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                    <title><![CDATA[Tanzania and Namibia: Colonial Continuities and Possibilities for Realigning German Development Cooperation]]></title>

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                    <description><![CDATA[This convening brings practitioners and policymakers together to discuss postcolonial realignment and actionable paths toward genuine, co-created international partnerships.]]></description>

                    
                    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:07:14 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Hybrid microgrids as productive infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/hybrid-microgrids-as-productive-infrastructure-in-sub-saharan-africa</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Hybrid microgrids offer a viable alternative to powering rural industry when central grids fail, but their success depends on coordinated productive demand, viable financing, strong governance and enterprise support. ]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:17:26 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kossi Toulassi]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[APRI at Five: Celebratory Panel Discussion and Institutional Strategy Launch]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/apri-at-five-celebratory-panel-discussion-and-institutional-strategy-launch</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Celebrating five years of connecting Africa to global policy debates, APRI launched its 2026–2030 Strategy in Berlin under “Who Writes the Terms Now?”, championing African bargaining power and co-created partnerships.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:53:11 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[To find their true leverage, African countries have to read the world]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/to-find-their-true-leverage-african-countries-have-to-read-the-world</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Vast resources don't guarantee bargaining power. To gain real leverage, African countries must stop relying on raw potential and master the fine print of foreign industrial policy.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:21:41 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[François Sennesael]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[High Level Stakeholder Convening on Advancing Nigeria's Green Industrialisation Through Critical Minerals]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/high-level-stakeholder-convening-advances-nigerias-green-industrialisation-agenda-through-critical-minerals</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[APRI, alongside the NCCC and key partners, is spearheading a strategic effort to turn Nigeria's mineral wealth into sustainable green industries, competitive local value chains, and lasting economic transformation.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:25:29 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Mining stakeholder and institutional landscape report for Nigeria’s critical minerals sector]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/mining-stakeholder-and-institutional-landscape-report-for-nigerias-critical-minerals-sector</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s critical minerals sector holds immense potential, but faces systemic value loss and informality. This report analyses the stakeholder and institutional landscape shaping its strategy.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:28:27 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Munira Raji]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[EP 6: We have the blueprint: How do we industrialise Africa together?]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/podcast/ep-6-we-have-the-blueprint-how-do-we-industrialise-africa-together</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The closing episode of our second season asks how governance brings together the mineral value chains, manufacturing, skills, energy, and capital to industrialise Africa.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Zambia’s 2026 Elections: What Will the Ruling Party do with Parliamentary Dominance?]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/zambias-2026-elections-what-will-the-ruling-party-do-with-parliamentary-dominance</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Zambia’s Aug 13, 2026 election sees President Hakainde Hichilema face 13 rivals amid expanded 226-seat parliament with reserved seats. Key questions: contenders, system integrity, and final outcome.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[O’Brien Kaaba]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Spotlight: François Sennesael, EU Senior Fellow]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/spotlight-francois-sennesael-eu-senior-fellow</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[François Sennesael joins APRI as EU Senior Fellow]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:03:17 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[François Sennesael]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[The Iran Conflict and Africa’s Food Security: Policy Pathways Beyond Emergency Response]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/the-iran-conflict-and-africas-food-security-policy-pathways-beyond-emergency-response</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The crisis underscores how concentrated control over strategic maritime corridors and fertilizer supply chains continues to shape food security outcomes far beyond the immediate conflict zone.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:27:57 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sebastian Nduva]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Green colonialism and Africa’s renewable energy push: pathways to sustainable green technology partnerships]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/green-colonialism-and-africas-renewable-energy-push-pathways-to-sustainable-green-technology-partnerships</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[By implementing rights-based policy safeguards, African nations could unlock sustainable green technology partnerships that expand access to clean and reliable energy and create green jobs.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Damilola S. Olawuyi]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Wicked Urban Problems in African Cities: Rethinking Policy and Practice]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/wicked-problem-rethinking-policy-and-practice-in-urban-africa</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Designing urban policies for the multifaceted ways in which cities function.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:47:32 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Serwah Prempeh]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Wicked urban problems in Africa: geo-visualising the proliferation of informal settlements in Nairobi]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/wicked-urban-problems-in-africa-geo-visualisation-of-proliferation-of-informal-settlements-in-nairobi</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Nairobi's informal settlements pose a wicked, socio-economic problem that remains visually hidden. Geo-visualisation offers a practical and cost-effective solution to bridge the methodological gap.