Nigeria could be heading towards its second recession in three years
Most political analysts expected the re-election of Buhari in 2019 to signify stability and re-ignite business in the country. But nearly eight months after the election, economic growth has drastically slowed to 1.94% in the second quarter of 2019, which is the second straight quarter of declining growth numbers for the country…
Mozambique: Can elections and fresh finance reboot the nation?
Mozambique’s long-running debt scandal from 2014 drove the country into a financial and political crisis. As the October 2019 election approaches, voters wonder whether the nation can walk back from the brink of economic collapse…
Ethiopia could be the first African country to show China it has bargaining power
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’s elections are a test for the Arab Spring
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…
What To Expect From Sudan’s Transition To Civilian Rule
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’s taxman goes global
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: Africa’s Great IPO Hope
Jumia‘s IPO may be the jumpstart to African investment after several years of depressed African private equity fundraising and overall private investment….
It’s time to rethink oil and gas as a funding source for development
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…
Investors Must Appreciate Africa’s Interconnected Nature And Uniqueness
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…
