Analytical pieces exploring why Africa is the way it currently is today
Nigeria overtook South Africa as Africa's largest economy in 2014, but most Nigerians remain poor. The country's economic growth has failed to keep pace with rapid population growth, job creation, and the rising cost of living, creating this harsh reality.
South Africa ended apartheid in 1994, yet it remains one of the world’s most unequal countries. Deep inequalities in wealth, land, education, and employment continue to reflect the lasting legacy of apartheid.
Why did the Gold Coast become Ghana, Rhodesia become Zimbabwe and Swaziland become Eswatini? African countries have usually changed their names when they entered a new political era, using new names to reflect independence, national identity and a break from colonial rule.
Africa has more than 70 submarine internet cables, yet millions still pay several times more for internet than the International Telecommunication Union considers affordable. Why does getting online remain so expensive despite decades of investment in digital infrastructure?
