Africa

  • Aug 29, 2013
  • 7 min read

Africa's north-south transport corridor lacks funding

The North-South Corridor (NSC) is Africa's most important land transport route by trade volume...

Africa
  • Aug 29, 2013
  • 1 min read

Africa's growth story -- fateful dependency?

Africa
  • Aug 26, 2013
  • 6 min read

Retail banks seek to expand pan-African footprints

Sub-Saharan Africa's retail banking sector has grown robustly in recent years, after decades of...

Africa
  • Aug 23, 2013
  • 6 min read

Africa-China trade ties provide inroads for renminbi

In 2012 bilateral trade between China and Africa reached nearly 200 billion dollars, an annual...

Africa
  • Aug 19, 2013
  • 7 min read

Aid revamp points to revised France-Africa ties

This year's military intervention in Mali prompted much commentary on France's role in Africa....

Africa
  • Aug 15, 2013
  • 7 min read

Africa's special economic zones have muted effects

Compared to Asian counterparts, African countries have been relatively slow in embracing the...

Africa
  • Aug 14, 2013
  • 7 min read

African sovereign funds gear up for growth

After decades of fiscal mismanagement, sub-Saharan African (SSA) states are increasingly turning...

Africa
  • Aug 14, 2013
  • 2 min read

High value loans obscure China's Africa risk aversion

This week President Yoweri Museveni officially launched the construction of the 1.4 billion...

Africa