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Nigeria-US Elimination of ISWAP’s Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki: What Does It Mean, and What are the Future Expectations?

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https://alafarika.com/6414/nigeria-us-elimination-of-iswaps-abu-bilal-al-minuki-what-does-it-mean-and-what-are-the-future-expectations/

Africa Forward Summit: A New Policy for The Continent or A Familiar Script?

An Analysis of what comes next for Africa aftermath the France - Africa Summit 2026.

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https://alafarika.com/6405/africa-forward-summit-a-new-policy-for-the-continent-or-a-familiar-script/

Alafarika for Studies and Consultancy is pleased to announce the official launch of KUDI: African Journal of Economic Development, an international, multilingual, peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing rigorous research on economic development and structural transformation in Africa.

KUDI is established as part of Alafarika’s broader commitment to strengthening the production of Africa-centred knowledge and contributing to academic and policy debates with clarity, independence, and methodological rigour. The journal provides a platform for research that directly engages with the realities, challenges, and opportunities shaping African economies.

KUDI is now accepting full manuscript submissions for its first issue (Volume 1, Issue 1) in the following areas:
- Structural transformation and sectoral change
- Industrial development and productive capacity
- Urbanization and spatial economic dynamics
- Rural transformation and agricultural development
- Infrastructure, transport, and energy systems
- Trade, regional integration, and global value chains
- Governance, institutions, and development policy
- Digitalization, sustainability, and emerging development pathways

*Language of publication:
- English
- Arabic

* Note:
- Deadline for sending manuscript: June 25, 2026.
- All submissions are done online (OJS).
- Journal is open access.
- Publication is free during its launch and establishment phase (2026-2027).

You can learn more about the journal and its mission and submit your articles for the first issue through its official website here:
https://journals.alafarika.com/KUDI/en/announcement/view/4

The Future of Africa’s Education: Between Adoption of Indigenous Languages and Indigenized Colonial Tongues.

“As of 2024, 31 African countries have adopted bilingual or multilingual education policies, which is an important response to the local and global calls for the integration of indigenous languages in educational programmes, according to the Global Education Monitoring Report. Though these policies weren’t implemented at full scale, 23 countries shifted to the second language before grade 5, while 80% of the policies indicate that local languages should later be kept as subjects.”

The Future of Africa’s Education: Between Adoption of Indigenous Languages and Indigenized Colonial Tongues - Alafarika Language is not merely a tool for communication; it is the operating system of any society. The role it plays is multifaceted, acting simultaneously as a