Analysis
UPDATED: Leveraging AfCFTA for Continental Trade Integration: Lessons from KEDA Ceramics
In late 2022, over a year after the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) began...
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War in the Gulf Enters Second Day as Oil Surges and Africa Braces for Economic and Diplomatic Aftershocks
As United States and Israeli military operations against Iran enter their second day, African governments and...
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AGOA’s Last-Minute Lifeline Exposes a Hard Truth: Africa’s Trade Future Cannot Be Built on Uncertainty
The extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act to the end of 2026 has provided...
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Econet Delisting 2026: Inside the Liquidity Squeeze, InfraCo’s US$1 Billion Bet and the Growing Risk for Minority Shareholders
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s proposed voluntary delisting from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has now entered its most...
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When International Law Becomes Optional: What Critical Minerals Geopolitics Means For Mining
The principle of permanent sovereignty of nations over natural resources has anchored the international economic order...
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LONG READ: Profit Up 29%, Rating Down to Junk: The Afreximbank Paradox
On January 29, 2026, Fitch Ratings delivered its final verdict on the African Export Import Bank:...
Read moreDetailsThe Econet Dependency: How Cassava’s Creditors Lost Access to the Only Cash That Matters
In November 2025, Moody’s downgraded Cassava Technologies to Caa2 and buried a sentence in the credit...
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The Southern African Times Predictions: How US–Africa Relations May Evolve in 2026
As the global balance of power continues to shift in 2026, relations between the United States...
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After the G20 Snub, Africa Has Only One Rational Path: Look East
The diplomatic choreography of this year’s G20 summit revealed more than shifting alignments; it exposed deepening...
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What Do Nigeria’s Recent Mass Abductions and Church Attacks Reveal About the Complexity of Its Security Crisis?
On the surface, the recent wave of mass abductions and violent assaults in Nigeria may appear...
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