AfDB backing for Morocco’s first EV battery gigafactory shows Africa’s clean-energy future is not only about minerals. It is about manufacturing power.
Category: Africa
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Comoros Just Won Its First UNESCO World Heritage Listing. Now Comes The Real Work.
Comoros has earned its first UNESCO World Heritage listing for six historic medinas. The recognition brings pride, preservation pressure, and a new diaspora-facing heritage opportunity.
Ethiopia’s New M-PESA Power Top-Up Shows Where African Fintech Is Going
M-PESA Ethiopia now lets smart-meter customers buy prepaid electricity through its Super App, showing how African fintech is becoming everyday infrastructure.
WAFCON 2026 Is Africa’s Women’s Football Moment. The Diaspora Should Be Watching
WAFCON 2026 opens in Morocco with 16 teams, Nigeria defending, Malawi and Cape Verde debuting, and Africa’s women’s football demanding real attention.
AfCFTA Has A Local Business Problem. Solving It Could Change African Trade
AfCFTA promises a larger African market, but its real test is whether small businesses can access finance, cross borders, find buyers, and scale.
When Senegal Turns an Old Rival Into Africa’s UN Candidate
Senegal’s endorsement of Macky Sall for UN Secretary-General raises a bigger question for Africa and the diaspora: how should global representation balance ambition and accountability?
Gabon’s Manganese Deal Tests Africa’s New Value-Add Ambition
Gabon and Eramet’s manganese-processing roadmap tests whether Africa can keep more industrial value, jobs, and ownership where its minerals are mined.
Nairobi Becomes Africa’s Tech Deal Room as Africa Technology Show Opens
Africa Technology Show Kenya opens in Nairobi with AI, fintech, youth employment, infrastructure, and diaspora investment questions at the center.
Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline: West Africa’s 7 Billion Test Of Regional Power
ECOWAS leaders approved the 7 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, a 13-country test of West African energy integration, infrastructure discipline, and development.