In conference halls where development was once discussed largely by Western-led financial institutions, a different voice is becoming increasingly influential. It speaks of multipolarity. It speaks of partnership among developing economies. And it speaks of giving countries in the Global South more

Shortly after sunrise, a bulk carrier loaded with wheat departed a Ukrainian Black Sea port, beginning a voyage toward markets thousands of kilometres away. For the ship’s crew, it was another commercial journey. For governments watching global food supplies, it represented something

Every day, trucks loaded with copper, cobalt, lithium, graphite and manganese leave mines across Africa, beginning a journey that often ends thousands of kilometres away in battery factories across Asia, Europe and North America. For years, that supply chain has followed a

 The signing ceremony lasted only a few minutes. Around the table sat government officials, business executives and investment leaders discussing billions of dollars in projects that could reshape trade routes, energy infrastructure and industrial development across Africa. Scenes like this are becoming

Tanzania has significantly strengthened its financial position after the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) increased its gold reserves to 28 tonnes, a milestone that places the central bank among Africa’s five largest official gold reserve holders, according to the Minister for Minerals, Anthony

 Every freight train leaving Angola’s Atlantic coast now carries more than minerals and manufactured goods. It carries geopolitical ambition. Stretching across southern and central Africa, the Lobito Corridor has become one of several strategic transport projects attracting global attention as countries compete

Every day, ships leave African ports carrying crude oil, cocoa beans, coffee, cotton, copper, cobalt and other raw commodities destined for factories across Europe, Asia and North America. Months later, many of those same products return to African markets as finished goods—cars,

 For decades, the global financial system has revolved around institutions, currencies and payment networks largely shaped by Western economies. But inside conference rooms from Beijing to Brasília, a different conversation is gaining momentum. The question is no longer whether emerging economies want

 Every morning, judges, prosecutors and investigators enter the International Criminal Court with the same mandate that inspired its creation more than two decades ago: to ensure that those accused of the world’s gravest crimes can be held accountable when national courts are