Africa / Opinion
IEA: Access to energy improving worldwide, driven by renewables
Having a reliable electricity supply is something many of us take for granted – including for sending and reading emails like this one. But hundreds of millions of people around the world today don’t have access to electricity.
Botswana throws the diamond industry a lifeline
In 1947 a young copywriter by the name of Frances Gerety coined the tagline “A Diamond is Forever”, and De Beers created what today we call the ‘Diamond Dream’. Today Botswana is a big part of that dream.
OPINION: BRICS’ path to expansion
34 countries have already submitted their applications to join BRICS, as recent geopolitical shifts have led to a realignment in global politics.
COMMENT: Tunisia on the brink of collapse
Tunisia’s economy is deteriorating and it is now on the brink of an economic crisis. Its economy is shackled by unsustainable policies that have been in place since President Kais Saied’s political takeover in July 2021 and recent re-election.
COMMENT: Kenyan protests raise the spectre of default again
Recent protests in Kenya have delivered a severe blow to President William Ruto’s fiscal consolidation plans and instability has raised fears of default again.