An African-led campaign is challenging the widespread use of the Mercator projection, arguing that maps should more accurately reflect the relative size of countries and continents. The world map familiar to generations of students is facing renewed scrutiny. The United Nations General Assembly is considering an African-led resolution Friday calling
As aid declines and borrowing remains costly, African governments are looking more closely at sovereign capital to finance development, strengthen resilience and retain more economic value. African sovereign wealth funds are moving closer to the centre of economic policymaking. In July, the African Development Bank and the Africa Sovereign Investors
From renewable power and climate finance to digital infrastructure and food security, the UAE-Kenya relationship is becoming a test of how Gulf capital can support Africa’s climate transition. The climate relationship between the United Arab Emirates and Kenya is evolving into something broader: an investment partnership linking clean energy, infrastructure,
LUSAKA – Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has won a second five-year term with 61.4% of the vote, securing a decisive victory after an election that tested whether the country’s improving economic fundamentals are translating into better living standards for ordinary Zambians. President Hakainde Hichilema received 2,965,326 votes in the August
More than 4,400 cases have been confirmed as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record strains containment efforts — and scientists race to develop the first approved vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo virus. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the second-largest on record, with the
The copper-rich nation has made significant progress stabilizing its economy after a historic debt crisis, but Thursday’s election will test whether voters believe those gains have improved everyday life — and whether Zambia can convert rising global demand for critical minerals into broader development. LUSAKA — Zambians head to the
Chinese artificial intelligence models are gaining traction among developers in parts of Africa, suggesting that affordability and adaptability could become as important as raw technical performance in determining which AI systems achieve global adoption. Reporting from technology communities across Africa, The New York Times found that some developers and startups
Matt Evans, Chairman and Co-Founder, UpEnergy As carbon markets enter a defining period of scrutiny and reform, Matt Evans, Chairman and Co-Founder of UpEnergy, is helping shape how climate finance is measured, deployed and trusted. Through a career spanning climate finance, clean energy and international development, Evans has focused on
WHO says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record has spread across five provinces, with conflict, displacement and the absence of approved vaccines or treatments complicating containment efforts. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak continues to expand across the country’s eastern provinces, although the World Health Organization (WHO) reports
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire — The African Development Bank and the African Sovereign Investors Forum are deepening their partnership to mobilize African capital for major infrastructure projects, positioning the continent’s sovereign wealth funds to play a larger role in financing one of the world’s greatest emerging investment opportunities: Africa’s sustainable development.
