West Africa’s digital economy, valued at up to $150bn annually, faces growing risk as weak submarine cable resilience ...

The Africa Economic Forum is positioning itself as a platform to help African countries take control of their own economic ...

As Africa seeks economic unity and growth, President Akufo-Addo presented the leaders at the African Union Summit, which took place in Ethiopia last week, with a radical proposal for economic ...

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has backed calls for the creation of an African-led economic forum, urging leaders ...

Mapi Gloricien lies in his mother’s arms in a hospital in Kinshasa, among the fastest-growing cities on Earth. Just days old, he’s one of an estimated 4.5 million children expected to be born in the ...

Africa’s trade has not driven growth because it relies on raw exports and fragmented markets, despite high openness. The report argues that deeper regional integration, better systems, and stronger ...

With 438.6 million Africans living in extreme poverty, it’s clear that traditional job markets aren’t creating enough opportunities for the people. The real question is: How do we break this cycle?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I shed light on hidden credit intent. When governments borrow from the capital markets, the credit rating agencies Standard & Poor ...

On August 9, 2022, as the U.S. secretary of state Anthony Blinken was touring sub-Saharan Africa strengthening diplomatic ties, the Biden administration released its new U.S. Strategy Toward ...

Africa’s economy is recovering steadily, with growth improving and inflation easing, but progress remains uneven and ...

Morocco’s Tanger Med, Africa’s largest and most developed industrial port complex, has been for years playing the “role of the locomotive” for the development of African special economic zones (SEZs), ...

Hello and welcome back to People First, the podcast from the World Bank Group that brings you voices shaping Africa’s future. I’m your host, Rama George. Today, we’re diving into the latest Africa ...