Prospects 2016

Africa

Global market volatility and low commodity prices are steadily raising the region's risk profile

African states will struggle to defend their currencies and domestic buffers amidst hostile external conditions

The fallout from controversial presidential term limits will be one of next year's defining features

Several countries face fraught election seasons next year; others will proceed on ambitious development programmes

Challenges posed by waning economic growth raise the stakes for the many elections scheduled for next year

Next year is critical for the administration to prove that its reformist policies can work in testing economic times