prepares to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on 22–23 November 2025, it is not merely presiding over a global economic forum; it is seizing what.

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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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Military Power in Africa 2025: Beyond Troop Numbers and Budgets

Africa’s militaries are often judged by the size of their armies or the heft of their budgets, but 2025 is showing us that power isn’t just about numbers. Recent analyses.

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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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South Africa’s Credit Rebound: What S&P’s Upgrade Signals for Global Investors

South Africa has emerged from nearly two decades of credit stagnation as S&P Global upgraded its long-term foreign-currency sovereign credit rating from BB- to BB, marking the first upgrade since.

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FNB and Mastercard Simplify Africa’s Cross-Border Payments

Millions of Africans rely on remittances to sustain families, fund education, and power small businesses. The ability to send money quickly and affordably across borders is more than a financial.

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South Africa’s R1.5 Trillion Gambling Industry: Growth, Risk, and Reckoning

In recent years, the global gambling and gaming industry has undergone tectonic shifts. Freed from the confines of land-based casinos, wagering has migrated en masse to mobile screens, propelled by.

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Grand Egyptian Museum Signals New Era for African Heritage and Tourism

There’s a cultural and economic renaissance unfolding on the banks of the Nile, powered by the timeless currency of civilisation itself. Two decades of ambition, delay, and determination later, Egypt.

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G20 2025: Africa’s Strategic Turn in Global Leadership

The G20, an international forum uniting 19 nations plus two regional blocs, commands striking global reach and influence. Its member states account for approximately 85 per cent of global gross domestic product.

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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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