Trade & Investment

Kenya's August presidential elections have profound implications for growth and development across East Africa. What are the issues the candidates have to address?

Africa Day is a day of celebration for Africans and people of African descent all over the world. This year's celebration is centred on the theme of nutrition.

Africa has occupied a significant place in Emmanuel Macron’s political agenda but he will need more than fine speeches to change the longstanding paternalist image of France on the continent.

AfDB president, Akinwumi Adesina, strenuously denies claims that the Bank suffers from weak governance as AfDB's annual meetings kick off in Accra.

With post-Covid recovery threatened by the war in Eastern Europe, accelerating the implementation of Africa’s free trade area could provide much-needed impetus.

The theme of this year's World Economic Forum, ‘Working Together, Restoring Trust’, offers an opportunity to reflect on conflict in the world today.

The IMF says medium-term prospects for Cameroon are “positive but with considerable uncertainty”, due to doubts over the health of the global economy.

The total group equity value of the joint venture, which will operate in nearly 30 African countries, is expected to be more than $2.1bn, according to Allianz.

The UK’s plans to relocate asylum seekers arriving by “illegal, dangerous or unnecessary methods” to Rwanda panders to a supposedly hardline public attitude on migration.

The idea that China and other creditors need to be together to negotiate with each borrower one-by-one should be seen as a red herring by borrowers.