In the inland parts of Kenya, the first rays of sunlight reveal more than fields of coffee, dairy cattle, vegetables and tea. They illuminate stories of resilience, determination and a quiet revolution unfolding through farmer-owned cooperatives. For decades, smallholder farmers…
More than 50 million people across 40 African countries have gained electricity access under Mission 300. According to the latest report from Mission 300, released during the ongoing Africa Energy Forum, the programme has reached more than 50 million people…
On his farm, in the scorching Ghanaian heat, Mr John Akaribo spends hours, bent in the field, swinging his cutlass in an all-too-familiar battle against tall grass to prepare his farmland for planting. With his old age, the muscles in…
Msossi marketing team //Photo: Msossi The UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024 established that over 1 billion meals per day, which translates to about one-fifth of all food produced for human consumption, are wasted, with 60% occurring in households, while…
The story of Africa has for a long time been told through a narrow lens of hopelessness, which highlights war, starvation, and refugees undertaking perilous journeys in search of greener pastures in Europe and America. However, there is a bigger…
From 26th to 29th March 2026, the usually understated capital of Yaoundé was momentarily transformed into a strategic nerve centre of global economic diplomacy, as it hosted the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO MC14). For four…
Panelists during the 5th African Philanthropy |Photo courtesy| The global development landscape is undergoing a profound transformation as traditional sources of development assistance evolve and, in some cases, contract. Among the most significant shifts has been the gradual recalibration of…
Ghana has officially begun the local refining of gold purchased from the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector, following the commencement of refinery operations by the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) in partnership with Gold Coast Refinery. The milestone was marked…
What if the deepest pools of capital on Earth were sitting atop a hidden treasure, billions of dollars that could transform mining regions, yet have never found their way to the people whose labor creates global value? Many countries in…
For more than four decades, the economies within the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) – Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo-Brazzaville and the Central African Republic – have lived under the long shadow of oil. Crude petroleum has…