• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • Finance
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Political Humor
  • Technology
BREAKING NEWS: Report Says Polisario using Child Soldiers

Op-Ed: The Role of African Intelligence Services in Promoting Economic Growth

March 23, 2023
Power Distribution Unit PDU: Essential Guide for IT Hardware

Power Distribution Unit PDU: Essential Guide for IT Hardware

September 2, 2025
Why Access Control Security Systems Are Essential for Modern Offices

Why Access Control Security Systems Are Essential for Modern Offices

September 2, 2025
The Pros and Cons of Using X2Mate for YouTube Downloads

The Pros and Cons of Using X2Mate for YouTube Downloads

September 1, 2025
Top 5 YouTube Downloaders for High-Quality, Fast Downloads

Top 5 YouTube Downloaders for High-Quality, Fast Downloads

September 1, 2025
Micro Market Vending

Micro Market Vending: Revolutionizing Workplace Breaks

August 27, 2025
Corporate Catering

Corporate Catering: The Smart Way to Fuel Workplace Events

August 27, 2025
music downloader

Free MP3 Music Downloader Tools You Should Try – Fast & Easy

August 26, 2025
youtube downloader

The Importance of YouTube Downloader in Today’s Digital Music World

August 26, 2025
y2mate

Download YouTube Videos Easily: Top 5 Free Online Tools

August 26, 2025

Molecular Dynamics Simulation: A Powerful Tool for Molecular Research

August 26, 2025
mp3 juice

Top 5 MP3 Downloaders You Can Use on Any Device

August 25, 2025
Rebuilding Broken Product Processes: When It’s Time to Rethink Your PLM Strategy

Rebuilding Broken Product Processes: When It’s Time to Rethink Your PLM Strategy

August 22, 2025
  • About
  • NewsTalkFlorida
  • SportsTalkFlorida
  • FeedBox
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
  • Login
  • Register
Inside The Nation
  • Daily Buzz
    How To Insulate External Doors: A Simple and Effective Guide

    How To Insulate External Doors: A Simple and Effective Guide

    Door-Rain-Deflector

    How an Exterior Door Rain Deflector Can Improve Your Home’s Curb Appeal

    The Dodgers add another star pitcher Kirby Yates

    The Dodgers add another star pitcher Kirby Yates

    NFL Network analyst Marc Ross rips Giants: “They’re a mess!”

    The Commanders lost to the Eagles but won back their fans

    NFL Network analyst Marc Ross rips Giants: “They’re a mess!”

    With Super Bowl LIX around corner, which team gets most action?

    Leading US-Bred Dirt Horses Have Excellent Chance at Dubai World Cup

  • US News
    • All
    • EDUCATION
    youth life coach Austin

    The Inspired Minds Approach to Helping Teens Navigate Life with Strength

    non denominational church

    Discovering Spiritual Growth at Plano’s Non-Denominational Churches

    Succeeding in NURS FPX 4050 Assessment 3 and 4: Elevating Your Nursing Practice with Data and Leadership

    Succeeding in NURS FPX 4050 Assessment 3 and 4: Elevating Your Nursing Practice with Data and Leadership

    teen confidence coach

    Your Teen Deserves to Feel Confident—Let Austin’s Top Life Coach Help

    electric panel repair

    Top Signs Your Home Needs Electrical Repairs

    How Tutoring Services Can Benefit A Child’s Education

    How Tutoring Services Can Benefit A Child’s Education

  • Politics
    • All
    • international News
    10 Reasons You Need a Firearms Lawyer for Gun Ownership Rights

    10 Reasons You Need a Firearms Lawyer for Gun Ownership Rights

    The Rays and the A’s future remains in flux

    The Rays and the A’s future remains in flux

    Harris Shines In Her Debate With Trump

    Harris Shines In Her Debate With Trump

    Look For Shapiro To Replace Blinken As Secretary Of State In A Harris Administration

    Look For Shapiro To Replace Blinken As Secretary Of State In A Harris Administration

    Harris Expected To Name Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz As Her Running Mate

