140 years after the Berlin Conference carved up the continent, Africa is rewriting the rules. From critical minerals to creative industries, its leaders want fairer deals, homegrown growth, and a seat at the table—on their own terms.
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Ambition 28: Can the Central African Republic Rewrite Its Future?
The Central African Republic (CAR) has long been shorthand for fragility: a landlocked nation marred by conflict, political instability, and chronic underinvestment. But in 2025, Bangui’s government is making a radical pitch to the world: a USD 12.8 billion bet on roads, fiber optics, education, and energy that it believes…
Code for the Caribbean: Why Regional Unity Is the Region’s Best Tech Upgrade
From coral to code, Caribbean nations are ditching economic silos and building a federated, green, and digital future—one smart policy at a time. For years, the Caribbean has been boxed into clichés. Tourists came for turquoise waters. Economists fretted about scale. Investors hesitated, wary of red tape,…
Invest Saint Lucia: Building a Sustainable Future Through Strategic FDI
St. Lucia is entering a defining moment in its economic development—a moment fuelled not just by its breathtaking natural beauty or global tourist appeal, but by the island’s deliberate, forward-thinking approach to foreign direct investment (FDI). At the helm of this evolution is Invest Saint Lucia (ISL), the national investment…
Eastern Europe’s FDI Credentials: A Pan-Regional Renaissance
Once written off as a low-wage, low-margin outpost of Europe, Eastern Europe has quietly become one of the continent’s most compelling destinations for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Three decades after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the eastward expansion of the European Union, the region…
New Politics and a Rich Diversity at the Heart of Durban’s Investment Appeal
CEO of Invest Durban, Russell Curtis has seen business confidence soar since the new Government of National Unity (GNU) assumed the reins of power in South Africa in 2024. The new political dawn has introduced an enhanced enabling environment in Durban, helping to usher in the…