Author: Justus Akamin

Africa’s fertilizer challenge is no longer simply about producing more fertilizer, it is about ensuring that farmers have reliable access to affordable agricultural inputs despite growing global uncertainty. A report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) argues that fertilizer should now be viewed as strategic infrastructure for food…

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that sub-Saharan Africa risks missing out on one of the biggest economic opportunities of the decade unless governments move swiftly to invest in electricity, digital infrastructure, internet connectivity and workforce skills needed to support the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have bitterly complained over their inability to track down new cases of Ebola, which has spread into the Republic of Uganda. An estimated 1,635 Ebola cases have been confirmed, and 127 people have died from…

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