    Live Video Coverage Of The 2024 DNC: Gov. Tim Walz Gets His Night To Shine

    Live Video Coverage of the Republican National Convention

    DNC 2024 The Obama’s Rock Chicago, While Pelosi Handles Protesters

    Live Video Coverage of the Republican National Convention

    Live Coverage of the 2024 Democratic National Convention: “Thank You Joe,” It Is Biden’s Night

    Biden Accomplished More Than Any Other President Since FDR – But Harris Has The Roadmap To The Future

    GOP Attacks on Harris and Walz are just wrong and misleading

    It’s Harris-Walz 2024: The Minnesota Govenor Wins The Veep Stakes

    It’s Harris-Walz 2024: The Minnesota Govenor Wins The Veep Stakes

    Harris Expected To Name Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz As Her Running Mate

    Harris Expected To Name Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz As Her Running Mate

    • Political Humor
      youtube downloader

      The Importance of YouTube Downloader in Today’s Digital Music World

      Molecular Dynamics Simulation: A Powerful Tool for Molecular Research

      youtube to mp3

      The Role of YouTube to MP3 Converter in the Era of Digital Music Access

      How Can GST Help Industrial Businesses Claim Input Tax Credit Efficiently

      Innovating Nucleic Acid Detection: Advanced Minor Groove Binder (MGB) Probes and Custom Solutions

      How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Using Tubidy

      How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Using Tubidy

      Custom Synthesis: A Comprehensive Exploration of Key Elements in Chemical Production

      The Benefits of Custom Application Development for Businesses in Detroit

      The Benefits of Custom Application Development for Businesses in Detroit

      Digital physiotherapy

      How Digital Physiotherapy is Transforming Rehab: Smart Tech for Faster Recovery

  • Business
    • All
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Real Estate
    • Technology
    Power Distribution Unit PDU: Essential Guide for IT Hardware

    Power Distribution Unit PDU: Essential Guide for IT Hardware

    Why Access Control Security Systems Are Essential for Modern Offices

    Why Access Control Security Systems Are Essential for Modern Offices

    Micro Market Vending

    Micro Market Vending: Revolutionizing Workplace Breaks

    Corporate Catering

    Corporate Catering: The Smart Way to Fuel Workplace Events

    music downloader

    Free MP3 Music Downloader Tools You Should Try – Fast & Easy

    Rebuilding Broken Product Processes: When It’s Time to Rethink Your PLM Strategy

    Rebuilding Broken Product Processes: When It’s Time to Rethink Your PLM Strategy

    ERP for Manufacturing

    ERP for Manufacturing: What It Is, How AI Is Transforming It, and Your Guide to Building Custom ERP Software

    End-to-End IDO Development Services: What to Look for in a Technology Partner

  • Entertainment
    The Pros and Cons of Using X2Mate for YouTube Downloads

    The Pros and Cons of Using X2Mate for YouTube Downloads

    Top 5 YouTube Downloaders for High-Quality, Fast Downloads

    Top 5 YouTube Downloaders for High-Quality, Fast Downloads

    music downloader

    Free MP3 Music Downloader Tools You Should Try – Fast & Easy

    youtube downloader

    The Importance of YouTube Downloader in Today’s Digital Music World

    mp3 juice

    Top 5 MP3 Downloaders You Can Use on Any Device

    TikTok Video Downloader

    Fast and Free TikTok Video Downloader – No App Needed

    ERP for Manufacturing

    ERP for Manufacturing: What It Is, How AI Is Transforming It, and Your Guide to Building Custom ERP Software

    How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Using Tubidy

    How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Using Tubidy

    Cannes to Host D-Day Film Festival Honoring Joséphine Baker and Transatlantic Heritage

