Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Some experts believe the currency swap will support bilateral investments, enhance market efficiency and financial stability, promote ...

Washington, DC — "Africa can expect substantial changes from the United States over the next four years," Rama Yade, director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, wrote in a pre-Inauguration ...

Millions of years from now, northern Africa could be home to a new ocean, as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, according to scientists. Experts have long known that ...

This year, the promotion of inclusive and sustainable growth in Africa is once again a major conversation topic at the gathering. Yet when it comes to Africa’s development, we too often mistake ...

On the outskirts of Cairo, a cutting-edge space lab was supposed to be the first in Africa to produce homegrown satellites. Step inside the plant, though, and the made-in-Africa image begins to fade.

One key initiative is the West African Power Pool (WAPP), which is helping boost energy electricity supply in 14 countries, benefiting 57 percent (more than 244 million people) of the population in ...

This year, Africa will be the second-fastest-growing region globally. The African Development Bank projects an annual economic growth rate of 4.3 per cent, up from 3.7 per cent last year, with East ...

Jan. 27, 2025 The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to the biggest burst of spending on ...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at freezing assistance to South Africa over a controversial law that allows the government to seize farmland from ethnic minorities ...

Africa could be torn apart like paper amidst warnings a chunk of the continent is breaking away. An area of East Africa could be separated from the continent sooner than previously thought, with a ...

Image: World Economic Forum/Chris Heeney From its burgeoning youth population to its expanding influence on the global stage, Africa’s potential, challenges and new global leadership were at ...

Togo’s first-ever senatorial elections will take place on Saturday, cementing a new constitution vehemently rejected by opposition parties that say it will let President Faure Gnassingbe hold on ...