Africas

From classrooms to companies: Why universities must become Africa’s new industrial policy

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Africa’s female climate tech founders rely on grants for capital

Grants account for 60% of the funding that women-led teams in Africa’s climate tech space received in the last nine…

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The cost of capital: Redefining Africa’s global opportunity

According to the African Development Bank, African economies face commercial borrowing rates that are four times higher than those in…

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Africa’s richest monarch names a $1 billion highway designed to connect Europe and West Africa after Trump

Estimated to have cost around $1 billion, the highway is central to Morocco's ambition of becoming a major trade…

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Africa’s biggest bank warns South Africa against restricting migration, citing Brexit’s economic damage

Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala made the remarks at the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation Winter Seminar in Johannesburg, where…

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Africa’s growth outlook faces fresh climate threat as AfDB warns powerful El Niño could wipe out $20bn, shrink GDP and trigger migration

El Niño is a naturally occurring climate pattern caused by unusually warm waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. …

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ICT Firm Leaders Hail Ethiopia’s AI University as Catalyst for Africa’s Digital Future – ENA English

Addis Ababa, July 25, 2026 (ENA) —Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firm leaders from Ghana, Egypt, and Zimbabwe have hailed…

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World Bank backs South Africa’s $1.5 billion electricity market overhaul

The World Bank and the South African government signed a $1.5 billion Development Policy Loan on 21 July, formalising international…

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East Africa’s music industry gets global attention

For years, East African musicians have created sounds that have travelled across borders, filled dance floors and attracted audiences beyond…

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A new schism in Senegal marks uncharted territory for Africa’s democratic beacon

On May 22, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed his Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, and dissolved his cabinet. The decision punctuated a…

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