    Cannes to Host D-Day Film Festival Honoring Joséphine Baker and Transatlantic Heritage

    yt1s

    Yt1s – Download YouTube Videos & Music in Seconds

  • Environment
    youtube downloader

    The Importance of YouTube Downloader in Today’s Digital Music World

    Molecular Dynamics Simulation: A Powerful Tool for Molecular Research

    youtube to mp3

    The Role of YouTube to MP3 Converter in the Era of Digital Music Access

    How Can GST Help Industrial Businesses Claim Input Tax Credit Efficiently

    Innovating Nucleic Acid Detection: Advanced Minor Groove Binder (MGB) Probes and Custom Solutions

    How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Using Tubidy

    How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Using Tubidy

    Custom Synthesis: A Comprehensive Exploration of Key Elements in Chemical Production

    The Benefits of Custom Application Development for Businesses in Detroit

    The Benefits of Custom Application Development for Businesses in Detroit

    Digital physiotherapy

    How Digital Physiotherapy is Transforming Rehab: Smart Tech for Faster Recovery

  • Health
    youtube downloader

    The Importance of YouTube Downloader in Today’s Digital Music World

    Molecular Dynamics Simulation: A Powerful Tool for Molecular Research

    youtube to mp3

    The Role of YouTube to MP3 Converter in the Era of Digital Music Access

    How Can GST Help Industrial Businesses Claim Input Tax Credit Efficiently

    Innovating Nucleic Acid Detection: Advanced Minor Groove Binder (MGB) Probes and Custom Solutions

    How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Using Tubidy

    How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Using Tubidy

    Custom Synthesis: A Comprehensive Exploration of Key Elements in Chemical Production

    The Benefits of Custom Application Development for Businesses in Detroit

    The Benefits of Custom Application Development for Businesses in Detroit

    Digital physiotherapy

    How Digital Physiotherapy is Transforming Rehab: Smart Tech for Faster Recovery

  • Our SItes
    • FeedBox
    • NewsTalkFlorida
    • SportsTalkFlorida
No Result
View All Result
Inside The Nation
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics international News

Op-Ed: The Role of African Intelligence Services in Promoting Economic Growth

by Seleman Kitenge
March 23, 2023
in international News, Politics
0
BREAKING NEWS: Report Says Polisario using Child Soldiers
613
SHARES
1.8k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The traditional focus of intelligence agencies in Africa has been on security issues including counterterrorism, border control, and other security threats to national security. But there is growing understanding of the crucial role that intelligence services can play in fostering overall economic growth and development as African countries continue to develop and grow their economies. Notably, majority of Africans still live in poverty; thus intelligence services can help to support economic growth by providing crucial information and analysis on economic trends and possibilities. This will help African governments to implement programmes that can raise the standard of living for most citizens who are still impacted by absolute poverty.

One way that intelligence services can support economic development is by providing information on market trends and investment opportunities especially via diplomatic missions abroad and even the diaspora. Intelligence agencies can collect and analyse information on economic developments in other countries, such as changes in trade policies, emerging industries, and investment opportunities. This information can then be used to inform both foreign and economic policy decisions, such as bilateral and multilateral engagements and the negotiation of trade agreements or the development of investment strategies that can support implementation of economic diplomacy agenda. In addition, the intelligence services can utilise the diaspora knowledge to attract investments from their countries of residence by providing market and operational information to potential companies and investors.

Under the prism of economic intelligence, intelligence services can also support economic development by providing analysis on economic risk factors which can promote economic security. This can enable both policy makers and decision makers who are beneficiaries of intelligence information to make well-informed policy decisions that will not backfire and create socio-economic shocks in the near future. Intelligence agencies can assess the potential risks and challenges associated with economic activities, such as Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), corruption, money laundering, and transnational organized crime. This analysis can be used to inform policy decisions on measures to mitigate these risks and promote economic growth. Mind you, most of these crimes affect the domestic resource mobilisation capacity of most African countries in terms of revenue collection. For instance, Illicit Financial Flows cause Africa to experience a loss of approximately US$88.6 billion annually, equivalent to 3.7 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP). Therefore, effective intelligence services should be able to foresee any signs of such economic crimes and prevent the resources from getting out of the continent in collaboration with other domestic and international security organs.

