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To encourage the widespread use of eNaira, Nigeria will have to fix its infrastructure, train financial services staff and ensure data privacy for users.
By building and maintaining a personal brand, young social media users can identify work opportunities.
Falling gas prices led to declining interest and investment by oil and gas companies, squeezing out the supply sectors in the process.
The Land Bank played a crucial role in the growth and development of South African agriculture. It can do the same for upcoming black farmers, but its business and funding model must be changed.
Ghana’s implementation of key population policies has not been consistent.
Berbera’s plans for development, including modernisation of its seaport and airport, as well as the special economic zone, all depend on availability and affordability of energy.
Social enterprises need to be proactive in improving their internal processes and structures. They also need to share essential information.
The strong trade relationship with the EU means policy changes like the border tax may have disproportionately significant effects on African economies.
More Nigerians are using mobile money but it is fraught with inherent dangers that must be tackled.
African states say a pan-African rating agency will enable them to access capital and integrate the continent with global financial markets.
The African Union (AU) and responsible African governments are likely to grow to resent the Wagner Group’s presence and regret their failure to oppose it.
Cities are where solutions are found – but also where perils are amplified when we fail to act.
Nigeria’s new foreign exchange policy promises to discourage rent-seeking, attract foreign investment, boost exports and prevent the dollarisation of the economy but consistency is key to success.
African cities contribute the least to but bear the highest impact of climate change in terms of frequency and severity of weather events.
In a world where economic sanctions make trade in US dollars almost impossible, gold has offered a way to evade these restrictions.
Ruto’s administration continues to borrow, just like the previous regime.
Social entrepreneurs aren’t all the same. Policies should be designed to reflect this.
Any remedies to the South African power crisis initiated now – or under development – are not going to have a significant impact this year.
African countries can learn from China about how to design policies that anticipate major demographic changes in their societies.
South Africa’s agriculture could do even better but is held back by power cuts and poor infrastructure
Geopolitics is forcing BRICS countries to balance respect for international law, self-determination, sovereignty and peaceful resolution of disputes with their friendly relations with Russia.
South Africa could end power blackouts if it implemented a plan to balance renewable energy capacity, time-of-use tariffs and ended the power utility’s monopoly.
Ghana’s deal with the IMF is the 17th in its history.
Fire risk communication strategies must not only be supported by formal institutions such as government agencies but also be rooted in and sensitive to each market’s socio-cultural dynamics.