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Africa’s rapid digitalization is attracting major investments from global big tech firms, but its modernization efforts come with an even greater risk, with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) warning that the region is emerging as a hotbed for online criminal activities.

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, small-scale farmers are already changing how they grow crops, manage water, raise livestock and diversify incomes in response to drought, erratic rainfall and rising temperatures. The more troubling finding from a new systematic review is that many of these adaptations can improve food security, yet the institutions needed to spread them remain…

The first half of 2026 has seen significant investment activity in the African mining sector. Our team has been monitoring developments closely, including in conversations with colleagues at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, and at our recent Africa StrongerTogether conference in London. In this blog, we highlight some of the key trends that are…