This week, Africa's attention turns to Morocco as the continent's best women's football teams compete in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). Off the pitch, another development is unfolding that could shape Africa's economic future for decades. Fourteen countries have approved a key agreement for the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, one of the continent's largest cross-border infrastructure projects. Although these developments are taking place in Morocco, their significance extends far beyond one country. Together, they reflect a broader story about Africa's growing ambition to strengthen regional integration through both sport and infrastructure.

West African leaders on Sunday signed an agreement approving the construction of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco at a summit of regional bloc ECOWAS in Sierra Leone's…

Female head coaches will be a rare sight at the Women’s African Cup of Nations. However, there are some promising signs.