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mildred M. Ambani Songoro]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Informal electricity as a system: rethinking energy governance in urban informal settlements]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/informal-electricity-as-a-system-rethinking-energy-governance-in-urban-informal-settlements</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Informal electricity access in settlements is shaped by local incentives, governance gaps and social networks. Effective solutions require systemic reforms that address these factors.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mourice Wambua Kausya]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Petty Corruption: Exploring Legal Gaps within informal settlement water and sanitation goals]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/petty-corruption-exploring-legal-gaps-within-informal-settlement-water-and-sanitation-goals</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Enforcing anticorruption laws may not only improve access to the 800,000 residents of the informal settlement of Kisumu, but also eliminate corruption in the Kenyan water and sanitation sector.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvince Othoo]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[The prospects and challenges of implementing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in Ghana]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/the-prospects-and-challenges-of-implementing-bus-rapid-transit-brt-systems-in-ghana</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Reviving Ghana’s BRT system can transform urban mobility, provided it is supported by institutional reform, dedicated lanes and sustainable funding through taxes and land value capture instruments.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:36:15 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmanuel Amponsah]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[EP 5: We Can Fund the Mine: Why is it so Hard to Finance What Comes Next?]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/podcast/ep-5-we-can-fund-the-mine-why-is-it-so-hard-to-finance-what-comes-next</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Africa has the limestone to meet the continent’s growing demand for cement, yet the capital finance continues to trail. What lessons can Nigeria offer?]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:25:47 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Decolonising Development Literature Mapping Tool]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/projects/decolonising-development/</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Explore diverse perspectives on decolonising development through interactive visualisations, conceptual mapping and self-reflection on the future of development cooperation.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:15:10 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Recommendations across the Project Life Cycle]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/projects/project-cycle/</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[This is an interactive visualisation of ten recommendations for addressing colonial continuities in German development cooperation.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:19:01 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Identifying and Addressing Colonial Continuities in German Development Cooperation]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/identifying-and-addressing-colonial-continuities-in-german-development-cooperation</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[This report explores colonial continuities in German development cooperation. Drawing on practitioner insights and comparative country cases it outlines recommendations]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:40:43 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Kwesi Aikins]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Critical alliances: mapping Africa’s mineral partnerships with European countries]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/critical-alliances-mapping-africas-mineral-partnerships-with-european-countries</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[This brief maps bilateral mineral partnerships between EU member states and African countries and assesses their scope, limitations and their implications for Europe-Africa mineral diplomacy.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:24:19 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eszter Szedlacsek]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[EP 4: We have the bauxite: Why don't we have the power to smelt it?]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/podcast/ep-4-we-have-the-bauxite-why-dont-we-have-the-power-to-smelt-it</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Guinea and Ghana have the bauxite, but transforming the raw ore into aluminum requires massive power. What role does energy play in turning minerals into high value goods?]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Cooperating in changing times: strengthening German-Senegalese partnership in times of global realignment]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/cooperating-in-changing-times-strengthening-german-senegalese-partnership-in-times-of-global-realignment</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Moving from aid to alliance. How can the German-Senegalese partnership be reimagined to address the hurdles of energy and migration toward a path of mutual benefit?]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sokhna Rosalie Ndiaye]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[EP 3: The DRC Has the Cobalt, Why Isn't It Building the Batteries Yet?]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/podcast/ep-3-the-drc-has-the-cobalt-why-isnt-it-building-the-batteries-yet-804</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The DRC has the minerals to create batteries, yet activities further downstream continue to lag. What skills are required to create and sustain a value chain?]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[New Country Reports on Youth-Led Green Technology Innovation: Unlocking Africa’s Triple Challenge]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/new-country-reports-on-youth-led-green-technology-innovation-unlocking-africas-triple-challenge</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[New studies by APRI, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, map a path to overcoming policy, financial, and skills barriers for young green technology innovators in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:29:34 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Scaling Green Technologies and Youth Employment in African Tech Startups: the Nigerian Solar Mini-Grid Sector]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/scaling-green-technologies-and-youth-employment-in-african-tech-startups-the-nigerian-solar-mini-grid-sector</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[This report explores how policy, innovation, and enterprise support shape youth jobs in Nigeria’s solar mini-grid sector.