President Cyril Ramaphosa said the uncertainty of the new trading regime had already harmed the country’s economy
Opposition officials in the DRC have accused the government of blocking their attempts to travel to the forum hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation
Africa’s rich history, beginning with adaptable hunter-gatherers, highlights its resilience, productivity and the importance of reclaiming its heritage
Ask African governments how they feel about agricultural innovation and their answer might surprise you. “They’re tired,” says Vanessa Adams, Founder and CEO of Level4International, an organisation that aims to improve the adaptation of agri-food and farming systems to climate change. “They don’t want any more pilot programmes. Innovations that benefit 5 000 people are […]
Citizens want to participate but there is a lack of reciprocity from institutions
The Japanese government is seeking to encourage its companies to think strategically and start to trade with and invest in Africa
Can the continent shift from resource dependency to industrial power? A new book explores a bold roadmap for reclaiming economic sovereignty
Africa can take a leaf out of Japan’s book: power need not be a zero sum game; economic modernisation focused on diversification, domestication and indigenising modernity; to technologically catch up; and to never give up
Young people on the continent are taking up new initiatives focusing on democracy, resource management and peacebuilding to shift power to people
Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs will be felt across Africa
The government is relieved by the reduction in the tariffs from the threatened 50% to 15%
‘Nelson Mandela showed how one can transform oppression, struggle and subjugation into reconciliation, social justice and unity’
African Development Bank warns that economic growth could drop to 0.5% next year
If Africa can trade with itself, on its own terms, in its own currencies, it could rewrite the rules of global commerce
Women and young people don’t need foreign experts to tell them what their communities need; they need resources and support to implement locally developed and relevant solutions
The least the Trump administration could have done was provide ample warning that it was going to cut aid
Sustainability demands more than merely replicating global frameworks; Africa must frame its own sustainable future
The new president, a human rights lawyer, has the opportunity to abolish the death penalty
The European Union’s decade-long crackdown on African migrants is just as appalling as Donald Trump’s draconian immigration policies
Advocates say it is essential for unlocking the continent’s economic and cultural potential
The G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, which meets on 9 and 10 July, needs to secure binding commitments to building resilient economies, societies and natural systems
Governments use digital platforms to communicate with society but, on a continent with more than 2 000 languages, it remains stubbornly monolinguistic
The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza
The continent has been the testing ground for drugs, devices and diagnostics, many of which never returned in the form of benefit
Homegrown tech is giving artists the power to own, protect and profit from their work
Hunger, exclusion from education and Africa’s debt is more than policy failure, inequality and poor planning, it is the theft of dignity, potential and oppression
The continent imported more than $55 billion worth of food last year, projected to double to $110 billion in 2025
The African Tax Administration Forum is a continental force — and it must lead Africa’s fiscal future
Data analytics and strategic manipulation have become the new tools in today’s politics, even in Africa
Spatial barriers, which translate into transport and data costs, put financial strain on job-seekers
Children on the continent are trafficked, sexually exploited, forced into marriage, recruited into armed forces and made to beg
Partnerships between education institutions and the private sector, with the backing of policymakers need to develop a strong school-to-work pipeline.