Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa
The 2023 Annual Meetings of the IMF kicked off on October 9th in Marrakech, exactly a month after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake devastated many parts of...
Africa’s battle with natural disasters
In the last two decades, Africa’s share of global greenhouse gas emissions was reported to be less than 4%. Sadly, despite contributing the least...
G20 -AU’s journey from observer status to a permanent member
AU’s elevation as a permanent member at the global high table, G20, last week, is indeed a watershed moment for the Global South. It...
BRICS Summit 2023: Takeaways for Africa
The recent BRICS summit, according to its original members- Brazil, India, China, and South Africa-had a happy ending. The well-orchestrated agenda, expanding the base...
Decoding the Niger Imbroglio
Security and stability remain elusive for the continent thanks to the power struggle between the global players on their soil. The latest to be...
2 nd Russia-Afro Business Forum Meeting: A Stocktaking
The second edition of the Russia-Africa Forum has taken place at a cataclysmic juncture. Foremost is the suspension of the Black Sea Grain initiative...
IIT in Zanzibar – India’s bid to deepen ...
The Indian Institute of Technology has carved out a distinguished place on the global stage. Today, quite a few IITians are at the helm...
Zambia’s Debt restructuring deal ...
Zambia’s seventh President, Hakainde Hichilema, when he took over the reins in 2021, inherited a country in deep economic distress. His electoral promise to Zambians was...
Can Nigeria walk the talk?
Nigeria’s fuel subsidy policy has long been a contentious issue. Subsidy on key commodities such as petrol, kerosene, and diesel introduced to buffer the impact...
Will Africa succeed where global leaders failed?
African peace mission to Ukraine and Russia
An interesting development last fortnight that captured global attention was the proposed peace Mission of six African leaders...
