Digital Payments Surge and the Dawn of Africa’s Cashless Economy

Digital Payments Surge and the Dawn of Africa’s Cashless Economy

As Africa accelerates toward a cashless future, digital payments are no longer a fringe convenience — they are rapidly becoming the backbone of commerce, personal finance, and cross‑border trade across the continent. Recent data and industry trends reveal a profound transformation in how Africans transact, access financial services, and participate in the digital economy.   Mobile Money: Africa Leads Globally According to the 2025 “State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money” from GSMA, Africa…

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How Environmental Changes Are Fueling Conflict Across Africa

How Environmental Changes Are Fueling Conflict Across Africa

Across the African continent, the effects of climate change are intensifying security challenges, heightening humanitarian pressures, and accelerating displacement on a scale that regional institutions now describe as alarming. Recent assessments by the African Development Bank, United Nations agencies, and environmental research groups indicate that droughts, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and flooding are driving communities into direct competition over land, water, and grazing routes, while amplifying long standing social and economic grievances. In the Sahel,…

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Nigeria Eyes Renewed Investment as Economy Shows Robust Growth

Nigeria Eyes Renewed Investment as Economy Shows Robust Growth

Nigeria’s recent recalibration of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data has provided fresh momentum for investors and policymakers, as the updated numbers reveal a stronger, more diversified economy — and renewed opportunity for growth across sectors. According to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the base year for GDP calculation was shifted from 2010 to 2019, reflecting structural changes and the growth of emerging sectors. The recalibration increased the 2024 GDP estimate…

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Coup Attempt in Benin Republic — A Test for Regional Security Architecture

Coup Attempt in Benin Republic — A Test for Regional Security Architecture

COTONOU / LAGOS, December 8, 2025 — A coup attempt in the Republic of Benin was decisively thwarted on Sunday after prompt intervention by loyalist forces, supported by air and ground intervention from neighbouring Nigeria, underlining renewed urgency in West Africa’s regional security collaboration.   Mutiny, Seizure of State Television, and Swift Response In the early hours of December 7, a faction of soldiers identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR) appeared on…

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Shell to Lead Offshore Drilling in South Africa’s Block 2C

Shell to Lead Offshore Drilling in South Africa’s Block 2C

Pretoria, December 8, 2025 – South Africa’s legacy national oil company, PetroSA, has approved a landmark agreement granting Shell Offshore a 60 percent working interest in Block 2C, located off the country’s west coast in the promising Orange Basin. The deal marks a major shift in offshore exploration strategy and significantly expands Shell’s footprint in one of Africa’s hottest potential hydrocarbon regions. Under the farmin arrangement, Shell will pay a USD 25 million signing bonus…

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