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Africa's century
The continent where the next generations will live: its people, its cities, its money and its power.
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Humanity
By 2100, more than 1 in 3 people will be African
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Future
Nearly half the world's under-25s will be African by 2100
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Future
By 2100, DR Congo will have more people than the US
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Cities
Kinshasa will soon be bigger than Paris and London combined
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Technology
Two-thirds of the world's mobile money moves in Africa
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Energy
Volcanic heat makes nearly 45% of the power Kenya generates
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Energy
Africa's solar imports more than doubled since early 2024
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Power
DR Congo mines three-quarters of the world's cobalt
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Technology
Nearly two in three people in Africa are still offline
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Technology
Africa formally recycles less than 1% of its e-waste