# africa insights (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover africa insights. Page: Feed: --- ## [Water & Industrialization: Africa's Hidden Growth Driver](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/Water--Industrialization-Africas-Hidden-Growth-Driver-e3j2spm) _2026-05-08 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ Africa’s industrial growth story is accelerating — but water may be its most overlooked constraint.From mining and manufacturing to agro-processing and urban expansion, water availability, reliability, and governance increasingly determine which projects scale and which stall. Yet water is still too often treated as a utility issue rather than core economic infrastructure.Hosted in partnership… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/119681270/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-8%2F6d6350e3-ddfb-a858-1d31-ca87af47c630.m4a) ## [Mining Series 2026 Panel Discussion: Powering Critical Minerals in Southern Africa - Making Renewable Energy Bankable for Critical Minerals Projects](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/Mining-Series-2026-Panel-Discussion-Powering-Critical-Minerals-in-Southern-Africa---Making-Renewable-Energy-Bankable-for-Critical-Minerals-Projects-e3f22ss) _2026-02-13 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ Southern Africa has a significant clean energy opportunity, underpinned by world-class renewable resources and growing demand from energy-intensive sectors such as mining and minerals processing.Renewable energy is now essential to unlocking critical minerals; however, many projects continue to stall due to coordination challenges between mining and power developments, infrastructure constraints,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/115460444/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-13%2F921bf9d0-1e46-3f7e-376c-ac8a1db5da99.m4a) ## [DRC in Focus: Geopolitics, Political Economy, and the Evolving Investment Landscape](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/DRC-in-Focus-Geopolitics--Political-Economy--and-the-Evolving-Investment-Landscape-e3ecgti) _2026-01-29 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ In 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) moved firmly into the global spotlight — both for its central role in supplying critical minerals essential to the global energy transition and for renewed geopolitical engagement, including U.S.-backed efforts to address longstanding conflict in the country’s east. These dynamics have driven increased international attention across mining, energy,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/114753906/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-29%2F1ebf55dd-a747-98ee-a46e-21ead79fc9f0.m4a) ## [2026 Central Africa Regional Outlook Webinar](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/2026-Central-Africa-Regional-Outlook-Webinar-e3e94ss) _2026-01-28 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ Central Africa enters 2026 with cautious optimism. During this webinar, speakers reflected on an uneven but improving growth outlook, with aggregate GDP expected to rise from around 3.2% in 2025 to approximately 3.4% in 2026, supported by stabilising oil prices, renewed infrastructure investment and gradual diversification beyond extractive sectors. The Central Africa Regional Outlook 2026 Webinar… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/114643292/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-28%2F9e84bede-d15a-35c6-a608-7bccff36c085.m4a) ## [2026 West Africa Regional Outlook Webinar](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/2026-West-Africa-Regional-Outlook-Webinar-e3e2iia) _2026-01-23 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ West Africa is at a strategic inflection point as the region transitions from commodity-led growth toward more diversified investment models. With GDP growth of 4.5% forecast for 2025, the discussion examined how this momentum can be carried into 2026 and beyond. The 2026 West Africa Regional Outlook Webinar explored how value creation can be scaled across key sectors including agriculture,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/114427914/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-23%2Fec48f10c-ed60-a313-5595-2d49760786a9.m4a) ## [2026 East Africa Regional Outlook Webinar](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/2026-East-Africa-Regional-Outlook-Webinar-e3du6q7) _2026-01-20 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ East Africa continues to lead Africa’s growth story. In this webinar, panellists discussed how GDP growth across the region rose from around 4.4% in 2024 to approximately 5.3% in 2025, with projections pointing toward further acceleration to around 6.1% in 2026. The session brought together regional and global perspectives to examine the key structural drivers and risks shaping East Africa’s… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/114284807/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-20%2F673326ce-ceb3-55eb-d997-3f8f15d128ef.m4a) ## [2026 North Africa Regional Outlook](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/2026-North-Africa-Regional-Outlook-e3ds3ju) _2026-01-19 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ North Africa remains a critical economic gateway between Europe, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, with the region’s growth projected to reach 3.9% in 2026, up from 3.6% in 2025.The North Africa Regional Outlook 2026 will convened experts to examine how the region can serve as both an investment frontier and a manufacturing-export hub. Key focus areas:Diversification beyond hydrocarbons:… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/114215998/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-19%2F416397481-44100-2-2a919397bf0b4.mp3) ## [The U.S. - Africa Outlook: Geopolitics, Capital, and Strategic Engagement in 2026](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/The-U-S----Africa-Outlook-Geopolitics--Capital--and-Strategic-Engagement-in-2026-e3do37q) _2026-01-16 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ Amid intensifying global geopolitical competition and economic realignment, US - Africa relations, and the continent’s importance to Washington’s foreign policy and American investment is becoming a key focus. This is underlined by the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS), which calls for a “transition from an aid-focused relationship with Africa to a trade- and investment-focused relationship”,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/114084538/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-16%2F41a9d683-4546-00b6-905c-8d229119c2da.mp3) ## [2026 Southern Africa Regional Outlook](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/2026-Southern-Africa-Regional-Outlook-e3dkmbf) _2026-01-14 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ Southern Africa entered 2026 in a complex terrain: while growth remained modest, regional GDP was projected to rise from 3.0% in 2025 to approximately 3.1% by 2026.The 2026 Southern Africa Regional Outlook Webinar brought together Lydia Shadrach-Razzino, Partner & Head of Corporate M&A Practice at Baker McKenzie, Rufaro Mapanda, Head of Equity Trading at Absa, and Mulenga Mutati, CEO & Head… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/113973039/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-14%2F416088774-44100-2-22e224f458941.mp3) ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tpEpCu7EPgCf) _2026-01-14 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Africa Face to Face Episode 1: Changing the African Narrative](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/invest-africa-insights/episodes/Africa-Face-to-Face-Episode-1-Changing-the-African-Narrative-e3cfqg8) _2025-12-17 · Invest Africa · Invest Africa Insights_ Africa Face to Face brings together Sanjeev Gupta, Invest Africa Advisory Board Member, and Lanre Akinola, Programme & Content Lead Consultant at Invest Africa, for candid conversations with the leaders shaping Africa’s investment and policy landscape. Produced by our media partner, CNBC Africa, the series explores the continent’s most pressing opportunities and challenges, offering clear,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/1636db28/podcast/play/112764872/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-18%2Ffcb2fb00-3fca-6c83-f04f-c1767c0000f8.mp3)