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Scaling Green Innovations for Youth Employment - Insights from Kenya’s E-Mobility Sector]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/scaling-green-innovations-for-youth-employment-insights-from-kenyas-e-mobility-sector</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[This report explores how system builders and ecosystem enablers in Kenya’s e-mobility sector can deliver more inclusive youth employment through policy, innovation and startup support.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:49:39 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[From geopolitical competition to CRM  strategic cooperation: the EU-Indonesia-Africa triangle]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/from-geopolitical-competition-to-crm-strategic-cooperation-the-eu-indonesia-africa-triangle</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Africa’s CRM wealth can only support value addition if partnerships move beyond extraction towards local processing, industrialisation and skills creation.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eszter Szedlacsek]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[A country-platform playbook for scaling adaptation finance]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/a-country-platform-playbook-for-scaling-adaptation-finance</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Climate change is costing lives and livelihoods - but funding solutions is falling short. This playbook shows how smarter finance can turn resilience into real investment.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:02:33 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ebipere K. Clark]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Where are we heading?  Can Nigeria achieve economic and climate targets simultaneously?]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/where-are-we-heading-can-nigeria-achieve-economic-and-climate-targets-simultaneously</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Can Nigeria grow into a $1 trillion economy while cutting emissions? This analysis explores the trade-offs, risks, and pathways shaping its climate–economy future.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:31:01 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Omata]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria Critical Minerals Stakeholder and Policy Database]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/projects/nigeria-critical-minerals-strategy/</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Nigeria Critical Minerals Stakeholder and Policy Database is an interactive web resource under APRI’s Roadmap for Nigeria’s Critical Minerals Strategy Project, helping stakeholders identify and engage key actors, institutions, and policies.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:13:05 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[EP2: Why Is Southern Africa’s Steel Manufacturing Declining If It Has Chrome and Iron?]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/podcast/ep2-why-is-southern-africas-steel-manufacturing-declining-if-it-has-chrome-and-iron</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Southern Africa has the minerals to make steel, but its industry is under strain. What does it really take to manufacture competitively and sustainably in today’s global economy?]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:34 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[APRI]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[From waste to wealth: A national strategy for methane mitigation and commodification in Nigeria]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/from-waste-to-wealth-a-national-strategy-for-methane-mitigation-and-commodification-in-nigeria</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Can Nigeria turn $2B in wasted methane into energy, jobs, and climate gains? Discover how this policy brief reframes methane as a national economic asset.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:10:37 +0200</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[2025: A Year of Global Fracture]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/2025-a-year-of-global-fracture</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:24:15 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Serwah Prempeh]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Agency beyond Extractivism: African Economies and Societies in a New Global (Dis-)Order]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/agency-beyond-extractivism-african-economies-and-societies-in-a-new-global-dis-order</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[In 2025, Africa gained bargaining power for critical mineral leverage but faced extractive debt and fiscal challenges. Gen Z uprisings toppled governments, triggering more political repression.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:26:00 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Kwesi Aikins]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Enhancing Nigeria’s Clean Energy Transition: Mapping Chinese Investment and Strategic Priorities]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/enhancing-nigerias-clean-energy-transition-mapping-chinese-investment-and-strategic-priorities</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s clean energy transition is unfolding amid shifts in technology, finance, and geopolitics. This report examines China’s role in infrastructure, renewable energy, and investments shaping the sector.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Najim Animashaun]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Nigeria’s Climate Transition in 2025: Moving from Ambition to Delivery]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/nigerias-climate-transition-in-2025-moving-from-ambition-to-delivery</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Nigeria's 2025 climate transition agenda gained momentum, moving decisively from ambition to delivery. Progress across energy, finance, and public-sector governance accelerates the groundwork laid for a just, inclusive climate transition.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chibuikem Agbaegbu]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[After Belém: securing a just technology transition pathway for Africa]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/after-belem-securing-a-just-technology-transition-pathway-for-africa</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Following COP30 in Belém, Africa has a narrow window to deliver on technology justice, but only if it can secure predictable finance and steer the Belém Technology Implementation Programme toward co‑development rather than more promises.]]></description>

