Africa’s Abundant Minerals, but Limited Gains: The Paradox of Plenty in Mineral-Rich Countries
Gold production has resumed at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in western Mali, bringing an end to several months of uncertainty for...
Africa
RECAP: Mali Overhauled Mining Sector to Reinforce State Revenue and Stability
Mali’s mining sector remains one of the country’s economic pillars. In 2022, it accounted for 9.2% of GDP, 76.5% of...
Africa’s Business Heroes: Kigali Prepares for a Celebration of Business Innovation and Human Impact
Kigali is set to host over a thousand of Africa’s brightest founders, innovators, policymakers and investors on the 12th &...
Wider African Energy Summit (WAES): UK Expertise to Unlock Africa’s Energy Boom, Supporting Low-Carbon Transition
In ABERDEEN, Scotland, at this year’s Wider African Energy Summit (WAES), African operators and UK industry leaders made the case...
ALX, Anthropic and Rwanda Launched a Major AI Education Initiative: Digitizing African’s Learning
In KIGALI, Rwanda, A three-way partnership between ALX, US-based AI company Anthropic, and the Government of Rwanda is set to...
Rwanda’s Visa-Free Reform, Promises a New Window for African Integration
Rwanda has taken a bold step toward strengthening African unity by scrapping both visa fees and advance visa applications for...
Rwandan Franc Shows Signs of Strength as Exports Ease Household and Business Pressures
After two turbulent years of steep depreciation, the Rwandan franc (Rwf) is showing early signs of stabilizing. An improvement that...
Taqa Morocco’s $14bn Pivot, Echoes a New Era for Water Security and Clean Energy: a Social Security
Taqa, Morocco, is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history as it prepares to absorb a $14...
Japan and AfDB Launch Africa-Asia Platform to Spur Youth Innovation and Shared Prosperity
Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched a new Africa-Asia Platform designed to accelerate the exchange of knowledge,...
Nigeria’s Creative Industry Roadmap Report: Charting a New Course to Unlock Jobs and Investment
Nigeria has unveiled a landmark sector-wide mapping report designed to steer investment and policy in its fast-growing creative economy, an...
