Margaret Njenga
Africa
Senegal’s $900 million ‘Pink Lake’ housing project sparks local opposition over environmental risks
Senegal’s government and Egyptian construction firm Kasa Orascom are facing public opposition over a 550 billion CFA franc (US$900 million) housing project near Lac...
Africa
Morocco’s whistled language faces extinction as drought and migration empty Atlas highlands
In Morocco’s Azilal region, deep in the Atlas Mountains some 400 kilometers southeast of Rabat, a centuries-old whistled language once common among herders is...
Africa
AUDA-NEPAD and regional banks launch drive to mobilise Africa’s domestic capital for development
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) recently held two days of high-level talks in Sandton,...
Africa
Africa calls on G20 to match climate ambition with equity, finance, and policy space
African climate think tanks, regional officials and government envoys met in Johannesburg on 9–10 October for a G20 Expert-Level Climate Informal Consultation convened by...
Africa
African Union launches 2025 Africa Integration Report, calls for action to close gap between vision and delivery
The African Union launched the 2025 Africa Integration Report on October 3, 2025, in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the 8th Session of the Specialized...
Africa
Ethiopia secures United States backing for $10 Billion Bishoftu International Airport project
The United States has pledged support for Ethiopia’s $10 billion Bishoftu International Airport, a landmark project set to become Africa’s largest aviation hub and...
Africa
South Africa’s wage-productivity gap mirrors a growing strain in Africa’s resource economies
As mining wages swell but output lags, dismissal of the sector’s sustainability balance is becoming a critical risk for Africa’s resource-based economies. In the...
Africa
African Union calls for unified action to secure Africa’s Economic Future at 24th COMESA Heads of State Summit
At the 24th Summit of the COMESA Authority of Heads of State and Government, convened from October 7–9, 2025 at the Kenyatta International Convention...
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