African countries are pursuing stronger regional integration to reap the benefits of larger markets and take advantage of economies of scale; and to tackle regional and global challenges such as ...

COP30 ignored human capital. To succeed, Africa must redirect climate finance to upskill its youth and fix the green workforce crisis ...

A report recently published by the United Nations Development Programme highlights what Africa’s scholars and policymakers have long argued: that human security underpins development. Faced with ...

As the United States and its allies attempt to steer a new diplomatic course in Africa amid intensifying geopolitical competition with China and Russia, the idea has steadily gained ground that the ...

As the world gathers for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Africa's unique challenges and opportunities take center stage in a pivotal side event that will serve to discuss two central issues ...

This video highlights the fact that even though Sub-Saharan Africa countries have grown economically over the last 30 years, this has not been enough to translate into rapid per capita income growth.

When the Africa Human Capital Plan (HCP) was launched in 2019, it set ambitious targets to be achieved by 2023, based on the state of the region’s human capital and development challenges. At the time ...

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa has said that a largely informal economy in the West African regional bloc is driving the human trafficking market, said to ...

“Energy is magic. As simple as that. As we speak, Africa is a dark continent … 600 million people without electricity. But Africa is all energy sources. So, this is a paradox that needs to be broken.” ...

Genevieve Koolen, human resources director at SAP Africa. AI could contribute $1.5 trillion to Africa’s economy by 2030 if the continent secures 10% of the global AI market, according to SAP, which ...