Trade flaws: Why it costs so much to move goods around Africa
•Startups are helping shift things faster, but rules remain onerous If time is money, then Beitbridge must be a most expensive…
The guitar maker of the eastern Congo
•Moïse Muhindo Kisuba believes affordable instruments and training can break a cycle of violence that has claimed thousands of lives.…
Ihejirika deserves an apology
By Senator Iroegbu Time, it is said, is a revealer of all things as it would help to unravel lies…
Long walk to free trade: Africa’s ambitious trade plan needs to speed up
•Non-tariff barriers hinder commerce even more than tariffs In 1963, as decolonisation swept through Africa, politicians heady with pan-African ideals called…
Ukraine war threatens to cause a global food crisis
By Jack Nicas The war in Ukraine has delivered a shock to global energy markets. Now the planet is facing…
What if Russia makes a deal?
•How to End a War That No One Is Likely to Win By Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage The twentieth century’s…
Why global warming threatens east African coffee
•Other cash crops including tea will also be affected Jeremiah letting learned about coffee from his father. As a child…
Next Africa: The continent pays the price of a European war
By Antony Sguazzin and Gordon Bell From Maputo to Khartoum, African governments are scrambling to contain the economic fallout from…
Nigeria, African oil and gas producers look to secure European markets
European leaders have set a target to end their reliance on Russian oil and gas “well before 2030,” which could lead to…
Court judgment on the Electoral Act 2023: Controversies, experts analyses and what next?
It’s an antithesis By C.U. Daniels AG has no statutory powers to delete a provision of an Act of the…