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                        <media:content url="https://afripoli.org/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69ae80a6711e3.jpg" medium="image"/>
                    
                    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Serwah Prempeh]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Africa in a Multipolar World: Navigating Power in Shifting Global Order, 2025]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/africa-in-a-multipolar-world-navigating-power-in-shifting-global-order-2025</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[In 2025, Africa navigated a shifting multipolar world shaped by US retrenchment, strained AU–EU relations, the first G20 summit on the continent, intensifying competition over critical minerals, and rising tensions in the Horn of Africa.]]></description>

                                            <enclosure url="https://afripoli.org/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69afd77e5f84f.jpg" length="47056" type="image/jpeg"/>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:38:00 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amandine Gnanguênon]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[The Anthropologist in the Room: Reflections on an Unsettled Year]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/the-anthropologist-in-the-room-reflections-on-an-unsettled-year</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[2025 upended global cooperation. From Africa to Europe to the US, partnerships are shifting — think tanks must rethink how collaboration actually works now.]]></description>

                                            <enclosure url="https://afripoli.org/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69b1286ec3d5a.jpg" length="103150" type="image/jpeg"/>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:38:14 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simoa Nangle]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[The Year of Modest Regulatory Clarity, but Every Little Helps]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/the-year-of-modest-regulatory-clarity-but-every-little-helps</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[2025 highlighted Africa’s uneven green tech transition as global trade rules tightened and finance gaps widened, underscoring the need to strengthen institutions and expand climate‑tech finance.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:47:00 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Serwah Prempeh]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Beyond the Flying Geese: What the 15th Five-Year Plan Means for Africa, Europe and the World]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/beyond-the-flying-geese-what-the-15th-five-year-plan-means-for-africa-europe-and-the-world</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[China’s 2025 trajectory challenges conventional development models, but it's 15th Five Year Plan could present new opportunities for Africa and Europe]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olumide Abimbola]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies and Youth Employment in Ghana]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/climate-smart-agriculture-technologies-and-youth-employment-in-ghana</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies hold the potential to address both high youth unemployment and climate change in Ghana, but adoption hinges on overcoming various policy barriers.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:15:36 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bismark Owusu Nortey]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[ElectroYuan 2026 - Tianjin, dual circulation, and the currency of the energy transition]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/electroyuan-2026-tianjin-dual-circulation-and-the-currency-of-the-energy-transition</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[As energy systems transform, so do financial systems. This article explores how electrification projects and financing structures are reshaping the geography of currency use.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:41:40 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ebipere K. Clark]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[Germany can’t upskill Ghana into a 24-hour economy, but there is a smarter path (aligning development cooperation with vanguardist industrialisation)]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/germany-cant-upskill-ghana-into-a-24-hour-economy-but-there-is-a-smarter-path</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The paper urges reframing the Ghana-Germany relationship from a limited skills-first model to a strategic, vanguardist partnership aligned with Ghana's 24-Hour Economy, vanguardist industrialization.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:25:52 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bright Simons]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[From Trade-Off to Synergy: Value-Added Transition Minerals as a Bridge between Climate Finance and Economic Growth in Nigeria]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/from-trade-off-to-synergy-value-added-transition-minerals-as-a-bridge-between-climate-finance-and-economic-growth-in-nigeria</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[This paper shows how Nigeria can use value-added processing of transition minerals to drive industrial growth, create jobs, and finance climate action through stronger governance.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:18:07 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Omata]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[What Africa’s waste crisis reveals about power, politics and people]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/what-africas-waste-crisis-reveals-about-power-politics-and-people</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Waste in African cities exposes governance gaps, social inequality and the need for systems-driven urban renewal.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:03:11 +0100</pubDate>

                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammed Dahiru Aminu]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <title><![CDATA[The Architecture of Pragmatism: Strategic Surveillance and the “Policy Spare Parts Bin”]]></title>

                    <link>https://afripoli.org/the-architecture-of-pragmatism-strategic-surveillance-and-the-policy-spare-parts-bin</link>
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                    <description><![CDATA[This short analyses explores the repurposing of established civilian policy instruments to support technical and security cooperation between the US and Nigeria, without the need for new formal agreements.]]></description>

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                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Najim Animashaun]]></dc:creator>

                    
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                    <description><![CDATA[The opening episode of our second season asks why copper from Zambia and the DRC powers the world but creates limited industry at home, and explores early signs that this pattern may be shifting.]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>

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                    <title><![CDATA[Africa+1 summits: a closer look at the geometry of global diplomacy]]></title>

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                    <description><![CDATA[The expansion of Africa+1 summitry mirrors both intensified global competition for influence in Africa and a gradual strengthening of African agency]]></description>

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                    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:05:00 +0100</pubDate>

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