Insights

In-depth analysis of Africa’s most complex stories. The Insights section goes beyond the headlines examining structural trends, policy implications, and long-term forces shaping the continent’s political economy. Essential reading for analysts, strategists, and senior decision-makers.

AfDB opens in Brazzaville this weekend

The AfDB's 61st Annual Meetings open in Brazzaville on May 25 under the theme "Mobilising Africa's Development Financing at Scale…

South Africa’s NHI loses in ConCourt

South Africa's Constitutional Court struck down the Certificate of Need provisions in the National Health Act on May 18, removing…

WHO declares Ebola continental emergency

WHO declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 16.…

Nigeria catches its fugitive power minister

Nigeria's EFCC arrested former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman at 3:30am on May 19 in Kaduna, more than a week…

Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…