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Vaccine supply crunch adds to risk of COVID-19 resurgence

Renewables supplied only a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth

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Vaccine supply crunch adds to risk of COVID-19 resurgence

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With Africa-bound COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Serum Institute of India delayed for the foreseeable future, slow vaccine rollouts and new variants making inroads, the risk of a new wave of infections in Africa remain high. Delays and shortages of...

Renewables supplied only a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth

Solving the digital health divide in Africa through scaled up public-private support for digital innovation

Fewer COVID-19 cases among women in Africa: WHO analysis

Should Africa consider the nuclear energy route?

Africa’s lockdown nightmare

Mitigating COVID-19’s impact on Africa’s food systems

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Trade, Industry & Investment

Increasing the volume and quality of intra-Africa trade for social economic transformation

Sindiso Ngwenya

African States and development partners have invested heavily towards supporting integration and the promotion of intra-Africa and extra-Africa trade. These investments have gone a long way to assist the countries, through their respective regional economic groupings, in implementing integration programmes...

Trade, Industry & Investment

Seize the opportunity offered by Africa’s continental free trade area

Li Yong

Since the turn of the millennium, Africa has experienced a steady and unprecedented economic growth. However, poverty continues for people across the continent, especially in the sub-Saharan region. Unemployment and inequality have remained high. The rural population and the urban...

News & Analysis

Accelerating Industrial Development In Africa

Li Yong

Africa is highly diverse in its economic, social and political structures. But the continent’s countries share common characteristics and face similar challenges, such as low levels of socio-economic development, high vulnerability to risks and persistent gender inequality. Africa also remains...

News & Analysis

Addressing the capacity gap to improve Africa’s investment climate

William Asiko

Africa has a wealth of natural resources and investment potential that it can harness to boost economic growth and transform the lives of its people. From oil and gas resources to mineral deposits to arable land, the opportunities are endless....

Special Reports

Should Africa consider the nuclear energy route?

Despite its advancements over the years particularly in the oil, gas and power industries, it is no secret that Africa is still plagued with the very real issue of inefficient energy supply. Recording nearly 600 million people with no access...

African Governments Failing in Provision of Water and Sanitation, Says Afrobarometer survey

More than half of Africans say their governments are failing them when it comes to one of their top priorities – the provision of clean water and sanitation services, a new Afrobarometer analysis shows. Half of survey respondents say they...

The Energy Entrepreneur: A Remedy for Africa’s Energy Deficit

Africa’s energy needs can be met through vigorous STEM-driven entrepreneurship. To this end, a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem is a precondition. To successfully create a thriving ecosystem, Africa needs short- and long-term strategic plans. The short-term strategy must focus on the...

Africa and the challenge of achieving access to clean water and sanitation

Africa presently reels under serious water challenges. Water-based challenges such as widespread shortage, pollution, degradation, flooding and poor water management in cities and rural centres are problems which dot the African landscape today. This state of affairs is further compounded...