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Africa moves to finally harvest its solar energy potential
9th October 2024 Regular progress reports on Africa’s quest to meet its energy needs through solar power are necessary to gauge the continent’s progress towards... →
Building for Africa’s water security
4th October 2024 Water shortages have either created or exacerbated humanitarian crises in Africa, stalling economic development. Climate change, through worsening... →
Digging out of Africa’s debt crisis
11th September 2024 Analysis in brief: Africa’s debt load has reached a crisis point. The repayment of monies borrowed to advance the development of African peoples is... →
African trade amongst African countries: with the groundwork laid, innovation and infrastructure investment are needed to unleash the continent’s economic potential
11th December 2018 Analysis in Brief: The benefits of boosting the low rate of trade amongst African countries are undeniable. The countries signing on to the African... →
Africa’s Top 5 most politically-stable countries
12th February 2018 Political stability is a quality hard to acquire in African governments, and often fleeting once obtained. Politicians once taking office can... →
Africa’s Top 10 most food-secure countries
5th December 2017 Finding enough to eat has been an ages-old challenge for Africans. Against a physical environment often hostile to agricultural and pastoral... →
Djibouti welcomes India: the strategic motivations for India’s visit
29th November 2017 The newly elected Indian president’s visit to Djibouti and Ethiopia is indicative of India’s readiness to develop closer economic and strategic... →
Top 10 technologically advanced countries in Africa
10th November 2017 African countries have a long road to travel to advance to the level of technological capacity common in the developed world. However, some African... →
Looking at the data: Lessons on best African economic policy
23rd October 2017 More than the private sector, governments determine the success or failure of African economies. Government policies that propel economies toward... →
Looking at the data: Lessons on best African social policy
23rd October 2017 Poverty and a lack of individual rights has hindered social progress in Africa. However, some of the continent’s 54 countries have shown how to... →
Looking at the data: Lessons on good African governance
5th October 2017 Good governance policy and bad, irresponsible and autocratic governments all are analysed in a new compilation of major indexes and data gauging... →
Africa’s data revolution: Accelerating development through data-driven decision-making
5th October 2017 It is essential that Africa’s data revolution be viewed as the joint responsibility of governments, international agencies, civil society and the... →
Mugabe woos China and Russia: The Asian nations will profit most from the overtures
27th July 2015 Reports of the imminent establishment of China’s first military base in Africa to be located near Zimbabwe’s diamond mining region circulated in... →
Scientific research in Africa: More than an economic boost
8th July 2015 African scientists are getting a big investment injection with the establishment of the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa... →
Contemporary African art helps draw new conclusions about the continent
7th July 2015 A new emerging market is taking the art world by storm – contemporary African art has become one of the fastest growing global art markets.(2)... →
Robert Mugabe and the African Union’s conflict policy
15th June 2015 Zimbabwe’s President-for-Life, Robert Mugabe, who at 91 cannot expect to be making 10- or even 5-year policy plans for his administration, on 30... →
South Africa’s youth unemployment problem: What we need to know
28th May 2015 Youth unemployment in South Africa has reached critical proportions: it was measured at 53.6% in 2013, and in 2014, youth comprised 41.8% of the... →
Al-Shabaab follows ISIS’ deadly playbook
11th May 2015 Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin, or al-Shabaab as the group is commonly known, faced a dilemma in February 2015 following continuing battlefield... →
African land is a profitable but potentially dangerous investment
8th May 2015 Foreigners mostly seek agricultural land and land for tourism developments, but all foreigner-owned land in Africa holds the potential to prompt... →
Attacks on media freedom undermine the democratic process in Ethiopia
7th May 2015 Around the time of elections, a free press not only helps to keep voters informed regarding how and why they should vote and of the details of the... →
'Honorable Malema, welcome to this House…It will be a tough place for you': The EFF and the threat to ANC hegemony in SA
6th May 2015 On 31 March 2015, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan made history when he telephoned his rival, Muhammadu Buhari, to concede defeat in the... →
Geothermal power in Kenya is heating up
17th April 2015 Kenya opened up an enormous geothermal power plant in February 2015 – by some measures it is the largest in the world.(2) Experts estimate that the... →
A glimpse into the emergent e-commerce in Nigeria
2nd April 2015 The introduction of online stores such as Amazon and eBay has transformed the way retail business is done, bringing consumers much closer to the... →
Africa’s post-2015 development: The role of mobile phones in higher education
31st March 2015 The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is of the view that education is a central component of the... →
EU-West Africa Economic Partnership Agreement: Trick or treat?
