Opinions

As the African Development Bank (AfDB) prepares to elect its 10th president next month, its shareholders should seize the strategic opportunity of naming a woman to fill this critical post. Ms Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala, one of five candidates for AfDB Presidency All five candidates have impressive credentials, and they have…

Eunice Kisiwaa Gyan posits that West Africa is at a crossroads: the region’s choice is between collective action and reform, or continued descent into fragmentation and insecurity. Eunice Kisiwaa Gyan, an expert in Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) In the past decade, West Africa has witnessed a troubling surge in…

As the US-China rivalry intensifies, both powers are courting mineral-rich African countries to secure critical raw materials. Yet, translating Africa’s vast natural-resource wealth into lasting development requires an infrastructure-led strategy that delivers long-term value for local communities. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images The clean-energy transition has fueled the global race for critical…

Global North actors have dominated the field of solar radiation modification; hence, African leaders must develop a nuanced understanding of these early-stage technologies to shape their development and governance, while also ensuring that they do not derail effective climate action. As climate disasters proliferate and intensify, interest has grown in…

As the world prepares to mark World Malaria Day 2025, under the theme: “Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite,” African governments and global health donors are urged to close funding gaps and scale-up proven interventions such as insecticide-treated nets, seasonal malaria chemoprevention, and prompt diagnosis and treatment. Lindokuhle Dlamini…

As Mahamoud Youssouf begins his tenure at the African Union Commission, he can draw on the ongoing United Nations and African Union reviews to steer a renewed vision for peace operations in Africa by promoting political, not just security solutions to crises. In his election campaigns for the African Union’s…

Said Djinnit and El-Ghassim Wane pay a glowing tribute to Amara Essy, last Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and first (interim) Chairperson of the African Union Commission whom they describe as an accomplished diplomat and man of vision whose tour de force in Addis Ababa marked a…

Ifeanyi Nsofor says current wave of aid cuts in the United States and Europe, along with the resulting financial crisis, should serve as a wake-up call for African countries to take charge of their futures, in part by leveraging the potential of foreign remittances to build resilient and self-sufficient health…

Amit Jain says, except for Morocco and South Africa, Africa has come late to the manufacturing class, noting that Trump’s trade war is making it even harder for the continent to realize its manufacturing dream. President Donald Tump of the United States of America The trade war has begun. And…

Fatih Birol and  Alain Ebobissé argue Africa will not achieve universal access to reliable electricity without significant investment in transmission infrastructure, which in turn requires private-sector participation and adaptation of strategies that have already worked in other parts of the Global South. Too often, the conversation about Africa’s energy challenge focuses…