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President Kagame Calls for Africa to Shape Global AI Future, Not Just Consume It

President Paul Kagame has called for Africa to play a leading role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI), urging governments, businesses, and international organizations to work together to ensure the technology benefits all of humanity. Speaking at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva after the launch of the AI for Good Global […]

The First AI Generation

Africa's young people won't be remembered as the generation that encountered artificial intelligence. They will be remembered as the generation that decided what Africa would do with it. Across Nairobi, Lagos, Accra, and Kigali, a new kind of technologist is emerging — not importing tools built for Silicon Valley problems, but building AI systems trained on African languages, African datasets, and African realities.

Solving Africa’s Unemployment

The biggest challenge facing Africa isn't that its young people don't want to work. It's that the economy isn't creating enough opportunities for their ambition.

Is South Africa Afrophobic?

Shops owned by Somali traders are looted. Nigerian-owned businesses are attacked. Zimbabwean migrants flee townships. The pattern recurs with alarming regularity.

Finance Bill: What Changes for Your Wallet

From taxes to transport, here's what the new Finance Bill could mean for you — broken down in plain English, no jargon required.

MTN Retains Africa’s Most Valuable Brand as Continent’s Top 200 Brands Reach $62.6 Billion

Africa’s leading brands continue to strengthen their global presence, with the combined value of the continent’s top 200 brands rising 11 percent to $62.6 billion, according to the Brand Finance Africa 200 2026 report.The annual ranking shows MTN retained its position as Africa’s most valuable brand for the 13th consecutive year, maintaining a brand value […]

How Afrobeats Took Over the World

Ten years ago, Afrobeats was a niche genre. Today it fills arenas from London to Los Angeles. How did it happen, and what does it mean for African culture?

Africa Is on the Climate Frontline

The continent that has contributed least to global warming is bearing the heaviest costs. Understanding why — and what can be done — is the defining challenge of our time.

The African Union’s Reform Agenda

The AU is attempting its most ambitious self-reform in two decades. What's being changed, why it matters, and whether it will work.

What Is Inflation? A Plain English Explainer

Inflation is one of the most talked-about economic concepts and one of the least understood. Here's what it actually is, why it happens, and what it means for your daily life.