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Global South Pole

Author: Aliyu Bello

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The world is changing. As we navigate the emerging multipolarity, where power is distributed among multiple actors, the Global South emerges as a key player. Global South Pole is more than just a podcast. It’s a platform dedicated to challenging the mainstream narratives and amplifying the voices of the overlooked communities. It’s time to rewrite the maps to plant the Global South at the center
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Across Africa, advances in science, engineering, and emerging technologies are creating new possibilities for strengthening defense and security. Yet turning research and prototypes into technologies that can be tested, manufactured, financed, and deployed requires stronger links between researchers, defense institutions, industry, and investment.
As African countries seek to accelerate infrastructure development and industrialization, BRICS and its New Development Bank are emerging as important avenues for financing. A researcher at the BRICS Research Institute says the bloc could give African states greater room to pursue development priorities through expanded South-South cooperation.
Africa is a major force in the global cashew industry, producing more than half of the world’s raw cashew supply. But much of the economic opportunity lies beyond cultivation, as processing can create new products, jobs, industries, and revenue while allowing more value from the crop to remain within African economies.
Nigeria’s growing use of drones, military aviation, and intelligence-led operations is opening new possibilities for how its security forces confront terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping. The shift is aimed at improving surveillance, operational readiness, and the ability of troops to respond more effectively to emerging threats.
Artificial intelligence is used to study diseases, predict outbreaks, and support medical research, but its effectiveness depends on the data used to train it. With African populations underrepresented in global genomic datasets, questions remain over how accurately AI systems reflect the continent’s genetic diversity and public health realities.
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