By Danilo Desiderio Africa’s demographic surge presents both an extraordinary opportunity and a formidable challenge. By 2050, the continent’s least developed countries will need to absorb...
By Ziad Hamoui 2025 will be remembered as the year West African trade infrastructure graduated from PowerPoint presentations to bulldozers and rail tracks. After decades of...
By Danilo Desiderio As global trade grows increasingly fragmented, Africa stands at a crossroads. According to UNCTAD, average tariffs imposed by major economies – including the...
By Des H Rikhotso Africa’s 16 landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) have long grappled with a paradox – rich in natural resources and youthful energy, yet economically...
Africa needs to improve its regional and national deficits before it can increase investment from outside the continent. David Humphrey, head of power and infrastructure at...
With focus shifting away from developed markets, Africa’s emerging markets brim with opportunities and potentials capable of sustaining continuous economic growth and high yield for investors....
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi – Incoming Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Kenya’s Mukhisa Kituyi is the new Secretary-General of UN Conference on...
The insurance industry in Africa, contrary to general expectations, contains some of the most advanced and sophisticated systems in the world but, on the continental level,...