The Weekly Beat by Mansa

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted plans, changed priorities, scrambled existing networks – and made most of us acutely aware of the fact that we cannot

South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom said that it found evidence of sabotage at one of its power plants. On this episode, we hear from

The demand for electricity in Africa is expected to triple by 2030 – also requiring at least USD 27 – 31 billion per year to

A year on, and the war in Ethiopia is  still ongoing – costing the country  $2.5 billion while throwing Abiy’s vision for Ethiopia’s economic future

This week Donald Trump announced that he’s launching his own social media platform ‘Truth’ to rival Facebook, Twitter and Youtube after the platforms banned him

On 4th October, Facebook Instagram and WhatsApp almost simultaneously took a leave of absence of more than five hours.The most fascinating facet of the story

World's least developed nations need $485bn of investment- most of these are African nations. On this weeks episode, we break down the report and it’s findings

As the Global population continues to grow, it has become clear that demand for renewable and eco-friendly energy needs to be addressed. But how can

A conversation with the Acting Secretary General – UNCTAD – Ms Isabelle Durant .. as we look at the future of Global trade im times

UNCTAD15 marks the beginning of a new chapter for trade and development. Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, the world was already facing several