Mixed fortunes in West Africa
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire may be able to bounce back from economic crisis, but only a limited recovery is expected in Nigeria this year. The post Mixed fortunes in West Africa appeared first on African...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Obstacles to recovery
After struggling for years with lacklustre growth South Africa is now savaged by a second wave of Covid-19, making the country's hopes of an economic renaissance ever more remote. The post South...
View ArticleDoing Business index faces credibility crisis
News that its rankings were manipulated has not only dented the reputation of the Doing Business index but also raised questions about its methodology. The post Doing Business index faces credibility...
View ArticleOkonjo-Iweala wins WTO leadership race
Nigerian economist and former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been confirmed as the next WTO director-general. What will her victory mean for the continent and its role in global trade? The...
View Article‘AfCFTA gives Africa power to change terms of trade’
The AfCFTA not only unleashes a new dynamic in terms of market size, investment and productive capacity but will also allow Africa to renegotiate terms of trade that are skewed against it, says ITC...
View ArticleAfCFTA launches – now Africa must make it succeed
Trading under the AfCFTA began on 1 January, but many issues must be solved before it can live up to its potential as the world’s largest free trade area. The post AfCFTA launches – now Africa must...
View ArticleThe year ahead in East Africa: Losing its sparkle?
East Africa may remain Africa's fastest growing region in 2021, but Covid-19, armed conflict and disputed elections are pulling at the seams of some of the continent's most promising democracies. The...
View ArticleAfrica must hope for the best and prepare for the worst
Dr Hippolyte Fofack, chief economist at Afreximbank, welcomes the prospect of a robust global economic bounceback in 2021 but warns that the downside risks cannot be ignored. The post Africa must hope...
View ArticleBouncing back? Africa faces up to cost of Covid-19
As the global economy slowly rises to its feet, Africa faces reduced growth and looming debt, while the race for a Covid-19 vaccine risks leaving African economies out in the cold. The post Bouncing...
View ArticleAfrica’s relationship with China must be more strategic in 2021
With the next edition of FOCAC coming up in 2021, African governments and businesses need to work hard to steer the continent’s relationship with China in the right direction, say Hannah Ryder and...
View ArticleAfricans take the lead on the global stage
Africa's rising stars in global trade and development finance, show the world that it's finally the continent's time to shine, writes Gina Din-Kariuki. The post Africans take the lead on the global...
View ArticleFour lessons Africa should learn from the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted a number of areas in which Africa is weak or faces threats. Gyude Moore looks at how the continent should respond. The post Four lessons Africa should learn from...
View ArticleCan Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala shake up the WTO?
As Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes over as the first African and the first woman to head the WTO, JP Singh examines the challenges that lie before her. The post Can Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala shake up the WTO?...
View Article‘Don’t stand in my way!’ says WTO’s Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has taken office as the new director-general of the World Trade Organisation. Will this feisty Nigerian succeed in galvanising the moribund organisation? asks Anver Versi. The post...
View ArticleTurkey builds embassies across Africa as Erdogan boosts influence
As Turkey expands its footprint and influence across the continent, what is the end-game to Ankara's limitless Africa ambitions? The post Turkey builds embassies across Africa as Erdogan boosts...
View ArticleHorn diplomacy breaks down as IGAD loses relevance
Given its failure to contain the proliferation of conflict in East Africa, does the IGAD regional bloc have a future? The post Horn diplomacy breaks down as IGAD loses relevance appeared first on...
View ArticleReaping the benefits of AfCFTA
In January, an online webinar co-hosted by Invest in Africa and the UK’s Department for International Trade looked at the progress made in implementing the AfCFTA. The post Reaping the benefits of...
View ArticleA policy agenda for Africa to regain its growth trajectory
How can Africa restore growth after the continent’s first recession in 25 years? Harry G. Broadman sets out reforms that need to be made in three key areas. The post A policy agenda for Africa to...
View ArticleAfrican trade activity continues to increase
Digital deal origination and processing platform Orbitt provides an analysis of companies that approached it to finance trading activity in 2021. The post African trade activity continues to increase...
View ArticleAfrica’s economies to bounce back as debt fears mount – AfDB
Africa's coronavirus-ravaged economies are expected to rebound in 2021, on the back of vaccine programmes and the implementation of a continent-wide trade deal, the development bank says. But debt will...
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