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Critical Analysis: Africa’s Colonization and the Role of Fragmented Identity
The assertion that Africa was "easy to colonize" due to its inhabitants not viewing themselves as a unified people oversimplifies the complex dynamics of...
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How to Turn Africa’s Youth Wave into Real Jobs, Not Just...
Every Workers’ Day, Africa’s leaders celebrate the energy and potential of the continent’s young people. Yet for millions of those young Africans, work is...
Practical steps in building Pan‑African Venture‑Ready Startup in the AfCFTA Era
Africa’s startup founders are no longer building just for a single city or country. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is turning 55...
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Infrastructure Projects in Nigeria: Development, Challenges, and Future Prospects
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy, has long faced significant infrastructure deficits. However, in recent years, the Nigerian government and private sector...
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Africa’s 2026 Economic Turnaround: Signal or Mirage?
After a tough first half of the 2020s, the economic mood around Africa in 2026 looks very different on paper. Growth forecasts are being...
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Africa’s 2026 Economic Turnaround: Signal or Mirage?
After a tough first half of the 2020s, the economic mood around Africa in 2026 looks very different on paper. Growth forecasts are being...
Welcoming Greenwashing Claims to South African Shores
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There has been a significant increase in global climate-washing and green-washing cases against companies in the past few years. Given this, it was to...
In the UK, All It Takes Is One or Two Immigrants to Commit a...
The UK’s discourse around crime and immigration has long been fraught with tension, media sensationalism, and political opportunism. A recurring pattern emerges: when an...
What Effect Would a United Africa Have on the World at Large?
The prospect of a united Africa—politically, economically, and strategically integrated—has long captured the imagination of leaders, scholars, and citizens both within and beyond the...
Gabon, home to 25% of the world’s manganese reserves, plans to stop exporting the...
When Gabon's Minister of Mines announced that the country will halt raw manganese exports by 2029, the declaration reverberated through commodity markets and geopolitical...
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The enthusiastic reception Traoré receives from young Africans is both a...
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The thunderous applause and widespread adulation that Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré receives from young Africans is a phenomenon that has reverberated far beyond...
