Intersect: Africa
YLC Newsletter Mailer Intersect: Africa May Edition Welcome to the May edition of the Intersect: Africa. This month’s edition explores the evolving landscape of India-Africa ties from digital access and energy challenges to maritime cooperation and strategic minerals highlighting where progress is happening and where questions remain. 1. Starlink x Airtel: Africa’s Skybound Bet on […]
Intersect: Africa
India and Africa Newsletter In this edition, some of things we look at are a nation adopting cryptocurrency, Africa’s first AI factory, Trump’s impact on the continent and the devastating civil war in Sudan. 1. Nigeria Recognises Cryptocurrencies as Securities Nigeria has officially recognised cryptocurrencies as securities, with the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving […]
Intersect: Africa
Africa Newsletter-March Edition Source: BCS Group 1) BCS Group Connects Lake Tanganyika with Subsea Cable During a session at the ongoing MWC Barcelona 2025, the world’s largest connectivity event, BCS Group, a leading pan-African wholesale telecom infrastructure provider, has announced the completion of the Lake Tanganyika Submarine Cable Project, the world’s deepest inland undersea fiber optic cable. Spanning 400 kilometers […]
Puntland’s Power Play: Terror, Tensions, and India’s IOR Move
Puntland’s Power Play: Terror, Tensions, and India’s IOR Move The impact of Puntland’s measures to stop terror financing is likely multifold. While in step with West’s objectives, it can exacerbate tensions within the region, especially with the Somalian government. Meanwhile, India, aiming to be a major IOR security provider, must invest in boosting its maritime […]
Intersect: Africa
India and Africa Newsletter | February Edition | Gold, Guns & Geopolitics: Rwanda, DRC & The Battle For Eastern Congo What happens when economic ambition collides with geopolitical turmoil? Rwanda, a small but economically ambitious nation, finds itself at the centre of escalating tensions with its western neighbour, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). […]
Intersect: Africa
ANANTA INSIGHTS India and Africa | January 2025 Welcome to the first edition of Ananta Insights on Africa. Join us on this monthly journey as we explore the dynamic events, pivotal developments, and emerging narratives shaping Africa today. Egypt’s Pivot To Djibouti Egypt is focusing on building African alliances amidst regional instability that led to […]