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Supply Chain

Why Africa's logistics corridors are the new frontier for FDI

Performance of Tema, Lekki, Mombasa, Tangier-Med and Durban shows why corridors — not single ports — define competitiveness.

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AfCFTA

AfCFTA at four: where rules meet reality

Tariff schedules, Rules of Origin, and the eight Guided Trade Initiative pilots — what's actually moving.

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Renewables

From COP commitments to gigawatts: Africa's renewable build-out

IRENA data shows 62 GW installed; the bottleneck is grid and PPA bankability, not project pipeline.

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SEZs

Inside the SEZ boom: 80+ zones, mixed results

What separates Tangier and Suez from underperforming zones in West and East Africa.

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Diaspora

Mobilizing diaspora capital beyond remittances

$95B in annual remittances vs. <$2B in diaspora-led equity. Closing the gap with SPVs and co-investment.

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Critical Minerals

Beyond extraction: Africa's bid for processing

DRC-Zambia battery corridor, Guinea bauxite, Morocco phosphate — turning resources into industries.

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