Economy
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Côte d’Ivoire: Africa’s fastest growing economy’s bittersweet year
Low cocoa prices have compounded some tough economic challenges for Côte d’Ivoire. This April, cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire awoke to find their crops ... -
Since removal of sanctions, Sudan’s economy has actually got worse
Sanctions held back Sudan’s economy, but not nearly as much as the government’s own policies. On 6 October, the US government announced that it ... -
Leapfrogging is only so good. Africa needs to make things.
Africans remain consumers of technologies invented elsewhere, not their creators. Investment in infrastructure can have a uniquely transformative power for Africa. Addressing the huge ... -
How solar power can be made even more attractive for Africa
The cost of solar power is plummeting, but some challenges remain. I was born and raised in Kenya, a child of the city brought ... -
Whatever happened to East Africa’s oil boom?
Politics has been central to the progress, or lack thereof, in developing East Africa’s oil. And it will continue to be. It was not ... -
Angola’s ruling family is worth billions. What happens when dad steps down?
After nearly four decades in office, President José Eduardo Dos Santos is due to hand over power after Angola’s 23 August elections. After 38 ... -
Brexit offers Sierra Leone chance to reassess the aid relationship
Brexit will undoubtedly affect the UK’s donor relationship with Sierra Leone, but this debate takes away from the crucial issue: improving trade. In the ... -
Mozambique’s debt scandal: Impunity is the catch of the day
With crucial details about the $2 billion loans still secret, the people are paying the price for decisions made by elites and international banks. Mozambique’s ... -
Tanzania: Magufuli’s mining reforms are a masterclass in political manoeuvring
Whether his moves in the mining sector work or not, President Magufuli knows what he is doing. Ever since his election in 2015, Tanzania’s ... -
The African trade revolution quietly afoot
In a tumultuous year for the global trading landscape, negotiations for a huge Africa-wide free trade area are progressing rapidly. Across the developed world, longstanding ...
