The archive
A closer look at the ideas and infrastructure shaping Africa’s economy.
Ghana has opened its 5G infrastructure market to more competition, and MTN has received a major spectrum award notice. The welfare test now is whether deployment brings reliable, affordable access beyond the best-served customers, while leaving room for effective competition.
Read perspective →The Inuka fellowship has delivered its first training cohort. An early employment claim is encouraging, but sustained earnings, job quality and programme costs will determine the strength of its development case.
Read perspective →A design appointment advances Morocco’s proposed AI infrastructure. Existing budgets and job targets provide substance, but financing, capacity definitions and benefits retained locally still need verification.
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