Tag: africa
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With an 800% increase in its balance sheet since 2005, OCP is more than a mining company; it leads Morocco’s industrial and diplomatic push on the continent. https://www.theafricareport.com/409253/the-phosphates-king-how-mostafa-terrab-turned-a-failing-giant-into-a-fertiliser-juggernaut/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email more ›
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This report brings new evidence on how human capital is formed, showing that homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces play a central role. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/human-capital-report more ›
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From near-empty dancefloors to sold-out nights at Lisbon’s biggest club, the imprint has spent 15 years championing Afro-Portuguese beats, reshaping the city’s musical identity in the process https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/19/principe-record-label-lisbon-anniversary more ›
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Nigerian artist John Madu drew on his home country’s experience to revisit the paintings of Vincent van Gogh. Madu’s work is now on show at the Van Gogh Museum in… more ›
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Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni discusses Morocco’s push for sovereign AI, its partnership with Mistral AI for local languages, and why Africa needs its own ethical framework for technology. https://restofworld.org/2026/morocco-ai-minister/?utm_source=semafor more ›
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The Trump administration needs a more nuanced approach to Africa that doesn’t alienate the people and the markets that it is seeking to engage. To do so requires the president… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/FUQXdb5 As the year draws to a close, this episode looks ahead to some of the stories and events that could likely shape 2026. We ask which warning signs… more ›
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Algerian MPs have passed a law that declares France’s colonisation of the country a state crime and demands reparations and an apology. https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/25/algeria-passes-law-declaring-french-colonisation-a-state-crime-demands-apology-and-reparat/ more ›
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Following Prigozhin’s death, business school grad Dmitry Sytii is working to preserve the group’s multibillion-dollar African operations https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/wagner-africa-sytii-prigozhin-gold-12a45769#comments_sector more ›
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to deliver transformational gains for Africa’s economies. If developed and deployed inclusively, AI could generate up to US $1 trillion in additional GDP by… more ›