Economy

West Africa cotton bales at Cotonou port where Cotton-4 countries attempt shift from raw fiber exports to textile manufacturing value chains through WTO Partnership for Cotton initiative

West Africa Bets on Cotton, and Clothes, to Rewrite Its Place in Global Trade

On the eastern edge of Cotonou, where the road to the port slips past…

International Conference on African Development iCAD 2026 in Cambridge where economists, trade negotiators, climate officials debate green hydrogen corridors, critical minerals and just transition strategies reconciling decarbonization with industrialization

A New Script for Green Industrialisation

The conference hall in Cambridge hums to life as staff test microphones and arrange…

Connected Africa Summit 2026 in Nairobi tech corridor where telecom executives, policymakers and venture capitalists negotiate Africa's digital future, sovereignty and infrastructure control

The Wires Beneath the Wave: Africa’s Quiet Contest for Digital Power

Beyond the ring road that loops through Nairobi’s fast-expanding tech corridor, cranes signal another…

Africa Soft Power Summit 2026 at Hyatt Regency Nairobi Westlands featuring creative industries, technology innovation, and women's leadership forums May 20-23

Africa Soft Power Summit 2026: Nairobi’s Quiet Test of Influence

In late May, Nairobi will be asked to do two things at once: host…

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