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Predictors of financial access and implications for domestic capital mobilisation Key findings Financial inclusion in Africa operates on two distinct but overlapping tracks. Ownership of mobile-money accounts is far more widespread than ownership of traditional bank accounts, indicating that digital platforms have become the primary gateway to financial services for a majority of Africans. Both…
Nairobi — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised serious concern over a sharp surge in cholera cases across the continent, with reported infections more than doubling to over 310,000 cases in 2025. In a statement, Africa CDC noted that the outbreak has resulted in nearly 3,000 additional deaths across…
Following a €70 million revamp, the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat will be the setting on Sunday night for the opening game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, at which tournament hosts Morocco will take on Comoros. Morocco enters the 35th edition of Africa’s most prestigious football competition riding high on a world…
The global development conversation is stuck in a loop. Advanced economies preach open markets while quietly erecting trade barriers. Institutions created to promote growth increasingly struggle to command legitimacy. For developing countries, the promise of modernisation now feels conditional, delayed, or selectively applied. It is within this context that China’s approach to modernisation — anchored…
“Singapore” may have become a campaign buzzword, but it raises fundamental questions that the country must confront–both proponents and sceptics alike. We live in a political culture where being in opposition, or simply outside government, often translates into opposing for the sake of it. Yet nations do not progress by dismissing ambition. They progress by…
… Hosts cruise to winning start, beat Comoros in opener The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) officially commenced last night in Rabat with a vibrant opening ceremony, setting the stage for what promises to be a captivating tournament. As nations across the continent vie for supremacy, former Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh has…
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia is asserting itself as a major force in the Horn of Africa, leveraging its economic strength and strategic position to shape regional development and stability, according to Nebiyu Sihul, Director General of the Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party’s International Relations Directorate. In an exclusive interview with the Pulse of Africa (POA), Nebiyu…
Geneva, December 20, 2025 (SUNA) – On the sidelines of the World Refugee Forum, Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Hassan Hamid, held a joint coordination meeting on Saturday at the mission’s headquarters with Mamadou Dian, Regional Director of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for East Africa, the Horn…
Kismayo, Somalia — Kenya’s Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya flew to Somalia on Friday to visit Kenyan troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), officials said. Tuya arrived in the southern port city of Kismayo accompanied by senior Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers, led by Lieutenant General David Ketter,…
Nigeria Secures Release of Remaining 130 St Mary’s Students Nigerian authorities said they had secured the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from St Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Papiri, Niger state, bringing to an end one of the country’s worst mass kidnappings. More than 250 people were taken during the…
