In Focus

Pele Energy Group joins the league of independent power producers

Innovative risk-pooling initiative will give a lifeline to countries in distress

— Abdoulaye Mar Dieye

Insufficient financial inclusion, unbanked masses and financial literacy are increasingly attracting investors

The 2017 Economic Report on Africa calls for harnessing urban growth

Salva Dut, a former refugee, has helped drill 300 boreholes in his country

— Peter Thomson

Affected countries require funds to build more resilient and climate-smart economies

Oceans choking on millions of plastic water bottles, cups, straws and single use plastic bags

African waters are powerful magnets for illegal and unregulated foreign fishing operations

More efforts required to protect marine life and coastal biodiversity from plastic litter