Neil Ford

A farmer tends his field near the Suez Canal, where the stranded Ever Given container ship towers above him.

Trade & Investment

Africa’s ports shrug off Covid-19 and Suez crisis

Neil Ford • MayMay 6^th, 2021 • 10 min. read

People stand by solar panels at the Zagtouli solar energy plant.

Technology & Information

Private sector is key to achieving the SDGs in Africa

Neil Ford • AprApril 16^th, 2021 • 8 min. read

Finance & Services

Banks duck and weave to avoid Covid punches

Neil Ford • AprApril 1^st, 2021 • 9 min. read

Finance & Services

Covid accelerates Africa's digital revolution

Neil Ford • MarMarch 30^th, 2021 • 8 min. read

Angolan oil workers.

Energy & Resources

Tough challenges for Angolan oil

Neil Ford • MarMarch 18^th, 2021 • 9 min. read

A globe featuring Africa on the left with images of screens radiating away from it.

Technology & Information

How can Africa harness its soft power?

Neil Ford • MarMarch 12^th, 2021 • 8 min. read

African worker looks across an open pit diamond mine.

Energy & Resources

Mixed outlook for African mining as pandemic bites

Neil Ford • FebFebruary 9^th, 2021 • 9 min. read

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An African business woman at her desk.

Finance & Services

Ecobank’s Ellevate Programme empowers African businesswomen

Neil Ford • JanJanuary 4^th, 2021 • 6 min. read

A view of construction work on the financial district in Egypt’s new administrative capital.

Trade & Investment

Shaken Egypt continues to grow

Neil Ford • NovNovember 25^th, 2020 • 9 min. read

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Technology & Information

Education only route to future work

Neil Ford • OctOctober 14^th, 2020 • 9 min. read