Oxfam estimates that actual aid disbursements are significantly lower than the OECD figures for 2023 and 2024. NGOs say there are too many loans and hardly any money for adaptation. They expect cuts in the coming years.
By David Goeßmann
There are trillions of US dollars in dormant capital in Africa. The new president of the AfDB plans to free up these funds and steer them toward productive investment.
By Lucia Weiß
Germany is supporting South Africa in its energy transition, in part through the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). Given the already high unemployment rate, mitigating the social consequences of the energy transition poses a major challenge for Pretoria.
By Andreas Sieren
In theory, everything is in place for the EU to make a big push in the field of AI in Africa. The task now is to anchor the International Digital Strategy in policy and implement it on the ground across the continent. For the EU, this is a race against time.
By David Renke
Chemical company Alzchem continues to export Dormex, a growth regulator banned in the European Union (EU). The company has now responded to years of criticism with concrete measures, which NGOs call “disappointing.”
By Kai Schöneberg
Despite the war in Iran, Nigeria’s economy is holding up well. The country is becoming less dependent on oil and increasingly diversifying its growth sectors.
By Silas Jonathan
The high-profile Africa summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Nairobi has ended. Much of his attention was directed at Kenya’s young people, who have repeatedly staged fierce protests since 2024 against Kenyan President William Ruto’s economic agenda and police violence.
By Peter Theuri
For business leaders, Nairobi is hard to ignore this week: Macron is hosting a major summit alongside Kenyan President William Ruto, with many African presidents also in attendance. However, Macron’s push into Anglophone Africa – focused on artificial intelligence, energy and space – will be a French solo effort rather than the planned trio with Germany and India.
By Arne Schütte and Lucia Weiß
Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province is home to one of Africa’s largest energy projects – in an area plagued by terrorism. The European Union is expected to end its funding for the Rwandan troops deployed there to help secure the region. The question now is what comes next.
By Evangelista Sie
With each passing day of the war in Iran, further consequences for Africa are becoming apparent. The health care sector is also being severely affected by the resulting logistical disruptions.
By Peter Theuri
