Prospects 2024

Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa (Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
  • Nov 13, 2023
  • 7 min read

South Africa

The coming year looks set to be critical for South Africa, as the government struggles to address a multitude of crises

Flooding in Baidoa, Central Somalia, November 6, 2023 (STR/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
  • Nov 15, 2023
  • 7 min read

East Africa

After a relatively quieter year in 2023, the coming 12 months look set to pose renewed challenges across the region

  • Nov 16, 2023
  • 7 min read

West African coups

Africa has experienced nine successful coups since 2020

  • Nov 29, 2023
  • 7 min read

African economies

The multiple external shocks of recent years have exposed long-standing problems within many of the region's economies