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Africa is expanding its digital public infrastructure for its digital future
By: In On Africa IOA 29th August 2025 Analysis in brief: Africa’s digital transformation is being pushed by demand from businesses and ordinary citizens, whose needs in the modern... →
FUL August 2025 Newsletter – Major events relating to the judiciary and the rule of law
29th August 2025 This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the... →
Fact or fiction? Breaking down Gachagua’s US tour claims on bills, education and health
By: Africa Check 28th August 2025 During his six-week US tour which ended on 21 August 2025, former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua sharply criticised the record of his... →
When trade wars hit home: how US tariffs could hurt ordinary South Africans
By: Africa Check 21st August 2025 South Africa is battling to negotiate reduced terms after the US unilaterally imposed “reciprocal” tariffs on allies and rivals alike. Many... →
Africa increases its oil refining capacity in a bid for energy independence
20th August 2025 Analysis in brief: African nations are focused on a goal of energy self-sufficiency, striving to achieve this task with government policies and... →
Nigeria rebases its economy again – here’s what sets it apart
By: Africa Check 18th August 2025 In mid-2025, Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) updated how it calculates gross domestic product or GDP, changing the base year from... →
‘Reimagining Nigeria’: fact-checking president’s adviser Tope Fasua’s bold economic claims
By: Africa Check 15th August 2025 In a July 2025 discussion on Arise News TV, Tope Fasua, economic adviser to Nigeria’s president, called for a bigger national budget to tackle... →
Gauteng’s economic hub failure will cost us all
13th August 2025 Johannesburg was once the City of Gold, a gleaming metropolis whose skyline symbolised hope, jobs, and prosperity for multitudes. It didn’t merely... →
A year after youth-led revolt, 7 things to know about Kenyan president William Ruto’s 26-member cabinet
By: Africa Check 12th August 2025 On 8 August 2024, after a youth-led revolt severely weakened his government, Kenyan president William Ruto – having fired his entire cabinet –... →
The liberation movements summit the fountain of wisdom to the National Dialogue?
12th August 2025 Recently, the leading political party in South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC), hosted a Liberation Summit, with invitations extended... →
