Akinwumi Adesina is wearing a blue suit and patterned bow tie, gesturing while speaking against a dark background.

Akinwumi Adesina and the Quiet Geopolitics of African Economic Independence

TCMPSeptember 7, 2026September 7, 2026010 mins

Why Africa’s push to process its own resources is becoming a question not only of development, but of power By Ola Aina For a decade, Dr Akinwumi Adesina stood at the centre of one of Africa’s most consequential economic debates: who truly benefits from the continent’s natural wealth? As President of the African Development Bank from 2015 to 2025, Adesina advanced…

Illustration of diverse young people from different ethnic backgrounds talking on a university campus, representing Africa's demographic growth, cultural diversity, and global interconnectedness in 2100.

Africa in 2100

TCMPJuly 9, 2026July 13, 202608 mins

Demographic Power and the Challenge of Transformation By Ola Aina Few developments will shape the twenty-first century more profoundly than Africa’s demographic transformation. By 2100, the continent is projected to account for more than one-third of humanity, making Africa’s future increasingly inseparable from the future of the global economy and international politics. United Nations projections suggest that Africa’s…