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  • Fishermen working on their boats in Jamestown Fishing Village in Accra, Ghana. Credit: Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
    EconomyGhanaSocietyTop story

    “It’s like kicking our brothers”: Aboard trawlers fishing illegally in W Africa

    By Hans Lucht
    March 31, 2022
    Authorities seem unable or unwilling to tackle the mostly Chinese trawlers depleting stocks and undermining the local industry. That morning, the crew of the ...
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  • Russia Ukraine. Oil rigs and drilling ships being serviced in Cape Town, South Africa. Credit: Rodger Bosch.
    Climate crisisEconomyTop story

    Will Africa really be “Europe’s next gas station”?

    By Silas Olan'g, Amir Shafaie & Thomas Scurfield
    March 29, 2022
    While some producers may benefit from Europe’s scramble for non-Russian oil and gas, the reality is unlikely to match the hype. Russia’s invasion of ...
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  • Local women watching gorillas in natural habitat in Kahuzi-Biega National Park. Credit: Pole Pole Foundation.
    Climate crisisCongo-KinshasaEconomy

    Caring about conservation is not enough. We need to make it pay

    By John Kahekwa
    March 29, 2022
    Local groups know how to protect nature and support local communities, but they need help with realistic funding and commercial expertise. With climate change ...
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  • Fishing Boats in Pepel Village, Sierra Leone. Credit: bobthemagicdragon.
    Economy

    Code Red for Africa’s Blue Economy

    By Donald L. Sparks
    March 24, 2022
    Coastal and marine resources will be central to the food, energy, and jobs, so long as the right strategies are put in place.  It ...
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  • A tiny bridge which connects Masvingo road and the diamond mining fields via Odzi River. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe.
    EconomySocietyZimbabwe

    Zimbabwe’s diamonds bring wealth for a few, despair for many

    By Farai Shawn Matiashe
    March 2, 2022
    The arrival of huge mining corporations has left thousands in Marange feeling like prisoners in their own ancestral land. Trevor Kusena, 19, struggles to ...
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  • A wheat field in Russia. Credit: Ekaterina Sotova.
    Economy

    How the Russia-Ukraine conflict could drive up food prices in Africa

    By Wandile Sihlobo
    February 25, 2022
    African countries import billions worth of global grains and oilseed from Russia and Ukraine. Prices have already been soaring. “No man qualifies as a ...
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  • Tea workers sort tea at the Kitabi Tea Processing Facility in Kitabi, Rwanda. Credit: A'Melody Lee / World Bank.
    EconomyRwanda

    Rwanda’s economic plans have fallen short. The answer? Listen.

    By Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza
    February 25, 2022
    Low trust and lack of accountability are holding Rwanda back. Dialogue and opening up are in everyone’s interests. In 2000, Rwanda embarked on a ...
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  • The Biden administration in the US suggests it wants to forge a new path in its engagement with Africa. Credit: Gage Skidmore.
    EconomyPolitics

    What could a non-China-centric US Africa policy look like?

    By Veda Vaidyanathan
    February 22, 2022
    A reimagination of US Africa policy is currently underway. How can it look beyond China and prioritise African needs?  If speeches by senior politicians ...
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  • Confidence Nyirenda monitors cryptocurrency prices from his laptop. The 27-year-old computer science graduate runs a cryptocurrency exchange service in Zimbabwe. Credit: Vimbai Chinembiri/Global Press Journal.
    EconomyGPJZimbabwe

    Zimbabwe sees rise in crypto-trading, and crypto-scams

    By Vimbai Chinembiri
    February 18, 2022
    Inflation and distrust in the banking industry make cryptocurrencies particularly attractive to Zimbabweans. But many are unaware of the risks.   When her sister ...
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  • EconomyEditor's PicksNigeriaSociety

    Nigeria’s tech sector needs recruits. Young people need jobs. And yet…

    By Shola Lawal
    February 10, 2022
    Why are young Nigerians struggling to get jobs in its booming tech sector? Over the past decade, Lagos, Nigeria’s swarming economic capital, has seen ...
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