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Refinery rivalry: billion‑dollar oil projects expose East Africa’s long‑running regional tensions
East Africa, a region that has been working to deepen economic integration for more than 25 years, has a history of...
Read moreDetailsZambia’s chaotic but decisive election: government demonstrates strength, democracy shows weakness
Hichilema’s government has ruled in a time of extreme global economic anxieties. Conflict, supply chain interruptions and aid withdrawal have...
Read moreDetailsWhy African countries must rethink how they grow their economies
The prolonged disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has exposed how vulnerable Africa’s economies are to geopolitical shocks. Fuel prices...
Read moreDetailsBeyond the Outbreak: How Ebola Reshaped East & Central Africa’s Economies
The latest Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is triggered by the Bundibugyo strain,...
Read moreDetailsWhat Happens After Dandora? Kenya’s Green Transition Faces Its Hardest Test
The challenge facing Nairobi is therefore not simply to replace one landfill with another facility. It is to redesign an...
Read moreDetailsAfrican entrepreneurs work in challenging environments, and others may benefit from the skills they have developed
When people talk about entrepreneurship in Africa, the conversation usually starts with everything that’s missing. Limited funding. Weak infrastructure. Poor...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia’s 2026 General Election: Progress, Challenges, and Implications
The new parliament is expected to convene in October to re-elect Abiy for another five-year term. Turnout was 94%. More...
Read moreDetailsSixty-Six Years On, the Promise of Somali Independence Remains Unfulfilled.
A unified, ethnically homogeneous Somalia composed of all the Somali people and the unification of the other Somali-inhabited areas of...
Read moreDetailsSenegal at a Political Crossroads: The Faye–Sonko Rivalry and the Future of Democratic Governance
Senegal is at a critical point in its political life. After what seemed like years of torpidity, the Senegalese political...
Read moreDetailsUlysses in isiZulu: Why an African translation of the classic Irish novel is important in today’s world
In 2026 the festivities in Johannesburg had a special South African quality to them. At the centre of the event was South...
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