How a single currency can unlock the full potential of AfCFTA in West Africa

BY SAMI TUNJI Implementing a single currency in West Africa presents significant opportunities and formidable challenges. However, it could serve as a catalyst in unlocking the full potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), established …

West Africa’s new budgets signal caution, but opportunity for consumer goods brands

As West African governments unveil their 2025 national budgets, consumer goods companies across the region are confronting a familiar challenge: how to win over a cautious shopper in an increasingly volatile economic landscape. In countries like Nigeria, …

UK, Nigeria, And Ghana Launch £1.9M Initiative To Boost West Africa’s Tech Sector

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology (FMIST), and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science & Technology (MEST) have officially launched Sankore, a £1.9 million …

UK-West Africa Science, Technology and Innovation Partnerships Set Boost Economic Growth, Sustainable Development

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology (FMIST) and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science & Technology (MEST) has announced the official launch of Sankore, a £1 …

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU) and British Council join forces to promote ...

UK, Nigeria, and Ghana launch £1.9 million initiative to boost West Africa’s tech ecosystem 

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology (FMIST), and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science & Technology (MEST) have launched Sankore, a £1.9 million initiative …

China’s Narrative Warfare in Africa: Influence and Mechanisms

This article is based on a research report titled ‘Strings attached: China’s narrative influence in Sub-Saharan Africa’ originally published on January 30, 2025, by Hybrid CoE. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is frustrated that its economic and military …

Nigeria’s unstable north-west

The prevalence of security threats in North-West Nigeria could be attributed to the spill over of conflicts from neighbouring countries. According to historical records, one of the earliest religious conflicts in North-West Nigeria was the Maitatsine Riots …

The sky is not the limit: Africa’s self-imposed air travel crisis

By Marie-Noelle NWOKOLO Flying from Accra to Cotonou should be easy. The cities are less than an hour apart by air and a mere 340 kilometres by road, ideally taking only about six hours (but is done in eight due to cumbersome border procedures). Yet a …

Africa’s bumpy road to vaccine independence

A young scientist at the Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Senegal undergoes supervision by a senior colleague. Africa has set 2040 as the year 60% of vaccines used across the continent should be manufactured locally. COURTESY PHOTO/INSTITUT PASTEUR DE …