30th March 2015 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has entered a new era in its relationship with the European Union (EU), one that envisages an economic partnership model... →
It's a zero-sum-game: There’s more than just power at stake in Africa’s 2015 elections
26th March 2015 Over the last several decades, there have been many electoral successes and failures as African states strive towards democracy, putting different... →
If we pause to hear their voice: Soweto’s latest lootings and what they tell us about its socio-economic challenges
25th March 2015 When crowds in Soweto gathered in protest in 2015, the underlying intent has been to regain control over the socio-economic or political aspects of... →
LGBT Nigeria: One year after the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act
20th March 2015 In January 2014, Nigeria made headlines around the world. This was before Boko Haram became a household name or the #BringBackOurGirls campaign,... →
Beyond Mombasa: Rethinking counter-radicalisation in Kenya
24th February 2015 Sporadic attacks across Kenya left over 310 dead between January and November 2014. This violence peaked in November when the Somali insurgent... →
Danger in Tahrir Square: Mob sexual violence in Egypt
13th February 2015 Sexual harassment has long been a problem in Egypt, but mob assaults have dramatically intensified in both frequency and brutality in the four... →
Boko Haram and al-Shabaab: Comparable threats to African security
5th February 2015 Boko Haram and al-Shabaab are militant Islamist sects that are predominantly operational in Nigeria and Somalia, and are both engaged in protracted... →
A stage-managed congress fails to tackle succession and factionalism: Is Zanu-PF digging its own grave?
20th January 2015 Zimbabwe’s ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), held its much anticipated sixth national elective congress... →
Japan in Africa: From donor to business partner and the push to counter Chinese influence
14th January 2015 Africa is becoming a global engine of growth and a hugely important region for natural resources, trade and human capital. This is becoming... →
Trade facilitation: The key to unlocking Africa’s trade potential
9th January 2015 Trade facilitation, defined as the simplification and harmonisation of international trade procedures with the objective of minimising obstacles to... →
Message in blood: Terror in Algeria
8th January 2015 Sunday, 21 September 2014: French tourist Hervé Gourdel is kidnapped by Jund-al-Khilafa, an Algerian Islamist militant group linked to the Islamic... →
BRICS and the New Development Bank: An alternative model of development for Africa?
7th January 2015 Africa occupies a very different position today than it did in the period immediately following the decade of independence, when the majority of... →
UNSCR 1325 and its effectiveness in Africa
6th January 2015 The United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, which calls for the protection of women’s rights and participation in peace... →
Ottoman brethren: Turkey’s role in Somalia’s recent development
12th December 2014 Twenty years after a civil war ripped apart the Somali nation, leading to the collapse of Siad Barre’s government – the last official government of... →
How private military services saved Sierra Leone: The contracting out of military duties came from necessity but help ensure long-lasting security
3rd December 2014 Dismissing private military contractors as mercenaries can be simplistic and misleading, as their deployment in Sierra Leone’s Civil War displayed.... →
Mental health in Africa: Slow but steady progress?
28th November 2014 The notion of “public health” within Africa often invokes ideas of infectious diseases and almost always of exclusively physical health needs. In... →
Driving, draining, dividing? The impact of the Islamic State insurgency on African jihadist groups
25th November 2014 Born out of the former Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) affiliate group, incubated in the vacuum of the Syrian Civil War and sweeping into Iraq having... →
