African Currents

President John Mahama unveiled a major reset of Ghana's cocoa sector recently, vowing to end dependence on exploitative foreign loans and pivot toward local processing to increase revenue.

Greenland and other resource-rich territories now find themselves at the center of a high-stakes geopolitical gambit, as the US's 're-territorialization' scheme threatens to upend post-colonial norms and disrupt the international system. Experts raise the alarm that this should incentivize Africa to adopt 'anticipatory politics'.

Declaring local pharmaceutical manufacturing “the second independence of Africa,” Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control, is rallying the continent to transform the painful vaccine inequity of the COVID-19 pandemic into a sovereign health future—one where Africa no longer begs for its own medicine.

Nigeria is on the verge of adopting one of Africa's most comprehensive artificial intelligence governance laws, a bill granting a regulator expansive authority to suspend unsafe systems, license high-risk applications, and enforce new ethical mandates for transparency and accountability across the digital economy.

For decades, Ghana’s gold has traveled thousands of miles to be purified, a journey that stripped the nation of both the precious metal and profit. That circuit now closes under a new state-backed refinery pact, which aims to transform Ghana from a mere exporter of ore into a hub for finished high-value bullion.

In the 2026 Military Strength Ranking, Egypt ranks 19th, Algeria 27th, and Nigeria 33rd globally, reflecting the continent’s expanding military capabilities and capacity, investment in modern equipment, and partnerships with international allies.

This decisive move by the Pan-African multilateral financial institution follows an increasingly contentious relationship with the Western credit rating agency. The bank has determined that the agency's pattern of misleading downgrades is fundamentally misaligned with its own governing principles and strategic objectives.

Experts contend that the Global North's dominance in medals and trophies at global sporting events can be challenged if Africa can address systemic structural issues and implements sweeping reforms to elevate sustainable sports development.

Recent policy and fiscal measures are driving tangible growth in Nigeria, reflected in positive purchasing managers' index (PMI)—a survey-based economic indicator that reflects the business activity—readings across industry, services, and agriculture, though underlying structural challenges still pose risks to long-term economic stability.

As the climate crisis intensifies, developing countries face relentless disasters without the financial or infrastructural support enjoyed by wealthier nations, who contribute the most to this problem.