PRIME The emperor’s changing money system shaping us Shift from currencies to digital forms is reshaping how value moves, challenging central banks and changing way people decide what money to hold or spend.
Drug resistance is already testing Africa’s pandemic preparedness Antimicrobials have transformed modern medicine, saving countless lives. However, that positive development is now at risk, especially in Africa.
PRIME Key issues when negotiating critical minerals agreements Exploration and development contracts determine the rights and responsibilities of both investors and host governments.
PRIME Boards on continent are defining future of sustainability governance Africa is writing its unique script and has no shortage of raw material to draw on.
Protectionism beyond xenophobia: When economic nationalism is more compelling than integration The shift from protecting citizens to protecting economic space can happen quietly
PRIME African shore of global power: Who governs waters of Guardafui? Much of East Africa’s connection to global finance and the internet runs through cables laid beneath the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. When several were severed in 2024, banks, businesses and public...
PRIME Let the Global South be aware of the Emperor’s new trade system Some US conglomerates are making supply deals in Africa, while others are constructing closed-door logistics networks.
PRIME King Oyo: Boy monarch who redefined cultural resilience Everything about his life fascinated us. And as he grew into the role we lapped up all that the media gave us.
PRIME Correcting the map is an act of African agency Correcting the map matters because the continent is choosing how it will be seen and beginning with how it sees itself.
PRIME From disputed border to trade corridor: Ilemi Triangle’s billion-dollar peace dividend The Ilemi Triangle is a disputed, poorly delimited area where national claims, pastoral livelihoods and colonial-era boundaries overlap.
