Geopolitics

African geopolitics: trade agreements, regional security, international partnerships, diplomatic developments, and geopolitical shifts affecting African business and investment.

Namibia rejects Starlink licence application

IN SHORT: Namibia's communications regulator CRAN has formally rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications service licence and a spectrum…

Ghana makes UN history on slavery

IN SHORT: Ghana tabled a resolution at the UN today declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity.…

Global investors pile into DRC’s Copperbelt

IN SHORT: Global investors are pouring into the DRC's Copperbelt following the June 2025 Washington Accords. A US-backed consortium has…

Sweden’s 4-year visa targets Africa’s best

Sweden will double the validity of its EU Blue Card from two years to four years from June 1, 2026,…

Nigeria health sector records major gains

IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant…

Stanbic launches women’s banking in Ghana

IN SHORT: Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched Obaa Sima, a dedicated women's banking proposition targeting…

Nairobi tech salaries now rival some European markets

IN SHORT: For the first time, the total monthly employment cost of a tech product…

Kenya ships first 54 containers to China, targets $4bn deficit

IN SHORT: Kenya has shipped its first 54 containers to China under the new zero-tariff…