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The challenge of successful financial integration in Africa lies in providing appropriate financial education, a detailed analysis of user behaviour and proactive stakeholder engagement. Financial innovations are often dictated by external constraints. To meet technical and regulatory requirements, organisations tend to favour technological solutions which, however efficient they may be,… Read more »

Africa is responsible for only 3.8% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, and yet African countries are bearing the full brunt of the devastating effects of increasingly severe droughts and floods with dramatic consequences… The current global warming could reach 1.5°C to 4.4°C by 2100. Experts say that it… Read more »

Oil and gas prices fell after the easing of production control by OPEC countries. A hurdle to be overcome for Algeria, in search of foreign currency and growth. OPEC has just decided to relax the voluntary oil production cuts as of 1st April 2025. The members of the Organisation are… Read more »

Another year of mixed progress shows it’s time to accelerate work on free movement, writes David Thomas. For decades, Africans have struggled to travel freely around the continent. Visas to visit fellow African states are hard to secure, costly, and limited in scope. The pan-African dream of unfettered travel between… Read more »

Thierry de Montbrial is a French academic and geopolitical scientist. He is the founding president of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), a think tank he established in 1979. He is also a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. He has published L’Ère des affrontements: les… Read more »

A politician and businesswoman, the senator from Kinshasa, Anne Mbuguje Marembo, is determined to work for the advancement of women in the DR Congo. Interview with Pascal Patrice. This year, the theme chosen for the celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025 is ‘For all women and girls:… Read more »