Ethiopia Moves to Print Its Own Currency, Framing the Shift as Economic Sovereignty
Ethiopia is preparing to print its own banknotes for the first time, a move Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says is...
Year: 2026
What the United States (U.S.)-Venezuela Oil Shift Means for Caribbean Energy Markets
The U.S.'s first $500 million sale of Venezuelan crude marks a strategic reset in hemispheric energy relations as Latin America...
Shifting the Spotlight: EPIC-Africa Launches 2026 African Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Awards to Champion Community-Led Change
The African CSO Awards 2026 explicitly celebrate Community-Led Development (CLD)—a model that puts power and resources directly in the hands...
At Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Speak Up Africa Rallies Football Leaders to Accelerate Polio and Malaria Elimination
The AFCON edition marks the official launch of Speak Up Africa in Action as a recurring platform that will continue...
Greenland in the Reticle of World Powers, as Trump’s Revival of an Old Idea Forces Europe to Drop Its Gentle Diplomacy
When President Donald Trump again raised the prospect of the United States acquiring Greenland, this time framing it as a...
Tinubu Signs Nigeria-UAE Economic Partnership To Drive Jobs, Green Investment
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the conclusion of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Nigeria and...
Nigeria Positions Lithium and other Critical Minerals as Strategic Assets in Clean Energy Transition at Abu Dhabi Summit
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has placed Nigeria’s lithium and other critical minerals at the heart of the country’s clean energy...
Africa Becomes New Frontier as Israel Advances Strategic Defense Pact with Morocco
As fans fill the stadiums of Rabat and Marrakech for the 2025-2026 Africa Cup of Nations, another contest is unfolding...
Washington Backs Cairo on the Nile, Recasts Ethiopia’s Mega-Dam as a Regional Power Deal
Washington has moved decisively into Africa’s most sensitive water dispute, urging Ethiopia to generate electricity from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...
Re-centering African Leadership as a Missing Pillar of Sustainable Development
Predating the present day Africa, sustainable development in Africa has been framed around a familiar triad - economic growth, social...