A seat at the table, for too long, was the finish line. Esther Mwaniki, Founder and CEO of Lapid Leaders Africa, is making the case that it should be the starting point. Speaking ahead of the Women of Purpose Summit…
When the World Bank’s October 2026 Africa Economic Update ranked the Ghana cedi as the worst-performing currency among all African currencies it monitors during the second quarter of 2026, the finding was not merely a statistical footnote. It was a…
The Cessna of swamp grass and still water near Igbokoda told the story before any official statement could. On a Monday morning in Ondo State, southern Nigeria, a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 turboprop disappeared from radio contact at 09:13 hours,…
West Africa’s rapid digital integration has outpaced the governance frameworks designed to contain its risks. As firms across Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Côte d’Ivoire deepen their reliance on cloud infrastructure, mobile payment networks, and cross-border software platforms, a structural blind…
Coastal Livelihoods Erode as Overfishing and Climate Disruption Converge on the Indian Ocean A convergence of illegal industrial fishing and accelerating climate disruption is systematically dismantling the livelihoods of artisanal coastal communities along East Africa’s Indian Ocean coast, exposing critical…
When Turaco and VisionFund International formalised their global partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year, the announcement carried weight beyond a standard commercial agreement. At its core, the deal addresses one of the most persistent structural gaps in…
Kenya’s private sector is not struggling despite its governance frameworks. It is struggling because of them. A new World Bank Private Sector Diagnostic report lays out, with unusual directness, how compounding tax burdens, systemic bribery, and regulatory dysfunction are suppressing…
The 2025 Global Organised Crime Index positions Ghana not merely as a country grappling with domestic security deficits, but as a functional node in the weapons supply chain sustaining active conflicts in Mali and Burkina Faso. The report’s designation of…
Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources stood before the 28th China Mining Conference and Exhibition in Tianjin on 10 September and called for deeper cooperation with China on mineral processing, technology transfer, skills development, and infrastructure — with the…
The central question confronting West African policymakers as electric vehicles begin penetrating regional markets is not whether the transition will happen, but whether it will generate durable industrial value on the continent or simply redirect import dependency from petroleum-era vehicles…
