The Weaver Bird Strategy: How Small States Are Building Intra-African Trade
The narrative surrounding the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of polite frustration. The agreement is often described...
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Ethiopia’s Amhara Peace Pact Reflects a Broader Shift
Peace accord highlights new approach to regional unrest and national unity
Ballots and Diversity: Electoral Power in a Changing Africa
Africa has often found itself in the headlines for the wrong reasons during and after elections, with disputed results, post-election...
Ghana’s Cedi Rally Shows Path Forward for Emerging Markets
Ghana's cedi became the world's best-performing currency in early 2025, surging nearly 50% against the dollar from January through May
Women’s Fight for Equity in Africa’s Energy Sector
Women remain underrepresented across Africa's energy industry, including staffing, leadership roles, access to funding and workplace support. As the founder...
Beyond the Broken Promise of Education
Reflecting on my school days, I was an average student whose parents, immigrants from French-speaking Cameroon, enrolled my siblings and...
Coding Our Own Future: Ending digital dependency starts with mental sovereignty
We've heard it repeatedly. Africa must adapt, be resilient and pivot to seize the opportunities of artificial intelligence and emerging...
The Weight of Success: How Africa’s Trade Future Can Break Family Cycles
Mama Nkechi lived in a cramped one-room apartment at the edge of our neighborhood, always surrounded by children. Some clung...
Young Innovators Are Ready : What it will take to scale youth-led solutions across the continent
Across the continent, youth-led innovation is solving real problems. What's missing is the infrastructure and investment to scale it.
Owning the Value Chain Key to Africa’s Economic Growth
Local processing, regional cooperation and strategic investment are creating a path for resource exporters to capture value that has long...
Ghana Clears $1.47 Billion in Energy Debts, Restores World Bank Guarantee
The Government of Ghana paid about $1.47 billion in 2025 to clear energy sector arrears, restore a key World Bank...
Eto’o Commends Morocco’s AFCON Hosting, Sportsmanship After Cameroon’s Exit
Samuel Eto’o, president of the Cameroon Football Federation, praised Morocco for its exemplary organization and warm hospitality during the 2025...
Africa’s Oldest Cremation Pyre Found in Malawi, Dating Back 9,500 Years
Archaeologists have uncovered Africa’s earliest known cremation at the base of Mount Hora in northern Malawi, dating to about 9,500...
Ethiopia Breaks Ground on Africa’s Largest Airport
Ethiopia has broken ground on Bishoftu International Airport, a multi-billion-dollar project set to become the largest aviation infrastructure development in...