Africa faces a dual challenge: the world’s lowest per-capita emissions and the highest levels of energy poverty. In this opinion piece, Louis Strydom argues for a lean-carbon pathway—allowing a temporary, tightly controlled rise in emissions to rapidly expand reliable power while accelerating the shift to renewables. Instead of false choices between “no fossil fuels” and “gas everywhere,” he proposes fuel-flexible plants, declining fossil use, and strict carbon covenants to stabilise weak grids, replace costly diesel generation, and enable faster renewable deployment. With development financiers slowly embracing transitional projects, Africa can peak emissions early, avoid long-term fossil lock-in, and finally unlock growth without derailing global climate goals.
Awareness Gap Stalls NGX Tech Listings and Blocks Local Exits, TLP Advisory Report Reveals
A new TLP Advisory report reveals that Nigeria’s low awareness of NGX listing requirements is slowing tech IPOs and pushing founders toward offshore exits. With 53% of founders unfamiliar with the NGX process and 77% facing currency mismatch pressures, the study highlights how structural barriers, liquidity concerns, and regulatory frictions limit local listings. The report urges reforms, stronger education initiatives, and improved market infrastructure to unlock Nigeria’s IPO pipeline and strengthen the country’s digital economy.
Racing Against the Talent Gap: Sustaining Africa’s Data Center Growth
Africa’s data center boom is outpacing its talent supply, and Subzero Engineering wants to discuss this. Our ‘Racing Against the Talent Gap’ article reveals how a shortage of skilled engineers and technicians threatens to slow the continent’s digital growth. The piece highlights how targeted training, industry-academia partnerships, and supportive policies can turn Africa’s youth into the backbone of a sustainable, competitive data economy.
Strauss & Co collaboration with strong results for rare and important art from across East Africa
Strauss & Co’s inaugural collaboration with Nairobi’s Circle Art Agency delivered outstanding results, marking a milestone for East African modern and contemporary art. Rare works by Tanzanian modernists Sam Ntiro and K.F. Msangi led the auction, with Msangi’s Baobab Under the Red Moon (1968) achieving a remarkable KES 3,522,000 (US$27,271). The sale totalled KES 29,666,980 (US$229,727) from 52 lots, boasting an 80% sell-through rate and over 70% of lots exceeding high estimates. With strong participation from 19 countries and nearly half of bidders new to Art Auction East Africa | Strauss & Co, the event highlights the rising global demand for East African art and reinforces the region’s growing secondary market.
Why skills development isn’t just a numbers game
South Africa’s unemployment crisis cannot be solved by skills development alone. As Jessica Hawkey of redAcademy explains, real impact requires creating sustainable, long-term jobs, aligning training with actual industry demand, and building pathways that lead young people into meaningful work—especially in the tech sector where theoretical training falls short. Only by linking skills, employment opportunities, and business value can South Africa drive lasting economic change.
Why Africa needs collaborative funding value chains to drive intra-continental trade
Africa’s path to stronger intra-continental trade relies on collaborative funding value chains that unlock growth for SMEs. Despite the AfCFTA’s potential to boost regional exports and integrate a $22 billion market opportunity, small businesses still face a $100 billion annual trade-finance gap, infrastructure limits, and information barriers. By aligning commercial banks, DFIs, government agencies, and fintech innovators, Africa can streamline due diligence, expand access to liquidity, improve market intelligence, and create a borderless trade ecosystem. This collaborative model can accelerate SME competitiveness, drive cross-border commerce, and help lift millions out of poverty through sustainable economic growth.
Developing, Promoting and Measuring SEO-Driven Articles for PR — with a Focus on Africa
This article explores how to develop, promote, and measure the effectiveness of SEO-driven articles that also serve public relations (PR) goals. It outlines practical steps for keyword research, content creation, technical optimisation, promotion, and performance tracking, with a special focus on Africa, where localisation, mobile-first design, language diversity, and cultural context are key.
Why investing in your people is a crucial step to improving customer service
In today’s fast-evolving customer service landscape, balancing technology with human capability is key to achieving exceptional customer experience (CX). As AI and automation take over repetitive tasks, human service agents must develop both technical and emotional skills to handle complex, empathy-driven interactions. Investing in employee training, emotional intelligence (EQ), and communication channel mastery empowers teams to deliver superior, personalized service. Businesses that prioritize people development not only improve resolution times and customer loyalty but also boost employee engagement and retention. Ultimately, the most successful customer-centric organizations are those that combine digital efficiency with genuine human connection.
The Economics of Trust: Comoros and the UN’s Digital Trade Model
Comoros is leveraging UNCTAD’s ASYCUDA, deployed across 100-plus economies, to turn customs digitalization into macro-level gains, with export and import transactions up since 2020 and customs revenues rising despite headwinds. By aligning with international standards and preparing for an EU-funded expansion of its Single Window, the island economy is positioning itself to participate more effectively in AfCFTA trade corridors and to convert paperwork into policy-grade data.
Rixos Hotels Egypt Celebrate Never-Ending New Year 2026 Festivities in Sharm El Sheikh & Hurghada
Rixos Hotels Egypt presents Never-Ending New Year 2026 Celebrations along the Red Sea in Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada. Guests can enjoy live concerts, DJ shows, sunset performances, and luxury seaside festivities, including exclusive performances by Ivi Adamou, the Gypsy Kings, and headline DJs, creating an unforgettable festive experience.