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World Bank Guarantees Angola’s $400 Million Debt-for-Education Swap

The Angolan government has secured approval from the World Bank and its insurance arm, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), for guarantees supporting a landmark debt-for-education swap.   The arrangement.

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Record Solar Growth Positions Africa at the Global Energy Frontier

The shift towards renewable energy has gathered decisive momentum in recent years, with solar photovoltaic power now leading global electricity capacity additions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), solar.

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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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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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Project Bridge: Nigeria’s $2 Billion Leap Towards a Fully Connected Nation

Nigeria is advancing its digital transformation with the ongoing rollout of Project BRIDGE, a $2 billion initiative deploying 90,000 kilometres of fibre optic cable nationwide. Spearheaded by the Ministry of.

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Nigeria as Test Case: The AU’s DDR Framework in Practice

Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) has become a central pillar in the global peace architecture over the past three decades Originating largely within United Nations peacekeeping practice, DDR is designed.

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Wakjira Amante: Building Confidence in Ethiopia’s Investment Sector

Ethiopia’s investment environment is defined less by market volatility than by structural transition. Currency management, regulatory reform, industrial ambition, and foreign-exchange constraints intersect in ways that demand patient capital and.

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Alexandre Carreira Drives Institutional Leadership in Angola’s Insurance Industry

Angola’s financial services sector has undergone significant transformation over the past decade. With a growing middle class, expanding urbanisation, and regulatory reforms aimed at stabilising the banking and insurance environment,.

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Abdelkérim Charfadine Bèguera: Chad’s Mining Reform Agenda

Chad’s mining sector occupies an ambiguous position in the country’s economic architecture. While geological surveys confirm commercially viable deposits of gold, limestone, uranium and other minerals, non-oil mining remains a.

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Abdoul Karim Diallo: Industrial Politics of Private Sector Manufacturing in Guinea

In many West African economies, industrialisation is frequently discussed in terms of foreign direct investment, mining expansion, and infrastructure financing. Less examined is the role of indigenous private conglomerates in.

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