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Tune in to African Currents for a deep dive into the continent's heartbeat. Explore Africa's multifaceted issues from unique perspectives, featuring insights and in-depth analyses from leading experts on pressing topics.
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The Pan-African Payment System: Africa's Answer to Western Financial Control (opens the original)
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Africa’s campaign for greater financial autonomy is moving from political ambition to institutional planning, as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recommits to launching the ECO in 2027 and the East Africa Community (EAC) steps up work toward a single currency and deeper regional payment integration by 2031.
"Africa Has One Voice Now"—How Togo Led a Historic UN Victory to Remap the Continent (opens the original)
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The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to promote a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other continents, replacing the distorted proportions of the centuries-old Mercator projection with alternatives such as Equal Earth.
Invisible Economy? The Quest to Make Cold Chains Africa's Development Priority (opens the original)
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From farm produce to vaccines, Africa’s most fragile goods face a common problem: keeping them cold long enough to reach the people who need them. This is prompting calls for urgent investment in infrastructure and skills.
"The Future Is Unevenly Distributed": Africa Wants to Decolonize the Map (opens the original)
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Futurists across Africa and Asia are challenging imposed Western-designed long-term planning tools, arguing that such blueprints does not represent or skew their countries' social and economic development projections, urging locally led models.
Africa Must Industrialize Excellence to Produce Its Next Generation of Leaders - Expert (opens the original)
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With more than 60 percent of its population under 25, Africa has one of the world's largest pools of young talent from which to build its future workforce, institutions, and leadership. Yet the continent has yet to develop a broad, systematic pipeline capable of turning that human capital into leaders at a scale that matches its ambitions.
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