Vol 61 No 3 | ECONOMYAFRICA Revenues and resources are the key 6th February 2020 Governments will have to raise far more revenue and staunch capital flight if they are to boost growth and investment this year Africa will be thrown back on its own resources and internal revenue-raising capacity, at least for the short term, as the economies of major trading partners in Asia and Europe sl... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 1 | AFRICA African spring, economic winter 9th January 2020 Fresh from signal victories in Khartoum and Algiers, youthful mass movements are demanding jobs, opportunities and accountability as financial uncertainty grows Two developments in the past year will be of seismic importance in 2020: the revolutionary movements in Algeria and Sudan and the start of the African Continental Free Trade Agreem... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 24 | MOROCCOEUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Seeking special status 5th December 2019 The Von der Leyen trip to Addis is intended to signal the opening of a new chapter in EU relations with Africa The consensus in Brussels is that Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission is likely to prioritise EU-Africa relations far more than her predecessors. On 6 December, the new Comm...
Vol 60 No 23 | AFRICABRITAIN Brexit and a trade pipe-dream 21st November 2019 Whatever happens in Britain's general election, the uncertainty over its trade policy, including ties with Africa, will continue next year A win for the Conservatives in the election on 12 December would mean Britain's formal exit from the European Union early next year. That would be followed by years of trade negoti... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 21 | ECONOMYAFRICA Up against the slowdown 25th October 2019 As growth ebbs in 90% of the world’s economies, Africa is trying to swim against the tide The annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank between 14 and 20 October in Washington DC was one of the gloomiest for decades, with economists competing to o...
Vol 60 No 19 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA New names, same games 27th September 2019 The new European Commission fails to match the hype about a relaunch of EU-Africa relations Jean-Claude Juncker waited until his final State of the Union speech in September 2018 to show any interest in EU-Africa relations, surprising many with the offer of a 'partnership...
Vol 60 No 18 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Backhander back at you 13th September 2019 Frustrated by their inability to prosecute the foreign recipients of bribes as well as those that pay them, United States lawmakers are seeking to plug the gap. A bill introduced i...
Vol 60 No 16 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAFRICA The Crown Prince’s power play 9th August 2019 From Benghazi to Assab and Khartoum, the UAE’s strongman has emerged as a key player in regional conflicts The world has woken up to the dynamic and ruthless Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahaya...
Vol 60 No 16 | UNITED STATESAFRICA AGOA no go 9th August 2019 The days of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which has granted tariff-free access for 6,500 products to the United States from 39 African countries since 2000, may be number...
Vol 60 No 10 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICAACP EU-ACP ties in question 17th May 2019 A joint ministerial council on 23-24 May had been earmarked as the moment for formally concluding the successor to the Cotonou Agreement, governing the next 20 years of relations b...