Africa

  • Jun 7, 2021
  • 7 min read

Chinese over-fishing will ruin West African waters

Waters off Africa’s west coast are among the world’s most overfished. Chinese trawlers play a major role.

China
  • Jun 4, 2021
  • 7 min read

Biden's Africa team will try to hold a steady course

President Joe Biden’s Africa team of experienced individuals is likely to maintain a bipartisan approach to policy.

United States
  • Jun 3, 2021
  • 8 min read

Macron's Africa outreach will need time to bear fruit

The French president in May visited Rwanda and South Africa and hosted an Africa summit

France
  • Jun 2, 2021
  • 7 min read

Pan-African auto plans faces structural hurdles

Manufacturers' attempts to grow a new-vehicle market face a variety of challenges

Africa
  • May 26, 2021
  • 12 min read

African economies face rising risks from reshoring

Africa’s low-skilled labour is vulnerable to re-shoring and near-shoring by firms investing in automation

Africa
  • May 25, 2021
  • 7 min read

Post-Cotonou agreement will challenge African states

A new trade and development treaty largely mirrors its predecessor’s contested approach

Africa
  • May 18, 2021
  • 7 min read

Biden’s human rights focus in Africa faces diversions

Various crises will challenge a counterterrorism policy reset focused on democracy and human rights

Africa
  • May 14, 2021
  • 12 min read

African digital economy faces uneven outlook

Compared with other developed and developing markets during the pandemic, Africa's digital economy boom is modest

Africa