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The scramble for capital

Governments and companies look to Asia and domestic finance as trade and investment fall behind the continent’s population and market growth

The push by African economies to accelerate investment and growth is centred on the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) ambitious plan to mobilise under-utilised domestic resources and countries’ efforts...

Africa has to fire up its energy transition

Investment trends suggest that, despite the hype, there is little sign of a transformation under which governments could meet energy needs and climate goals

Mission 300, a grand initiative launched by the World Bank and African Development Bank to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030 has now reached...

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Davos leaders vow to build new aid agenda

Business leaders and state officials cooperate on the Magic Mountain to map out new strategy for assistance

Delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the site of Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain, have been tasked with drawing up a new blueprint for development policy as...

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Green shoots amid global chaos

There are reasons for optimism on growth and inflation but concerns on the cost of Africa’s debts persist

After a year of global uncertainty during which Africa’s economies were hit by the tariff war fallout, deep cuts in official development assistance (ODA), and the impact of...

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