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Africa’s infrastructure boom with a collage containing Dangote Refinery, Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, and Grand Inga Dam driving economic growth and development.

Africa’s Infrastructure Boom: Why the Continent Is Finally Becoming an Execution Story

By Dishant Shah The era of potential has ended. Africa’s execution phase has begun. More than US$200 billion in transformative infrastructure projects are fundamentally reconfiguring Africa’s...

Afreximbank terminates Fitch Ratings relationship over methodology misalignment with African development finance mandate

Opinion4 months ago

Mission Over Methodology: Why Afreximbank Just Walked Away From Fitch

By Ziad Hamoui The African Export-Import Bank’s recent decision to sever ties with Fitch Ratings signals more than a routine disagreement over financial assessment. It exposes...

African industrial transformation driven by catalytic capital - cranes at a construction site in an industrial park, solar panels, agro-processing facilities, and local entrepreneurs collaborating, symbolizing real investment beyond reports and feasibility studies.

Opinion5 months ago

Africa Doesn’t Need Another Report – It Needs Catalytic Capital

By Dishant Shah Development Finance Institutions have long pledged to “de-risk Africa” for private investment. Yet too often, their efforts stall not on the factory floor...

Pipeline construction, representing the complex legal and political agreements needed for cross-border projects in Africa.

Opinion7 months ago

Dangote’s $1 Billion Bet in Zimbabwe: More Than Just a Pipeline

By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya When Aliko Dangote announced a US$1 billion investment in Zimbabwe – centered on a 2,000-kilometer (1,243-mile) fuel pipeline stretching from Namibia’s...

Kenya restructures $5 billion Standard Gauge Railway loan from U.S. dollars to Chinese yuan, signaling economic sovereignty and strategic debt management.

Opinion8 months ago

Kenya’s Currency Pivot Signals a New Era of African Sovereignty

By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya While global markets fixated on oil volatility and U.S. monetary policy last week, Kenya executed a move that may well mark...