Economy
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Ports are not just infrastructure: what Tema reveals about development in Africa
Across Africa, large-scale infrastructure projects are transforming economies at an unprecedented pace. Between 2010 and 2022, African ports captured an outsized share of global ... -
Women move gender equality fight to the lake
The fishing sector has for generations been dominated by men with women being pushed to household chores. Overall, women in the fishing sector make ... -
Agriculture as the Foundation of Post-War Reconstruction in Sudan
A New Lens on Sudan’s Recovery Agriculture in fragile and conflict-affected states is often viewed as a technical sector — a means of producing ... -
Xi’s Zero Tariff Offer to Africa and the Political Boundaries of Eswatini’s Exclusion
China’s tariff announcement and the African response In February 2026, China announced that 53 African countries can now sell their goods to China without ... -
Somalia in the Crosshairs: the Consequences of the Iran War on Somalia
The US-Israel war on Iran has had global ramifications in the cost of daily life and geopolitical calculations. Because of geographical proximity, political instability, ... -
The $2.68 Million Fence vs. The Forest’s People
On February 27, 2026, the Keiyo Indigenous Community filed a formal grievance with the United Nations Development Programme’s Social and Environmental Compliance Unit, alleging ... -
Sovereignty without control: Sudan, gold and the limits of international law
In 2024, as Sudan reeled from one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, UAE imports of its gold jumped by 70%. Millions had been ... -
The Politics of Jobless Growth Under Tinubu
On 29 May 2023, moments after taking the oath of office, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared: “Fuel subsidy is gone.” The announcement marked the ... -
The CFA Franc Is Not a Currency. It Is a Constitutional Constraint
The debate about the CFA franc keeps happening on the wrong terrain. My mother used to sell food in front of our house in ... -
African Security and a Financial Architecture in Retreat
African security is conventionally analysed in terms of armed groups, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism. However, what increasingly shapes the political order African states can build ...
