Author: Chris Anu

Sub-Saharan Africa growth reset to unlock the private sector’s potential – IMF The latest outlook from the International Monetary Fund suggests Sub-Saharan Africa’s recovery is becoming more fragile. While growth remains relatively resilient, the Fund has trimmed its 2026 growth forecast to 4.3 per cent as a new external shock, tighter global financial conditions, and…

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When I first began the journey of writing The Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa, I was struck by a persistent, troubling paradox. While the global north has seen a rapid incremental shift toward LGBT+ rights, the narrative in much of sub-Saharan Africa has often been one of stagnation or, more distressingly, active…

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Water systems in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly in crisis. Growing populations and expanding economies are relentlessly driving rising demands. Like the Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass, water suppliers must run faster and faster just to stay in the same place. Instead, they are falling behind. Seven in ten people living south of the…

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In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, the public water utility Regideso delegates the management of drinking water mini-networks to user associations. In Senegal, recent legislation facilitates the creation of housing cooperatives. In Tanzania, partnerships with the World Bank have helped make it one of the African countries mapping the largest number of buildings on the…

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LaLiga and Upstream announce their new exclusive partnership to bring the fan-focused online portal, LaLiga Premium, to Sub-Saharan Africa mobile phone users. Upstream is a global marketing technology company, while LaLiga is home to LaLiga Santander and LaLiga Smartbank, the first and second professional divisions of Spanish football. The Spanish league hosts the globally popular…

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