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1. technology

   Analysis: Data Centres Have Become a Utility Planning Problem

   Grid operators are now writing forecasts around a handful of very large customers.

   Clara Hoffmann · 22 July 2026

2. nigeria

   Explainer: Why Nigeria's Electricity Problem Is a Financial Problem

   Generation capacity is not the binding constraint. Metering, collections and transmission are. A guide to how the sector actually works.

   Emeka Nwosu · 21 July 2026

3. climate

   Explainer: Europe's Next Energy Problem Is Storage, Not Supply

   Record renewable generation has exposed how little of it can be saved for the evening.

   Clara Hoffmann · 9 July 2026

4. africa

   Feature: The Road, Rail and Port Projects Redrawing African Trade

   Continental free trade depends less on treaties than on whether goods can physically move.

   Daniel Mbeki · 5 July 2026

5. climate

   Explainer: Why Water Security Is Becoming a Budget Line

   Governments that once treated water as an environmental issue are now writing it into finance ministry planning.

   Sarah Benali · 2 July 2026

6. business

   Central Banks Face a Divided Inflation Picture

   Services prices, energy costs and tariff pass-through are pulling in different directions across major economies.

   Robert Keane · 9 June 2026

7. africa

   African Free Trade Area Records First Sustained Rise in Intra-Continental Commerce

   Officials point to progress on rules of origin and payments, though non-tariff barriers persist.

   Daniel Mbeki · 16 September 2025

8. business

   Sweeping United States Tariffs Reset the Terms of Global Trade

   A new schedule of import duties prompted retaliation, negotiation and a sharp repricing in financial markets.

   Robert Keane · 8 April 2025