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The United States has pledged support for Ethiopia’s $10 billion Bishoftu International Airport, a landmark project set to become Africa’s largest aviation hub and a cornerstone of Ethiopia’s broader economic transformation agenda. The pledge, announced by U.S. Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos ahead of the UN General Assembly, marks…

Namibia’s energy ambitions have moved from aspiration to strategy. Last week at African Energy Week 2025 in Cape Town (Sept 29 – Oct 3), Kornelia Shilunga, Special Advisor and Head of the Upstream Petroleum Unit in the Office of the Presidency, outlined a roadmap that takes the country from discovery…

Ethiopia has officially launched its first duty-free exports under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), sending shipments to Kenya as part of its inaugural trade operations within the continental framework. The announcement was today on Thursday, October 9, 2025, by the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration in Addis…

The conversation about Africa’s climate future is shifting from potential to preparedness. Ahead of the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) set for October 22–23 in Johannesburg, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a partnership aimed at one clear goal; helping African governments become carbon market ready. For UNDP,…

The European Union has approved a major reform of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a climate-linked trade levy that will take full effect in 2026, simplifying compliance rules for European importers while maintaining its 99% emissions coverage. The decision, adopted by the EU Council in Brussels on September 30, 2025,…

At this year’s African Energy Week in Cape Town, the conversation around the continent’s energy future took a decisive turn towards technology. On the “Powering the Intelligence Era” panel, experts underscored that Africa’s ability to remain competitive in global energy markets will depend less on resource abundance and more on…

On September 30, 2025, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) officially expired, closing a 25-year chapter of U.S.–Africa trade relations that had defined the export trajectory of dozens of African economies. The agreement, first signed in 2000 under President Bill Clinton, granted more than 30 sub-Saharan African countries duty-free…

The European Commission has unveiled the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), a sweeping €100 billion initiative designed to accelerate the production and deployment of renewable and low-carbon fuels for aviation and shipping across Europe. Announced in Brussels in early November 2025, the plan represents one of the largest coordinated investment…

I remember the Ruiru of my childhood in vivid fragments. Long stretches of dusty paths framed by dense shrubs and thorny bushes. Herds of goats crossing at random. Boys darting through the fields in pursuit of hares with makeshift slings and youthful thrill. Where the Eastern Bypass now snakes through,…