Botswana

  • Jun 18, 2019
  • 2 min read

African LGBT campaigners will make marginal gains

A high-profile judgement does not portend wide-ranging continental reform

Africa
  • Jun 12, 2019
  • 2 min read

Botswana homosexuality ruling will buoy activists

A court has struck down colonial-era anti-homosexuality laws in a landmark ruling

Botswana
  • Aug 21, 2018
  • 7 min read

Botswana's diversification challenges will mount

Diamond rents are set to decline over the long term and the government will have to find new sources of income

Botswana
  • May 31, 2018
  • 7 min read

New Botswana president faces mounting challenges

Despite apparent political stability, economic risks linger ahead of the 2019 election

Botswana
  • Mar 6, 2018
  • 7 min read

Small size blunts African sovereign wealth funds scope

Despite their popularity, regional funds have yet to bring significant benefits

Africa
  • Feb 15, 2018
  • 2 min read

Africa’s development may hinge on investment in people

Rapid population growth is challenging African nations to create jobs for their swelling working-age populations

Africa
  • May 26, 2017
  • 7 min read

South African downgrades will raise regional risks

Pretoria's economic woes pose economic and political challenges for the Southern African Customs Union

South Africa
  • Nov 16, 2016
  • 8 min read

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2017

A gloomy economic outlook will see a number of unpopular leaders under pressure to announce exit plans

Southern Africa