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Cover stor y: Artificial intelligence: the African opportunity
Business Intelligence 4 News and deals around Africa Opinion 10 Are Africa-China relations
helping over 1 billion women? 64 Private capital is key to
unlocking African mobility 70 Mitigating the risk of the
‘resource curse’ for Namibia Cover story: AI 12 From healthcare to agriculture,
AI has the potential to transform life in Africa for the better 18 Opinion: Creating an
environment for AI investments and partnerships in Africa 20 Inter view: African AI pioneer
InstaDeep is ready for the future after takeover, says Karim Beguir Special report:
Ukraine and Africa 36 Ukraine’s charm offensive seeks
first Africa visit for Zelensky 38 The struggle to export grain to
Africa amid grinding war 40 Odesa fights off Russian drones
as it bids to keep grain flowing Features 24 Africa looks to muscle in on the
semiconductor value chain 26 Power struggle: Energy in focus
in South Africa’s pivotal election
30 Inter view: Black Economic
Empowerment pioneer Ipeleng Mkhari on the art of the deal 42 Better infrastructure can unlock
Africa’s agricultural potential 48 Ethiopia readies its first full
stock market for launch 50 Inter view: Only a regional
approach can deliver fast development, says ECA Executive Secretar y Claver Gatete 62 On the right track: East Africa’s
rail plans gain momentum 66 Canadian miners eye African
expansion for minerals vital to the energy transition 69 Nigeria reopens borders with
Niger as Ecowas abandons its isolation strateg y 72 Zimbabwe’s relations with US hit
new low after fresh sanctions 78 Exploring Africa’s authorial voice
Countryfiles 74 Nigerians struggle with food
inflation as the naira slumps 76 Ghana parliament’s anti-LGBT
bill prompts investor fears Review 80 Jonathan Eig’s radical life of
Martin Luther King Editor’s View 82 Severed internet cables highlight Africa’s vulnerability