Moreover, intelligence services can promote economic growth by offering intelligence-driven development assistance. In order to construct focused interventions to address these difficulties, intelligence must be used to identify the major development challenges and possibilities. For instance, in the context of economic intelligence, intelligence services can gather and analyse information on the causes of inequality and poverty and use it to guide the creation of social and economic development initiatives. In addition, intelligence services can identify, search, assess, produce and distribute  information on financial, economic and corporate matters, which are particularly important for public institutions and companies. The public administration plans, executes, and coordinates these actions in order to maintain national security and defend the interests of people, businesses, and strategic industries both domestically and abroad.

Also, by disseminating knowledge about new businesses and technologies, intelligence services can aid in economic development. This data can be used to uncover prospects for international collaboration and partnership as well as to help policymakers decide how much money to invest in Research and Development.

To provide optimal support for economic development, African intelligence services must successfully surmount various obstacles. Some of these challenges include constrained resources, antiquated training curricula that emphasize physical militaristic methods rather than analytical and strategic thinking, and insufficient skilled personnel. Additionally, intelligence services must navigate complex ethical and legal considerations that arise in the collection of information on private sector entities and the execution of covert operations. It is crucial that they adhere to the rules and regulations that govern their existence, and most importantly, operate with the utmost ethical standards to avoid jeopardising their operations. In short, African intelligence services must overcome a diverse range of hurdles in order to effectively support economic development.

Ultimately, African intelligence services must play a significant part in fostering economic growth. Intelligence services can boost economic progress and raise the standard of living for people living in Africa by providing crucial information and analysis on economic trends and possibilities. African intelligence agencies must, however, overcome a number of obstacles and seek to improve their ability to gather and analyse economic intelligence if they are to accomplish this effectively.

 

Comments
Seleman Kitenge
+ postsBio
  • Seleman Kitenge
    #molongui-disabled-link
    Op-Ed: How To Fight Terrorism in Africa
  • Seleman Kitenge
    #molongui-disabled-link
    Economic Diplomacy And The Future of Tanzania
  • Seleman Kitenge
    #molongui-disabled-link
    Op-Ed: Uncovering the Untapped Potential of African Intelligence Services
  • Seleman Kitenge
    #molongui-disabled-link
    The 4Rs of Tanzania President Samia
Share245Tweet153Share43SharePin55
Seleman Kitenge

Seleman Kitenge

Plugin Install : Widget Tab Post needs JNews - View Counter to be installed
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Hitman shoots husband and kills son of Judge overseeing Deutsche Bank Epstein trial

Hitman shoots husband and kills son of Judge overseeing Deutsche Bank Epstein trial

July 20, 2020
Tanzanian President Samia’s trip to Europe Is a Strategic Move

Tanzanian President Samia’s trip to Europe Is a Strategic Move

February 18, 2022

The 4Rs of Tanzania President Samia

October 7, 2022
The Role of AI in Human Resources

The Role of AI in Human Resources

1
Girl with Shopping bag

8 Super Effective Shopping Tips to Save More Money in Chandigarh Malls 2023

1
Bubble-Wrap-For-Packing

The Benefits of Using Bubble Wrap for Packing

1
Power Distribution Unit PDU: Essential Guide for IT Hardware

Power Distribution Unit PDU: Essential Guide for IT Hardware

September 2, 2025
Why Access Control Security Systems Are Essential for Modern Offices

Why Access Control Security Systems Are Essential for Modern Offices

September 2, 2025
The Pros and Cons of Using X2Mate for YouTube Downloads

The Pros and Cons of Using X2Mate for YouTube Downloads

September 1, 2025
Inside The Nation

Copyright © 2020 Inside The Nation.

Navigate Site

  • About
  • NewsTalkFlorida
  • SportsTalkFlorida
  • FeedBox

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Daily Buzz
  • US News
  • Politics
    • Political Humor
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Our SItes
    • FeedBox
    • NewsTalkFlorida
    • SportsTalkFlorida

Copyright © 2020 Inside The Nation.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

OR

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In