What keeps AFRICA from DEVELOPING?

African Economic Conference 2026 explores pathways for more influential Africa in multipolar world

African Economic Conference 2026 explores pathways for more influential Africa in multipolar world

BRICS+ Series: Why Africa’s future depends on beneficiating its mineral wealth

BRICS+ Series: Why Africa’s future depends on beneficiating its mineral wealth

Africa: All of Africa Today - July 3, 2026

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Dr Rita Babihuga-Nsanze à Guineematin : « La Guinée peut devenir l’un des moteurs industriels de l’Afrique »

La Guinée est devenue le premier producteur mondial de bauxite, mais l’essentiel de cette ressource continue d’être exporté sans transformation suffisante. Pour Dr Rita Babihuga-Nsanze, économiste en chef et directrice de la Recherche et de la Stratégie à l’Africa Finance Corporation, le véritable défi consiste désormais à convertir cette puissance minière en emplois, en industries [] The post Dr Rita Babihuga-Nsanze à Guineematin : « La Guinée peut devenir l’un des moteurs industriels de l’Afrique » first appeared on Guineematin.com.

DU MADE IN GUINÉE À L’INCLUSION : Le pari de Mohamed Banks Bangoura pour un développement qui profite à tous

Promouvoir le Made in Guinée, encourager l’inclusion sous toutes ses formes et faire des ressources naturelles un levier de développement durable : depuis son retour en Guinée en 2021, Mohamed Bangoura a multiplié les initiatives visant à transformer des convictions en plateformes d’action. À travers Label Guinée, Guinée Inclusive et le FOMIDE, il défend une []

President Tinubu Tasks Afreximbank on Africa’s Industrial Growth

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to accelerate the mobilisation and deployment of Africa’s human, financial and natural resources to drive the continent’s economic transformation, following the Bank’s 20 billion investment in the Nigerian economy over the past five years. President Tinubu made the remarks while receiving a delegation from [] The post President Tinubu Tasks Afreximbank on Africa’s Industrial Growth appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

Uganda Oil Production Set for 2027 as World Bank Urges Reforms for Job Creation

KAMPALA, UGANDA – As commercial Uganda oil production moves closer to reality with extraction expected to begin in 2027, a new World Bank report emphasizes that the nation’s greatest opportunity lies in implementing structural reforms to translate economic growth into sustainable job creation. According to the latest Uganda Economic Update, the country’s economy expanded by []

Engineering resilience into Africa’s energy future

Africa’s energy transition is often discussed in terms of generation capacity, investment pipelines, and megawatts added to the grid. While these metrics matter, they only tell part of the story. The real challenge facing the continent is not simply producing more electricity. It is building resilient, integrated infrastructure systems that can support long-term economic and []

From Extraction to Industrialisation: A Natural Resource Roadmap for Namibia

For decades, many resource-rich countries have exported raw materials while importing finished products, limiting value creation, employment and economic diversification. Namibia now has an opportunity to chart a different course. With abundant mineral resources, emerging oil and gas reserves, world-class seawater desalination capacity and vast renewable energy potential, the country is well positioned to pursue [] The post From Extraction to Industrialisation: A Natural Resource Roadmap for Namibia appeared first on The Namibian.

Rise of Hausa irredentism, by Ochereome Nnanna

Northern Nigeria has been the nation’s Achilles Heel. Yes, they produce the bulk of the food consumed in Nigeria. That, in itself, is an anomaly which is tied to the South’s greater urban orientation and consequential retreat from farming. The nation largely depends on Northern Nigeria for much of farmed food. Beside this, however, the North [] The post Rise of Hausa irredentism, by Ochereome Nnanna appeared first on Vanguard News.

Africa Doesn’t Have A Leadership Deficit. It Has A Leadership-Narrative Deficit.

The most important investment an African leader can make in 2026 is in who gets to define them. By Oti Egwu There is a story the world tells about Africa, and you know it before I describe it. Tales of risk before opportunity, crisis before competence, a continent to be managed rather than a market []

In pursuit of personal gain Paris is endangering another African country – George Kimmitt

The activity of the French corporation TotalEnergies in Africa is raising increasing concerns, and a number of African countries have already ceased cooperation with the French giant, recognizing it as unprofitable. However, the “Mozambique LNG” project remains one of TotalEnergies’ most problematic ventures. TotalEnergies is implementing a large-scale project in Mozambique to build a liquefied [] In pursuit of personal gain Paris is endangering another African country – George Kimmitt

How Africa Works – Book Review

Overview: In his new book, How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier, Studwell offers an insightful, structural analysis of why Africa has historically lagged behind, and how some of its countries are managing to break free from the persistent cycle of poverty. Studwell is best known for his 2013 study [] The post How Africa Works – Book Review appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

‘Africans don’t usually migrate; migration is not in their genes’ — An Interview with Rock Missamou

Which African region is the most troubled by water scarcity? How does this phenomenon redraw the demographic map of Africa? We spoke to a water management expert at the Department of Water and Environmental Policy at the University of Public Service, Budapest, about African water shortages and their economic, political, and demographic impacts, as well as the Hungarian drought situation. The post ‘Africans don’t usually migrate; migration is not in their genes’ — An Interview with Rock Missamou appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.

GIPC woos Canadian investors for value addition in key industrial sectors 

According to him, Ghana’s natural resources, youthful population and strategic access to West African markets make the country a strong destination for investors seeking to expand operations on the continent.

VINCENZIA LEITICH | The rules of power are changing in Africa

Renewable energy is increasingly part of the solution