Africa Continues to Fight for Security Until It Has a Say in Its Own Peace

At the 81st UN General Assembly, African leaders made an argument repeated at every session for years. The continent sits in the Security Council's agenda yet it has no permanent place at its table.

The Public Sector Technologists Building Africa’s Digital State

The release of The DPI 50, a global initiative published by Apolitical in partnership with the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on GovTech and Digital Public Infrastructure. Designed to spotlight fifty public-sector leaders delivering measurable, citizen-centered digital systems at scale.

AfCRA Launches to Contest Africa's Risk Premium. Delivery Is the Test.

Africa pays for how it is seen. A rating decides what a road, a clinic or a market stall costs to build. Mauritius has launched an agency to look closer. Will anyone in Africa's last mile feel the difference?

Africa’s Path to True Economic Sovereignty without Foreign Aid

Despite giving so much to the world, African nations have spent years relying on external financial aid, loans, and foreign development grants simply to fund domestic budgets. Over the decades, this relationship has evolved from post-colonial aid packages into a complex web of global dependency.

What Prolonged Presidential Absence Reveal About African Governance

There is a growing question that cannot be avoided: how much time can a national leader spend away from home before that absence becomes a matter of public concern?

What happens when Law has to hold the Powerful accountable

A striking example of this exact dilemma unfolded in Liberia. The detention of Liberia’s former Vice President, Jewel Howard-Taylor, at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia sent immediate shockwaves through the country's political landscape.

Africa's Talent Pipeline: the deficit, the diagnosis, and the skills that decide what comes next.

Every ten years, Africa adds roughly the equivalent of Germany's entire population to its youth workforce. However, the continent currently creates only enough formal jobs for about a quarter of them.

The Rise of Green Agri-Tech in Africa

African agritech startups raised less than $170 million in 2025, down from more than $200 million in 2024, according to Briter’s State of Agtech Investment in Africa 2025.

Why UNEP Says the Next Climate Battle Is About Limiting the Overshoot

UNEP’s September 2026 Limiting Overshoot report says global warming is likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels within the next few years. But it does not describe that threshold as a point beyond which climate action becomes pointless.

Can $200 Million Reach the Farmers Who Need It?

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Equity Group have launched the Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM), a 12-year initiative designed to expand access to climate-adaptation finance for smallholder farmers and rural businesses.

The Hidden Nutrition Crisis in Africa

The World Bank reported in 2025 that 37% of locally produced food in Africa is lost in transit, citing slow processing, inadequate infrastructure and other supply-chain barriers. Climate-related disruptions can add another layer of pressure to a system that already struggles.

Are Developers Moving Faster Than Alignment?

In September, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and publicly accused both Anthropic and OpenAI of moving too aggressively toward self-improving AI. Are AI capabilities advancing faster than humanity’s ability to understand and control them?