NABA Perspectives

As part of our series looking at key issues shaping Africa's climate challenge, we speak with James Mwangi, founder of the Climate Action Platform for Africa, who gives us his take on why renewable energy, and fossil fuels, is the way forward for the continent.

In this first episode of our COP27 series, we speak with Bilha Dirangu, co-founder of Jacob's Ladder Africa, a youth-focused organisation dedicated to catalysing the creation of millions of jobs in the green economy over the next decade.

We look at how Africa can make the most of COP27 in Egypt, and explore whether this is indeed 'Africa's COP', or just COP in Africa.

Just how bad is Africa's unemployment problem, and what - if anything, can be done about it?

Following recent military coups in Guinea and Mali, there is growing anxiety about democratic backsliding in Africa. Is this justified?

Twenty years after the BRICS acronym was first used, what has been their impact on the global economy, and what is their significance to Africa?

This week we take a look at Chinese foreign direct investment into Africa, and explore why what you think you know about it is probably off the mark.

Regulating Social media is tricky business. We look at how government's are trying to do so, why it's not working, and how they might go about it differently.

Nigeria's president is appealing for help to tackle insecurity in Africa. Why? And will anyone listen?

This week we look at healthcare and prospects for the sector in the time of covid, demographic transitions and the question of how Africa can cash in on a demographic 'dividend', and the booming fintech space.

This week we look at Political turmoil in Tunisia, plans to revamp the US's Africa policy, and UK investment into Kenya.