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Africa's future workforce depends on the skills cultivated today.

The story of Kenyan youth Yusuf, who transitioned from motorcycle taxi rider to food delivery courier, completing 30 orders a day, highlights the transformative power of digital skills for youth employment. On World Youth Skills Day, experts call for coordinated action among governments, educational institutions, and businesses to ensure young people acquire the technical, entrepreneurial, and problem-solving skills needed in the digital age.

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Financial Institutions Lead Africa Mining Week 2026, Mining Finance Accelerates Expansion in Africa

Africa Mining Week 2026 will be held in Cape Town in October, with the African Finance Corporation, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and Standard Bank leading the financing lineup. Recent major financing cases such as the Lobito Corridor Railway and the South African Junior Exploration Fund demonstrate that mining finance is accelerating the transformation of Africa's mineral value chain.

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Eritrea comprehensively promotes its smallholder integrated development plan, as agricultural transformation enters an accelerated phase.

On July 16, the Ministry of Agriculture of Eritrea held a mid-year evaluation meeting, during which six regions across the country reported progress in soil and water conservation, reservoir construction, promotion of improved seeds, and organic fertilizer production. The integrated small farm plan has been implemented in 83% of potential villages. The minister emphasized that this plan is key to realizing the strategic vision of "safe and nutritious food for all."

Regional signal

Three African countries surpass Bangladesh in FDI: Energy and reform-driven investment appeal

In 2025, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Uganda, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo reached $3.4 billion, $1.9 billion, and $1.9 billion respectively, all higher than Bangladesh's $1.8 billion. This contrast highlights the success of African countries in policy reforms, energy development, and regional integration, injecting new momentum into Africa's industrialization and economic growth.

Regional signal

Africa's Fourth Industrial Decade: From Political Mission to Industrial Transformation

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2026–2035 as the Fourth Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA IV), with support from 176 member states and the African Union. This article explores how this political mission can be translated into actual industrial transformation, and how Africa can leverage opportunities such as the demographic dividend, the AfCFTA, and digital transformation to achieve leapfrog development.

Infrastructure Africa

Project corridors, ports, power and urban buildout

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Infrastructure Africa

South Africa Construction Market: Business Layout and Challenges of British Building Materials Supplier Norcros

UK building materials supplier Norcros has an annual revenue of £102.8 million in South Africa, but its net profit is only £0.3 million, with a one-time loss of £23.0 million and a financial risk of complete reliance on external borrowing. The company may consider exiting the South African market, which would have potential impacts on the local construction supply chain and employment.

Infrastructure Africa

Indian aluminum industry heading toward net exports: A new competitive landscape for Africa's aluminum industry

Adani Group executive Karan Adani noted that despite India's large-scale aluminum production capacity, the country still relies on imports, indicating strong domestic demand. If competitive production can be achieved, India could become a net exporter of aluminum. This means increased export competition for African bauxite and aluminum producers, but it may also create new investment and cooperation opportunities.

Energy Transition

Grid, gas and clean power transitions

Energy coverage connects policy, investment and reliability signals for industry and households.

Regional Development

How African industrial parks can learn from Vietnam's experience to attract tech giants

Vietnam's industrial parks are facing pressure to transform, needing to become ecosystems that integrate technology, innovation, logistics, and green energy. When attracting tech giants, Africa similarly needs to go beyond the traditional industrial park model and build high-quality development platforms.

Agriculture & Resources

New Path for Africa's Economic Transformation: Beyond Traditional Manufacturing

Faced with the pressure of 15 million young people entering the labor market each year, Africa's traditional manufacturing sector is struggling to grow. Research by the Brookings Institution has found that "smokeless industries" such as tourism, business services, and agricultural processing have high productivity and high employment elasticity, and are becoming new engines of Africa's economic transformation.

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Demographics, digital economy and long-term growth

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