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Illustration of China-Africa trade showing cargo ships and trucks transporting African goods, symbolizing zero-tariff access and strategic supply chain shifts.

China’s Tariff Removal on African Goods Is Not Generosity – It’s Strategy

By Dishant Shah The real question isn’t whether zero-tariff access helps Africa. It’s who captures the value – and who gets left holding the commodity. If...

African economic development constrained by high borrowing costs despite low debt ratios

Opinion2 months ago

The Arithmetic of Injustice: Why Africa Pays for Debt It Doesn’t Owe

By Kelly Mua Kingsly The numbers tell a peculiar story. Africa’s projected debt-to-GDP ratio stands at 60.8 percent for 2026 – a figure that would be...

Africa at a strategic crossroads in the multipolar global trade system, navigating between major economic poles to pursue industrialization, value addition, and economic sovereignty.

Opinion3 months ago

Africa’s Strategic Crossroads in the New Multipolar Trade Order

By Danilo Desiderio The global trading system is fracturing, and Africa faces a pivotal choice: become a strategic player or remain a passive bystander in a...

Illustration of Africa weighed down by heavy debt chains, symbolizing how rising sovereign debt blocks development, infrastructure investment, and social services across the continent.

Opinion3 months ago

Africa’s Debt Trap: Why Borrowing Is Blocking Development

By Kingsley Moghalu A striking statistic from The Africa Report crystallizes the continent’s fiscal crisis: many of Africa’s poorest countries now spend more on debt service...

Business people in Africa discussing economic development and trade opportunities

Opinion3 months ago

Africa’s Economic Crossroads: Growth Amid Global Fragmentation

By Danilo Desiderio The African continent stands at a critical inflection point. While modest economic gains suggest forward momentum, the reality beneath the headline numbers tells...

Africa's infrastructure including railways, ports, and pipelines connecting landlocked countries to coastal trade routes

Opinion4 months ago

How Africa’s Infrastructure Corridors Are Reshaping Economic Destiny

By Dishant Shah At first glance, the map appears to be nothing more than a transport plan: rail lines threading through the continent, ports dotting the...

Africa's Stalled Ascent: Why the Continent Captures Just a Sliver of the Global Economy

Opinion5 months ago

Africa’s Minor Role in the Global Economy – And How to Expand It

By Mark-Anthony Johnson Despite home to nearly 18 percent of the world’s population and some of its fastest-growing economies, Africa is projected to contribute less than...

Workers processing copper in Zambia, symbolizing Africa’s struggle to capture value from global electric vehicle battery demand.

Opinion7 months ago

Africa Trades – But Who Really Captures the Value?

By Kelly Mua Kingsly Africa’s trade volume is surging – its exports to global markets reached record highs in 2024. Yet beneath the headline numbers lies...

Map of Africa highlighting countries with high commodity dependence, overlaid with export icons for oil, minerals, and agricultural products, symbolizing economic reliance on raw materials

Opinion8 months ago

Africa and Latin America Still Shackled by Commodity Dependence, UNCTAD Warns

By Danilo Desiderio A stark new report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) underscores a persistent and perilous reality: despite decades of...