Author: Kurt L. Davis Jr.

The light railway system in Addis Ababa provides a direct view into the successful and tangible economic diplomacy of China across the African continent….

Tunisia is at a make-or-break stage as it prepares for elections in November 2019, with many observers starting to wonder if the country’s political transition to liberal democracy is in trouble…

Omar al-Bashir is out as president of Sudan, but protesters fear that the military-led transitional government may only be stepping into a power vacuum and assuming the same power infrastructure and methods of rule….

South Africa has long faced the reality of ‘flight’ by citizens to other countries for a myriad of reasons, including lack of economic opportunity and the prevalence of crime…

Jumia‘s IPO may be the jumpstart to African investment after several years of depressed African private equity fundraising and overall private investment….

Oil-price volatility highlights the fragility of a development model based on a single resource. For oil-producing countries the imperative of adopting a more diverse investment strategy can no longer be ignored…

Optimism among investors was not at its highest point for Africa at the start of 2019, but investors should appreciate that Africa, while interconnected in certain ways, is a continent of 54 unique countries…

With the new year only a few days away, we look ahead and make a few economic predictions for the African continent in 2019…

If I could be Santa and give gifts to each of my African friends, here’s what I’d wish for each African country in 2019…