Author: Giza Mdoe

Conflict continues to brew in the Horn of Africa over water security. River Nile basin, which covers nearly a dozen countries, remains center of water security flashpoints in the region. As part of counter measures, AU chiefs discuss water at the 2026 Summit. Quite often, water security in the Horn Africa means the difference between regional stability, conflict or even outright war. While there are other reasons, water security is at the core of worsening tensions in the Horn of Africa, treaties not withstanding. “The risk of hostilities involving Ethiopia, and its neighbour Eritrea remains high, three years after the last…

For players in the creative economy, Afrobeats as an asset class is becoming an attractive alternative with Spotify streams up 550 percent. Africa’s creative economy is projected to reach $200 billion by 2030. Afreximbank signs $1 billion initiative to support creative industries in Africa. Creativity is edging a notch higher with Afrobeats as an asset class, emerging as investable undertaking, including by players in Africa. According to Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, the Sub-Saharan Africa Spotify Managing Director, the Sub-Saharan Africa music industry is the fastest growing worldwide, with revenue up over 20 percent in 2025 alone. She also alludes to the fact that…

Ethiopia’s retail revolution is underway sparked by liberalization.  Carrefour’s entry into Ethiopia is cementing investor confidence in Africa’s second most populous country. Ethiopia consumer spending expected to reach $160.5 billion in 2026. Ethiopia’s retail revolution is expected to boom in 2026 and beyond sawn together by the fibres of a well tailored sector development strategy. Carrefour, the French globally acclaimed franchise is the most recent to enter the Ethiopia retail market, further attesting to the sector’ stellar growth. In January, Carrefour, a food retail giant, announced a franchise and supply partnership with Queens Supermarket PLC, a subsidiary of Midroc Investment Group,…

Kishapu 150 megawatts solar plant, Tanzania’s first major solar farm is now live. Energy Minister Dr. Doto Biteko has announced plans to export power. Dr. Biteko urges completion of rural electrification in pending villages Tanzania has commissioned Kishapu 150 megawatts solar plant project, one of the country’s large scale green energy investment. Located in Kishapu District, Shinyanga Region, the 150 megawatts project serves to diversify Tanzania’s energy sources, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Dr. Doto Biteko. Speaking at the launch on Sunday, the Deputy Prime Minister said the project serves to reduce reliance on hydropower and natural…

Kenya is a trailblazer in E-mobility Africa 2026 push with over 35,000 EVs, but buses struggle to access reliable charge. We investigate the East Africa country’s grid readiness, charging bottlenecks and whether infrastructure can sustain the revolution. On a weekday morning along Nairobi’s Outer Ring Road, humming fleets of electric buses crisscross the city estates, picking and dropping commuter to various destinations in East Africa’s largest urban centre. Unlike their diesel predecessors, these e-buses are clean, quiet buses of choice by most passengers, but they’re mostly idle between runs. Drivers wait. Technicians check screens. Power cables lie coiled on concrete…

A special report on AI in Africa 2026: How tech startups are bridging the talent divide through Asian partnerships, featuring analysis of the Robo.ai-Ghazi Group deal, KPMG data, and the rise of ‘digital labour’ outsourcing. From Lagos to Nairobi, Casablanca to Johannesburg, Africa’s enterprising entities are positioning strategically to tap the most from emerging trends, including the use of artificial intelligence in everyday applications. A closer look shows that Africa, a continent often celebrated for its youthful, dynamic workforce and increasingly for its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), is quietly but decisively looking east. And as the AI in Africa…

The final stretch of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) reveals a paradox of a project held hostage by unresolved grievances, pitting the dream of prosperity against the specter of a familiar curse. For Uganda, EACOP is the key to a vault long locked while for Tanzania, the crude pipeline promises to transform the country into a strategic energy corridor. To date, seven students are still in jail at Luzira Maximum Prison a December 2025 report alleges. They were arrested for petitioning Uganda parliament against the pipeline. Across Tanzania and Uganda, an old story is being rewritten with steel,…

Tanzania expanding mining exploration to cover 50 percent of land Tanzania signs mining exploration pact with South Korea Gold continues to lead Tanzania export earnings President Samia Suluhu Hassan has embarked on expanding Tanzania mining exploration to cover 50 percent of the country by 2030 up from the current 16 percent. The development comes after Tanzania’s mining sector having exceeded agriculture as the leading foreign exchange earner. The mining sector led by gold exports has taken the top position in terms of annual revenue racked in the government coffers. According to the Tanzania Minister for Minerals, Anthony Mavunde, as…

Emerging Africa–GCC partnership reflects converging strategic interests: Africa’s scale, demographics and growth potential on one side, and Gulf capital, logistics expertise and diversification imperatives on the other. Last year, GCC alliance announced 73 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Africa valued at more than $53 billion, underscoring the scale and seriousness of Gulf engagement. Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are entering a new phase of economic alignment, one that signals a structural shift in global trade and investment flows rather than a cyclical uptick. Formalised in 2025, the emerging Africa–GCC partnership reflects converging strategic interests: Africa’s scale, demographics…

Tanzania’s Vision 2050 builds on earlier national development frameworks, particularly Vision 2025, which President Samial Suluhu describes as successful despite both domestic and global challenges. The government has set $7,000 per capita goal by 2050. Officials maintain Vision 2025 achieved important milestones such as, national income per person (GDP per capita) tripled from $453 in 2000 to $1,277 as of 2023, life expectancy rose from 51 years in 2000 to 68 years in 2024. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has reaffirmed Tanzania Vision 2050 as the country’s long-term blueprint for economic transformation, positioning it as a pathway to a competitive, inclusive…