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AfCFTA: The treaty without a people

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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched in January 2021 for trade (although the treaty entered into force on May 30, 2019). It covers 54 countries, 1.4 billion people, and a combined GDP of $3.5 trillion. It is the world’s largest free trade agreement by number of members. Today, ask a shopkeeper in…

The New Scramble: : How Trade Deals and AI Are Redrawing Africa’s Future

 The New Scramble: : How Trade Deals and AI Are Redrawing Africa’s Future 1184 864 Aether Strategies

By Kambale Musavuli A new pattern is reshaping global digital politics, and African nations must pay attention. This pattern is taking shape not through military force or overt political pressure, but through trade agreements that quietly restructure how data, platforms, and digital services are governed. The recent U.S.–Malaysia trade agreement, presented as a bilateral arrangement,…

Making Better Decisions with Awareness, Consequence, and Collective Intelligence

 Making Better Decisions with Awareness, Consequence, and Collective Intelligence 1024 683 Aether Strategies

The challenges facing most African countries are not only multiple but equally crucial: the appetite of major powers and multinationals for strategic raw materials on African soil, the challenges of climate change and the green transition, an increasingly educated but still unemployed youth, desires for sovereignty and Pan-African renaissance. These situations require states and citizens…

Persona Non Grata in Burkina Faso: The case for the UN strategic communication

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On August 18, 2025, the government of Burkina Faso declared the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System, Ms. Carol Flore-SMERECZNIAK, persona non grata. The reason: a report on ‘Children and Armed Conflict in Burkina Faso’ addressed to the Security Council, which the Burkinabe authorities deemed partial, non-collaborative, and insulting. After Barbara Manzi (on December…

Microsoft, Nayara and the lessons of digital sovereignty for Africa

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Imagine that, overnight, your essential digital tools (messaging, software, data storage) stop working, at the behest of a foreign state. This is a scenario we must already find possible solutions for. Because the economic war between the West and the BRICS is no longer waged solely with tariffs or financial sanctions. This war is also…

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Nyansa Futures 2026

SAVE THE DATE! Nyansa Futures 2026 is coming to Academic City University on 14–15 August—and registration is now open! Over the past year, the Beyond AI community has come together every month to ask some of the most important questions of our time. How will AI transform our jobs, our schools, our hospitals, our businesses,…

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AS at the Data Protection Symposium 2026!

The Data Protection Symposium 2026 is almost here! With cyber threats evolving daily, achieving true Cyber Resilience isn’t just a goal—it’s an immediate necessity. Join industry leaders, experts, and innovators this July to secure your organization’s digital future. From compliance and AI ethics to global cybersecurity trends, these thought leaders are ready to share groundbreaking…

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