Analysis

Seven kilometres of concrete and steel stand between Sierra Leone and a fundamentally different economic future. The case for the Lungi Bridge goes far beyond transport.

Sierra Leone's 336,000-strong global community sends nearly $300 million home each year. But remittances are only the most visible layer of what the diaspora truly represents.

For a decade he was the invisible architect of West Africa's most disciplined economic reform programme. On May 24, 2026, he moved to the front of the room.

Global capital markets hold $300 trillion. Africa mobilizes cents on every development dollar. The answer lies not in more money but in making the continent's projects worth funding.

FTSE Russell has restored Nigeria's Frontier Market status. The celebration is real. But the narrative that Nigeria is "back" obscures a more complex and consequential picture.

Nigeria's 853 kilometres of coastline and vast Exclusive Economic Zone represent one of the most underutilised economic frontiers on the continent. The question is one of leadership.

The number is almost too large to hold in the mind. But something has changed in the past 18 months. The smart money is no longer merely acknowledging the gap — it is beginning to move toward it.

The Africa Expert Panel's proposal to sell IMF gold for debt relief is economically sound, historically precedented, and almost certainly dead on arrival. The gap between those two realities tells us everything about where Africa sits in the global power structure.