Analysis & Report
In-depth analyses and latest reports from all over Africa.
The global panel on inequality needs African evidence: here’s how it could work
The launch was held immediately after a meeting of the African Union and South Africa African Expert Panel. Having the...
Read moreDetailsWhy Africa needs a new credit agency
In 2017, the African Union gave the African Peer Review Mechanism a mandate to support member states in the field...
Read moreDetailsAfrica’s mineral strength is wasted if countries don’t work together – new report
Green technologies are mineral-intensive: electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and grids need cobalt, lithium, copper, manganese, graphite and...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia’s peace deal is unravelling – what went wrong with the Tigray agreement
The Pretoria peace deal in Ethiopia was an agreement to cease hostilities. It wasn’t a comprehensive political settlement. A political...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo: The INGA Dam Paradox
Congo already has electricity it cannot deliver. Inga’s problem is not the dam. Everyone is arguing about who will finance...
Read moreDetailsMineral Beneficiation: A Pipedream of Prosperity in an Unequal Financial Architecture
African countries and communities should demand three main systemic changes as a prerequisite to contributing to critical minerals supply chains....
Read moreDetailsIs Zambia’s Economy Rebounding Under President Hakainde Hichilema?
Zambia presents an evidently different macroeconomic image as a result of ease in inflation, strengthened foreign exchange reserves, and restored...
Read moreDetailsRefinery rivalry: billion‑dollar oil projects expose East Africa’s long‑running regional tensions
East Africa, a region that has been working to deepen economic integration for more than 25 years, has a history of...
Read moreDetailsZambia’s chaotic but decisive election: government demonstrates strength, democracy shows weakness
Hichilema’s government has ruled in a time of extreme global economic anxieties. Conflict, supply chain interruptions and aid withdrawal have...
Read moreDetailsWhy African countries must rethink how they grow their economies
The prolonged disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has exposed how vulnerable Africa’s economies are to geopolitical shocks. Fuel prices...
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