Elvis Korku Avenyo

The OCP Group phosphate processing facility in Morocco pictured in 2026. Morocco holds vast reserves of phosphate, a key ingredient in fertilisers. Abdel Majid BZIOUAT/AFP/Getty Images

September 27, 2026

Africa’s mineral strength is wasted if countries don’t work together – new report

Gideon Ndubuisi, Delft University of Technology; Elvis Korku Avenyo, University of Johannesburg; Solomon Owusu, Boston University, and Woubet Kassa, American University

Africa has the minerals to power the green transition. Capturing more value means countries must pool market power and build shared capabilities.

South African fruit producers use digital technologies such as blockchain and radio frequency identification tags. Getty Images

December 2, 2021

South Africa is failing to ride the digital revolution wave. What it needs to do

Antonio Andreoni, University of Johannesburg and Elvis Korku Avenyo, University of Johannesburg

To take full advantage of digital technologies South Africa needs a coherent digital industrial policy.

Informal workers in West Africa have been hardest hit by covid-19 lockdowns. Chris Kirchhoff/Wikimedia Commons

September 27, 2021

Informal workers in Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso have been hit harder by COVID‑19

Racky Balde, United Nations University and Elvis Korku Avenyo, University of Johannesburg

Informal employment is significant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plight of informal workers needs to be highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Africa’s mineral strength is wasted if countries don’t work together – new report

South Africa is failing to ride the digital revolution wave. What it needs to do

Informal workers in Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso have been hit harder by COVID‑19

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