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Africa’s Battery Minerals Are Becoming a Bargaining Table
Africa’s critical minerals are becoming a bargaining table as governments push local processing, jobs, and industrial value in the clean-energy supply chain.
South Sudan’s Next Business Story Is Being Built Through Mobile Money
After 1,225 entrepreneurs completed a digital finance program, South Sudan has a quieter story to tell: small businesses are learning how mobile money can build resilience, trust, and growth.
Kenya’s Cotton Comeback Is Really a Fight to Keep African Value at Home
Kenya’s cotton revival is more than farming. It is a test of whether African economies can turn raw crops into textiles, jobs, brands, exports, and local value.
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.
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.
Côte d’Ivoire Just Pulled In $80 Billion in Development Pledges. The Real Test Is Who Builds the Future
Côte d’Ivoire secured about $80B in development pledges for its 2026-2030 plan. The real test is whether the money creates African-owned value, jobs, and infrastructure.