Insights
- Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Bet And The Politics Behind ItNamibia is presenting green hydrogen as a route from resource dependence to industrial transformation. The pitch is powerful: use abundant sunshine and wind to…
- Botswana's Diamond Future Amid the Rise of Synthetic StonesFor nearly six decades, diamonds have shaped Botswana's national story more decisively than almost any other resource in modern Africa. Gaborone built schools,…
- Angola's oil economy faces the long shadow of the energy transitionAngola sits on one of Africa's most significant petroleum reserves, yet the country's economic foundations remain perilously narrow. Crude oil still accounts…
- Morocco's Western Sahara Policy and Its African Investment ExpansionFrom the Atlantic shoreline of West Africa to the copper belt of Central Africa, Moroccan state-owned enterprises and private banks have quietly built one of…
- Zimbabwe's currency chaos and the quiet rise of a dollar parallel economyWalk into a vegetable market in Harare and the first thing you notice is not the produce but the prices. A tomato is rarely just a tomato. The same kilogram…
- Dar Es Salaam And The Contest For East Africa’s Trade RoutesTanzania’s port of Dar es Salaam is becoming one of the most important pressure points in East African commerce. The harbour handles the bulk of Tanzania’s…
- Ghana’s Debt Deal Is Reshaping Its Health WorkforceGhana’s debt restructuring is usually described through figures: bond exchanges, interest savings, fiscal targets and negotiations with international lenders.…
- Uganda's anti-homosexuality act and the western aid reckoningWhen Uganda's parliament enacted the Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2023, it triggered one of the sharpest clashes between African lawmaking and Western development…
- Kagame rewrites the rules to linger in powerFor more than two decades Paul Kagame has been the central figure steering the Rwandan state, and recent moves in Kigali suggest the script is being edited…
- How Sudan’s War Is Reshaping Grain Supplies Across Northeast AfricaSudan’s civil war has become a food crisis with consequences far beyond its front lines. Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support…