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Africa’s digital transformation is creating a new strategic contest over something increasingly valuable: data. As governments, banks, businesses and citizens move more services online, the infrastructure storing and processing African information is becoming an important economic and national-security asset. The debate is

Africa’s security landscape is becoming increasingly crowded as foreign powers expand, maintain or renegotiate military arrangements across the continent, creating a difficult balance between immediate security needs and long-term national sovereignty. From the strategic coastline of Djibouti to the conflict zones of

Africa has become one of the main arenas of global geopolitical competition, with the United States, China, Russia and the European Union increasingly seeking stronger economic, political and strategic relationships across the continent. The competition is no longer centred only on traditional

Foreign aid is commonly presented as a mechanism for financing development, strengthening public services and supporting economic transformation across Africa. But development assistance can also create commercial opportunities for companies from donor countries, particularly when funding is connected to procurement, technology, consultancy

Africa’s research agenda is increasingly becoming part of a wider debate over intellectual sovereignty, as universities, think tanks and researchers across the continent confront heavy dependence on international funding. Foreign financing has played an important role in expanding African research capacity, supporting