Central Africa
US government may threaten IMF Central Africa lending
A bill has been introduced in the US Congress aiming to pressure the IMF to change its programme conditionalities
Central AfricaAppetite for African minerals may boost infrastructure
The United States has announced it will finance a new railway line to export metals from Central Africa
AfricaProspects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2023
Political, economic and climate-related problems cloud the regional outlook, despite progress in some areas
East AfricaProspects for East and Central Africa to end-2022
Multiple political crises and a potentially severe humanitarian crisis threaten the region in late 2022
East AfricaUS-China tensions loom over undersea internet cables
Undersea internet cables are critical infrastructure acquiring ever-greater importance
InternationalAfrican regional integration faces new urgency
Lagging regional integration is further complicated by the COVID-19 crisis
AfricaAfrican regional trends will shape democracy’s success
There are stark disparities in quality of democracy between the continent’s sub-regions
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