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As Africa’s debt crisis threatens progress, experts urge bold, homegrown solutions

Africa’s mounting debt burden — now standing at 64.3% of the continent’s GDP — is choking vital investments in health, education, and infrastructure, warns the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Speaking at a recent Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, UNECA executive secretary Claver Gatete painted a sobering picture: out of 144 Sustainable […]

Phosphates giant OCP reports $9.7 billion revenue in 2024, up 6%

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer giant, OCP, said its revenue grew 6% in 2024 to 9.7 billion dollars, following improving demand in the international markets. The group, which will issue detailed financial results at a later date, plans to go green by 2040 as it forges ahead to rely on renewable energies and desalinated water by […]

Nigeria’s defense chief proposes border fence to combat worsening insecurity

Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa, has proposed a bold and controversial solution to the country’s escalating insecurity: fencing the nation’s entire land borders with its four neighbors, namely Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad. Speaking at a security conference in Abuja on Tuesday (3 June), Musa said the porous borders have allowed armed […]