Economy
Latest analyses and reports relating to the African economy.
Nigeria’s Minimum Wage Crisis: The Macroeconomic Factors and Possible Solutions
Nigeria’s population has been growing by about 2.4% a year, while the growth of agricultural value added is a paltry...
Read moreDetailsEconomic and Political Ramifications of the Niger and Benin Border Crisis
Benin’s geographical position at the juncture of two major regional corridors—the Abidjan-Lagos and Cotonou-Niamey corridors—makes this West African country an...
Read moreDetailsIran’s Rising Influence in Sub-Saharan Africa
Below the surface of Africa lies a wealth of mineral resources of huge value. As part of the pivot toward...
Read moreDetailsAfrica-Gulf Relations: The Current Multipolar Moment
The concept of multipolarity is the future of global diplomacy, trade, and politics, as many important global powers are emerging...
Read moreDetailsWill Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery exacerbate European sector’s decline?
Nigeria's giant Dangote oil refinery could bring to an end a decades-long gasoline trade from Europe to Africa worth $17...
Read moreDetailsCan the recent bilateral relationship between China and Angola lead to genuine economic and social progress this time?
Some years ago, African perspectives on geopolitics took shape as more nations on the continent preferred dealing with China and...
Read moreDetailsAs they connect continents, undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and create digital gaps
By Jess Auerbach Jahajeeah* Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of...
Read moreDetailsA new currency for West Africa is hinted at by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger; what will it take to succeed?
On 11 February 2024, the head of Niger’s ruling military junta, General Abdourahmane Tiani, spoke of the possible creation of a...
Read moreDetailsHere’s why inflation has dropped internationally but is still rising in Nigeria
The Nigerian economy contracted by 6.1% at the peak of COVID in the second quarter of 2020. Unemployment rate rose from 27%...
Read moreDetailsAfrica’s debt issue requires a radical new approach: expert proposes a path ahead
By Danny Bradlow* It hasn’t been easy for African states to finance their developmental and environmental policy objectives over...
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