Events and Conferences
Moving completely away from the patronising language of international aid and boilerplate corporate philanthropy, the assembly rallied around a defensive, highly strategic manifesto: "Africa’s Time, Africa’s Terms: Learning for Sovereignty, Strength, and Solidarity."
African Progress
There is a story that does not get told like what citizens do, or fail to do, in the spaces that governance, however broken, cannot fully reach. That story is less comfortable. It implicates people who are not in power, who do not control ministries or sign oil contracts or command police forces.
Governance
Over the decades, this foundational philosophy underwent a profound structural degeneration. The ballot box has largely been emptied of its liberatory substance, transforming instead into a sophisticated, weaponized tool for elite survival and regime preservation.
Finance and Investment
The government of Ghana announced that the renewal of the Tarkwa mining lease held by Gold Fields would not be automatic and would instead be subjected to a stricter review process.
Agriculture
Across the continent, unreliable or nonexistent power continues to limit agricultural productivity, weaken value chains, and constrain industrial growth. This reality placed energy access at the center of discussions during the African Development Bank Annual Meetings.
Nature and Sustainability
Across Africa’s financial landscape, capital is increasingly being judged not only by returns, but by resilience, governments, and development institutions are now paying closer attention to how money flows into projects that can withstand climate shocks, energy transitions, and long-term pressures.
Technology
Investment in data centers emerged as one of Africa’s most important technology stories this week, reflecting growing demand for the infrastructure powering the continent’s digital economy.
Moving completely away from the patronising language of international aid and boilerplate corporate philanthropy, the assembly rallied around a defensive, highly strategic manifesto: "Africa’s Time, Africa’s Terms: Learning for Sovereignty, Strength, and Solidarity."
There is a story that does not get told like what citizens do, or fail to do, in the spaces that governance, however broken, cannot fully reach. That story is less comfortable. It implicates people who are not in power, who do not control ministries or sign oil contracts or command police forces.
Over the decades, this foundational philosophy underwent a profound structural degeneration. The ballot box has largely been emptied of its liberatory substance, transforming instead into a sophisticated, weaponized tool for elite survival and regime preservation.
The government of Ghana announced that the renewal of the Tarkwa mining lease held by Gold Fields would not be automatic and would instead be subjected to a stricter review process.
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One of the most significant public health developments this week was the growing momentum behind long-acting HIV prevention injections, with South Africa preparing for what could become one of its most ambitious HIV-prevention campaigns in years.
Senegalese politics is now at the center of one of the continent’s most closely watched leadership disputes. The fallout between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has transformed what was once viewed as a united reform movement into a test of political cohesion ...
African filmmakers and productions received significant international attention during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, reinforcing the continent’s growing presence within global film and entertainment markets.
Africa holds approximately 9% of the world's freshwater resources yet the continent has spent decades treating water as a crisis to survive rather than a resource to build with. That is changing, and the shift is bigger than most investors, policymakers, and global institutions have yet priced in.
In recent times, the map of African migration has significantly changed and people moving abroad is no longer just about buying a ticket to London, or New York. These traditional routes are practically restricted, young Africans are now moving along new paths to other powerhouse African countries.
An infectious disease outbreak in one country in Africa rarely remains contained for long. With porous borders, and uneven health infrastructure, response speed and coordination often determine how far it spreads. That is the reality shaping the current Ebola situation in the DRC and Uganda.
Global capital is increasingly shifting from simply entering Africa’s tech ecosystem to actively shaping its structure. The focus is no longer just “funding innovation,” but deciding which institutions control the flow, direction, and long-term deployment of that capital.
Food inflation in many African countries is no longer being shaped only by harvest yields or weather conditions. Increasingly, the cost of moving food has become almost as important as the cost of producing it.
Fihima Mohamed, an environmental activist in Djibouti, has been recognized by urban champions for her grassroots environmental work, which has resulted in the restoration of 30 hectares of degraded land.
A recent report by PwC highlighted that while several African markets are actively rolling out artificial intelligence pilots across sectors, there is still a major gap between experimentation and full-scale implementation.
African and European leaders gathered in Nairobi under the Africa Forward framework to discuss a reset of cooperation models between both regions, with governance reform emerging as a central theme throughout the summit.
Africa’s biggest cultural export is generating global value at an unprecedented scale, but a growing number of industry stakeholders are questioning how much of that value actually stays on the continent.