Every year on May 25, Africa Day provides us with a moment to pause and reflect on the kind of continent we are building. But this is not a question for governments nor for development banks alone, it is one that every business that operates on the African soil should be asking. The African Union…
The coordinated attacks that shook Mali on 25-27 April 2026 are not an anomaly. They are the culmination of a long, deteriorating security trajectory–one that has steadily eroded state authority, exposed strategic miscalculations, and now threatens to overwhelm national and regional security architectures. At the centre of this crisis lies a troubling reality: Mali is…
Gold Fields Ltd.’s Damang mine in Ghana is at the center of a policy shift as the government moves to increase local ownership in the gold sector. The state will take over the mine on April 18 after declining to renew its lease, Bloomberg reported. Authorities have limited the tender process to companies fully owned…
New York – As the largest United Nations convening dedicated to gender equality and women’s rights opens today, governments meeting at the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) have adopted by broad consensus a powerful set of Agreed Conclusions aimed at strengthening access to justice for all women and girls and advancing gender equality worldwide. Through this negotiated outcome, global leaders reaffirmed that access…
U.S. allies and adversaries responded to the joint attacks launched Saturday by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, with some of America’s close partners describing the situation as “grave” and “perilous.” Below is a look at the latest reaction to the conflict that erupted Saturday between Iran and the U.S. and its closest ally in…
An African aphorism says “When elders sit together, words are weighed, not counted.” “And when value circulates locally, trust deepens and community stability holds.” Much of today’s global conversation is shaped by new technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital transformation, and social media, and the impact of these forces on democracy, peace, security, geo-politics, integration…
A wheel loader operator fills a truck with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020. Steve Marcus | Reuters A new race to secure critical minerals is unfolding across the global economy. From Washington’s proposed $12 billion Project Vault stockpile to expanding buffers in Asia and…
Attainment advances among younger generations but reflects persistent disadvantages for women, the poor, and rural residents. Key findings On average across 38 African countries, almost six in 10 adults have secondary (39%) or post-secondary (18%) education, while 26% have primary schooling and 16% have no formal education. Educational attainment varies widely across countries. Almost half…
Over 80% of people in Africa South of the Sahara live in countries with “Repressed” or “Closed” civic space. Detention of journalists is the top tactic used by African governments to silence dissent. Burundi, Sudan, Madagascar, and Liberia downgraded; Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania upgraded. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines The CIVICUS…
Kampala, Uganda — The efforts aim to stifle dissent across the region, despite various treaty protections of freedom of movement. Agather Atuhaire, a journalist and human rights activist, traveled to Tanzania in May to observe the trial of Tundu Lissu, a Tanzanian opposition leader charged by the government with treason. But a day after she…
