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The geopolitical and economic gravity of African manufacturing has shifted decisively northward. In its newly released Africa Industrialisation Index report, the African Development Bank (AfDB) officially named Morocco Africa’s top-ranked industrialized economy. This historic milestone
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The recent unrest in Kenya was a direct response to escalating fuel prices, which had been steadily climbing due to global market disruptions, particularly the conflict in the Middle East impacting oil supply routes through
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Egypt moved on two fronts this week to signal serious intent in its long-stalled effort to make mining a genuine pillar of the national economy. The Egyptian Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority (MRMIA) signed
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Accra, Ghana – The recent announcement from the Bank of Ghana has presented a complex picture of the nation’s economic health, revealing a significant surge in national public debt to GH¢674 billion ($63.1 billion) as
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Cairo is executing a high-wire economic act that epitomizes the structural challenges facing North Africa's largest economies. This week, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) formalized an $800 million financing agreement with the International Islamic
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Cairo is executing a high-wire economic act that epitomizes the structural challenges facing North Africa's largest economies. This week, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) formalized an $800 million financing agreement with the International Islamic
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The handshake between President Bola Tinubu and President Paul Kagame at the Urugwiro Presidential Villa this morning was more than a standard diplomatic formality. Against the backdrop of the 2026 Africa CEO Forum, which officially
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Egypt and Norway have signed a new five-year strategic cooperation plan focused on green hydrogen, carbon capture technologies, and low-carbon ammonia production, signaling Cairo’s accelerating push to position itself at the center of the emerging
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NAIROBI – The inaugural Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron, concluded today in Nairobi, marking a pivotal moment in the evolving relationship between Africa and its international
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As the morning mist lifted over Jomo Kenyatta International Airport this week, the arrival of dozens of heads of state signaled a profound shift in continental power. The Africa Forward Summit, opening in Nairobi, is
