Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s First 100 Days as Senegal’s President
The 44-year-old, who took office in April, has called for a string of audits reviewing public finances and minerals contracts. But there have also been quick measures implemented to attract capital to the West African nation and to cushion the effects of rising living costs to sustain his early popular appeal. No contracts with multinationals […]
DRC wants More Control Over Metals Key to the Energy Transition
To achieve this, state miner, Gecamines is trying to sell its share of cobalt from a joint-venture project. It’s the first time the state-owned company is marketing its cobalt, with the joint ventures previously selling all the production. Congo extracts cobalt as a byproduct of copper mining, but prices of the battery metal have slumped […]
Nigeria’s Inflation: Getting to the Meat of the Matter
Tomato prices that fluctuate with the seasons are normal in Nigeria, but the record annual pace of food inflation, which hit 41% in May, is not. Most pinched are the poor. Staples such as beans and maize cost 400% more than they did a year ago, while a 100kg bag of sorghum has more than […]
The Figures behind One of Africa’s Largest Conservation Group
Peter Fearnhead and a few like-minded South Africans founded African Parks in 2000. It’s expansion has been little short of breathtaking. Without much fanfare, though with the assistance of heads of state, it has quietly accrued management control of 22 parks in 12 countries, with a total area of 20mn hectares. That’s roughly the size […]
Kickstarting the Nascent Market for Electric Vehicles in Africa
Production volumes remain small – electric two-wheelers are beginning to take-off in only a few parts of the continent, including Kigali and Nairobi. Electric buses are also being deployed in several cities, though a significant market for four-wheel cars is widely thought to remain several years away. Electric vehicles (EVs) are often promoted for their […]
Transforming Ghana’s Mineral Wealth into Economic Growth
As a sovereign minerals wealth fund, the Minerals Income and Investment Fund (MIIF) manages the Ghanaian government’s equity interest in mining companies and collects mineral royalties from all mining operations. Beyond the mine shafts of Ghana, the institution holds a profound pan-African vision – to unlock the full mining potential of the continent. Ghana’s small-scale […]
Kigali’s Infrastructure Goals the Real Winner in UK Botched Deal
The Rwandan government has hinted that it won’t reimburse more than $300 million it has received from the United Kingdom since 2022 for a deal to deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally in the UK to the East African nation. Earlier this week a government spokesperson said that its migrant deal with the […]
Some Multinationals have Chosen to Stay with Abuja
Nigeria is undergoing a significant transition towards sustainable energy solutions and companies like BAT Nigeria is leading the charge in aligning with this national priority. Their state-of-the-art solar power plant at the Ibadan manufacturing facility serves as a groundbreaking project. The solar plant capacity was crafted by the BAT Photovoltaic (PV) Standard, incorporating Tier-1 Solar […]
State of Africa’s Rail Network
After gaining independence in the mid-20th century, many African countries took control of their railway systems and invested in improving transport connections within and across borders. Despite these efforts, African railways faced significant challenges, including underinvestment, mismanagement, and maintenance issues. In recent years, there has been a renewed focus on developing and modernizing African railways. […]
Researchers Ask ‘Can Africa Learn from the Chinese Urbanisation Story?’
Asia and Africa have urbanised at similar speeds. Africa is undergoing the fastest urban transition the world has experienced to date with projections that nearly 1 billion more people will live in Africa’s cities by 2050.There’s a difference too. Across China and south-east Asia, urbanisation has been coupled with industrialisation and, through increases in economic […]
