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🟡 Semafor Africa: A youthful technocracy
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Nigeria’s president uses young technocrats to control economy
Nigeria’s septuagenarian president has appointed a new generation of policymakers but critics claim ethnic bias.
Adriano Machado/Reuters
Solar minigrids in Nigeria could offer major jobs boost, report finds
Off-grid solar electricity is among the solutions the World Bank is backing to halve the continent’s energy gap.
Temilade Adelaja/Reuters
South African grocer Pick n Pay raises nearly $300M
Pick n Pay sold a 12.5% stake in Boxer, which has seen its valuation surge since its IPO in 2024.
Kenya cuts fuel prices after deadly protests
Nairobi has been rocked by demonstrations, with four people killed and dozens injured.
Motorcycle taxis ride through colored tear gas during protests in Nairobi. Monicah Mwangi/Reuters.
Ebola hits central Africa, prompting race for vaccine
There are no treatments for the current Ebola strain, which has already killed 131 people.
Arlette Bashizi/Reuters
Two prominent Republican Africa staffers leave Capitol Hill
Their exits leave an incoming Africa official with one less bridge to Capitol Hill at a fraught moment for US-Africa relations.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
The battle to ensure Africa’s digital sovereignty
You can let someone else build the infrastructure, but you shouldn’t let them decide how it operates.
Intra-Africa commerce could reach 53% if AfCFTA were fully implemented, report finds
In its report the Mo Ibrahim Foundation also said the continent’s manufacturing sector could be boosted by $1 trillion, creating create 14 million jobs by 2035.
Germany overtakes US as South Africa’s second-largest bilateral trade partner
US tariffs hit South Africa’s value-added goods the hardest, with the country’s vehicle and transport equipment sector absorbing the bulk of the damage.
We need to reset Africa’s health algorithm
As AI transforms medicine, African countries risk becoming the raw material for a revolution whose benefits flow elsewhere.
Ebola outbreak declared a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared a global health emergency over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
Nigerian fans edit anime with Afrobeat soundtracks on TikTok
Fight scenes from shows including ‘Naruto’ and ‘Demon Slayer’ have been injected with the vocal urgency of Nigerian music, Native Mag reported.
Nearly 60% of self-employed women in Nigeria use WhatsApp for work
It was the highest rate across four countries surveyed in a new study.
South Africa’s rail network opens to 11 private firms
The move is aimed at boosting mineral exports and easing financial pressure on state-owned Transnet after years of operational crisis.
Rwandan president shrugs off US sanctions over DR Congo
Paul Kagame said Washington’s moves will not alter Kigali’s stance over eastern DR Congo.
Angola backs mining investment, not sales quotas or export bans
DR Congo and Zimbabwe have implemented an all-out ban on lithium exports to build up refining capacity.
African leaders call for an end to extractive foreign mining
“No one can take any metal out of Nigeria without adding value,” Nigerian President Bola Tinubu told the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali.
Africa’s energy producers race to boost output
The Iran war has galvanized efforts across the continent to reduce reliance on imported fuels.