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African Cold Chain and Food Logistics 2026: The 30 Percent Post-Harvest Loss Problem and the Operators Addressing It

African post-harvest losses for perishable produce have been reported above 30 percent in multiple markets, one of the h...

ABA EditorialOct 1, 2025Nigeria

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Egypt Power Sector 2026: The Renewable Pivot, the Summer Demand Problem, and the Regional Export Ambition

Egypt has approximately 114 million people and one of the largest electricity demand bases in Africa. The country has pi...

ABA EditorialSep 22, 2025Egypt

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Francophone West Africa FinTech: Wave, Julaya, and the Quiet Boom Nobody Saw Coming

Francophone African startups raised at least USD 450 million in 2025. The CFA franc peg to the euro, once dismissed as a...

ABA EditorialSep 21, 2025Cote d'Ivoire

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African Telemedicine 2026: Babyl's Millions of Consultations, Vezeeta, and the Doctor-to-Patient Ratio Problem

African telemedicine addresses one of the continent's most binding healthcare constraints: doctor-to-patient ratios that...

ABA EditorialSep 13, 2025Rwanda

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African Last-Mile Delivery and E-commerce Logistics 2026: Jumia's Footprint, the Dispatch Rider Economy, and the Address Problem

African last-mile delivery faces specific structural challenges including informal addresses, urban congestion, and the ...

ABA EditorialSep 12, 2025

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African Technical and Vocational Education 2026: The Youth Unemployment Gap and the TVET Modernization Agenda

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is being recognized as one of the most important responses to Afr...

ABA EditorialSep 12, 2025Rwanda

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African Renewable Energy Capacity 2026: 4.5 GW of New Solar in One Year, and the Developers Building It

Africa deployed approximately 4.5 gigawatts of new solar capacity in 2025, representing 54 percent growth over the prior...

ABA EditorialSep 8, 2025

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African Agri-Input Distribution 2026: Seeds, Fertilizer, Agrochemicals, and the Last-Mile Delivery Problem

African smallholder yields are constrained by access to quality inputs: certified seeds, fertilizer, and crop protection...

ABA EditorialSep 3, 2025

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Kenya Power Ecosystem 2026: KenGen, KPLC, Olkaria Geothermal, and One of the Cleanest Grids in Africa

Kenya has one of the cleanest electricity grids in Africa, with over 80 percent of generation coming from renewable sour...

ABA EditorialAug 31, 2025Kenya

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Egyptian FinTech in 2026: MNT-Halan, InstaPay, and the Cairo Super-App Playbook

MNT-Halan has lent USD 12 billion since inception. InstaPay is processing mobile wallet transactions at a 72 percent yea...

ABA EditorialAug 30, 2025Egypt

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African Higher Education and Online Degrees 2026: The Access Bottleneck and the Hybrid Model Emergence

African higher education faces severe capacity constraints, with many qualified students unable to access university pla...

ABA EditorialAug 22, 2025

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African Air Cargo and Aviation Logistics 2026: Ethiopian Airlines, Cairo, Nairobi, and the Thin but Critical Air Freight Layer

African air cargo handles a small share of continental trade by volume but a disproportionate share by value, moving tim...

ABA EditorialAug 20, 2025Ethiopia