Nigeria’s sugar tax promised health gains and development funding but delivered only higher prices and fading public trust.
Madagascar’s “Gen Z” protests show how decades of state monopolies and centralised control failed to deliver basic services, and why liberalising key sectors may be the only path forward.
Burkina Faso has scrapped visa fees for African travellers, a move seen as both an economic boost and a strong signal of pan-African unity despite its ECOWAS exit.
Retaliatory tariffs, Dr. Malan argued, would only worsen South Africa’s already fragile economy.
Government intervention in the economy misallocates resources. The greater the extent of intervention, the more the unintended and unpredictable consequences.
Recently, headlines spotlighted how Africans lost over €60 million in 2024 alone to rejected Schengen visa applications. But beyond the outrage over wasted money lies the systematic shutting out of African talents and opportunities from the global stage.
Rather than imposing more taxes, the government should reduce barriers to digital access.
The continent’s largest economy on board means the vision of a unified African free trade area just got brighter.
Beyond corruption and electoral malfeasance, a harsh economic condition, including a historical inflation hitting 40 per cent on food items, pushed average Nigerians to a squalid condition.
Lanre-Peter explained that African unity is a catalyst for economic integration, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff policy.
Experts are raising concerns that Trump’s decision marks a shift away from trade liberalisation principles in Africa.
This funding will enable the organisation to recruit journalists from Nigeria, Kenya, and Zambia to produce pro-freedom stories.
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