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Africa’s Cocoa Power Play

TCMPAugust 18, 2026August 12, 202608 mins

Can Four Leading Cocoa Producers Rewrite the Rules of Global Trade? By Ola Aina Africa produces more than 70 per cent of the world’s cocoa, giving the continent a dominant position in one of the world’s most important agricultural commodities. Despite this overwhelming role as the primary source of cocoa beans, the countries that produce them…

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…