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3 days ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

SOMALIA has launched its first-ever national stock exchange, signalling a bold step away from decades of instability and toward market-led growth and financial inclusion. The launch of the National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES) is being hailed as a major milestone in the country’s journey to rebuild institutions and reframe its image as a frontier of opportunity rather than crisis.

1 week ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

AFRICA attracted a record US$97 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, defying a global downturn in capital flows, according to UNCTAD’s latest World Investment Report released on June 19. While global FDI fell 11% compared to last year, Africa recorded a 75% surge — the highest of any region. Even after excluding Egypt’s US$35 billion Ras El-Hekma mega land deal with the UAE, inflows still rose 12%, reaching US$62 billion. The continent’s share of global FDI climbed from 4% to 6%.

1 week ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

A new report shows many African countries are setting their own priorities on gender equality, especially in political inclusion and legal reform, and in some cases are progressing faster than global averages. The 2025 Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum shows that twenty African countries now rank in the top 100 global list of countries that have reduced their gender gap.

1 week ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

AT the crack of dawn, long before the hospital corridors fill with footsteps and clipped conversations, Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti has already started her rounds. She begins her day with a devotion, a prayer, a moment of spiritual grounding before immersing herself in the organised ‘chaos’ of Ghana’s largest public oncology centre. “Once the first patient arrives, your day has started, whether it’s official time or not. You’re responsible,” she says.

1 week ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Orucho Bonface Tengeya

SCROLLING through the Enugu Literary Society’s (ELS) Instagram page reveals a collage of microphones, bold typefaces, book-lined walls, and expressive faces. A flier for the then-upcoming Arts & Literary Festival bursts in gold, featuring a clenched fist rising from a fountain pen. Another post promotes an open mic session, the silver head of a mic gleaming like a spotlight. Post after post reveals a pattern.