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.
Ivory Coast kills 26-year trade barrier with Sahel
Côte d'Ivoire has scrapped a 26-year customs visa requirement on cargo to Mali and Burkina Faso, replacing it with two…
Congo stops losing half its mining revenue
DRC is deploying cobalt export quotas, advance royalties, digital weighing infrastructure, and a new mineral analysis lab as it moves…
Nigeria clears $2.1bn in decade-old power debts
Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion plan to settle decade-old power sector debts, with 15 Gencos signing N2.3 trillion in…
Kenya chiefs arrested in Ksh4bn fuel fraud
Kenya's three top energy officials have resigned and been arrested after investigators found they falsified fuel stock data to trigger…
