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Predictions for Africa in 2025

Thought leaders told Semafor Africa what they expect to be the dominant issues across the continent this year.

Sudan capital receives first aid convoy since war began

The country is in the grip of the world’s worst hunger crisis but security threats have hampered the delivery of food.

A World Food Program worker stands next to a truck carrying aid headed to Darfur in November.

Who cares about African unicorns?

The fourth quarter has given us two new African unicorns — privately funded companies valued at more than a billion dollars: Nigeria’s Moniepoint and South Africa’s Tyme.

DR Congo lodges criminal complaint against Apple

DR Congo has filed a criminal complaint against Apple in France and Belgium over the tech giant’s alleged use of conflict minerals in its supply chain.

Kenya to review visa-free policy

Kenya’s government will review its visa-free policy after the country plummeted in an index that measures accessibility to visitors.

Travellers at passport control

Nigeria’s Tinubu unveils “ambitious” budget

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu presented a 47.9 trillion naira ($30 billion) budget for 2025.

Ethiopia to allow foreign banks to operate

Ethiopian lawmakers have passed long-planned legislation to allow foreign banks to operate in the country.

Nigerians struggle with the ongoing impact of inflation, devaluation

Nigerians are struggling with runaway inflation driven by the double whammy of a significant rise in fuel costs and the devaluation of the naira.

Ghana Supreme Court paves way for severe anti-LGBT bill

If it passes, the law would be among the most punitive of its kind on the African continent toward LGBT people.

Nigeria receives boost from oil sector investment

Shell will invest in a deep-water reserve and ExxonMobil’s business in the country has been acquired by Seplat for $1.2 billion.

African tech group Cassava Technologies secures $310M

Cassava Technologies operates data center and cloud services businesses across Africa.

Africa’s geothermal energy potential

Geothermal energy only meets 1% of global electricity demand but experts predict that could grow to 15% by 2050.

Why Nigeria’s creator economy is booming

Young talent managers are stepping up to professionalize the fast-growing content creator market in Nigeria and the rest of Africa.

Africa’s fund managers feel pressure to back climate investments

Western development finance institutions have been keen to encourage climate investments.

Regulators target Kenya’s booming ‘buy now, pay later’ sector

Tight economic conditions are helping drive a boom in Kenya’s buy now pay later (BNPL) credit sector, with more people paying in installments for higher-priced purchases.

Somalia and Ethiopia resolve Somaliland row

The new agreement comes even as sources close to US President-elect Donald Trump say his administration is likely to recognize Somaliland’s independence.

Ghana’s president-elect readies for economic challenges

Ghana, the world’s second biggest cocoa grower and major gold producer, is mired in its worst economic crisis in decades.

Nigeria’s Moove to manage Waymo’s self-driving fleet

US self-driving car company Waymo is outsourcing its fleet management to Moove, a Nigerian-born vehicle financing business.