African economy

CommoditiesEconomy

IMF upgrades sub‑Saharan Africa forecast as reforms blunt external shocks

The IMF has raised its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa, crediting improved macroeconomic management in several large economies and resilience amid external pressures
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Economy

Stronger currencies ease inflation pressures across sub-Saharan Africa

Strong currencies have helped curb inflation in several sub-Saharan African countries, giving central banks room to ease interest rates and stimulate business activity
Various currency notes of African countries are seen in this photo
Politics & Policy

What are the chances that African countries adopt a unified stance against Trump’s tariff assault?

Although some analysts and trade experts have called for a unified African response to Trump’s tariff assault, there has so far been no sign of one, either from the African Union or elsewhere
A golden bust of Donald Trump, with his eyes closed, faces a globe.
CommoditiesPolitics & Policy

Why bartering Africa’s minerals for security is a bad idea

A US-brokered peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda binds the two nations in a worrying arrangement: one where a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for vague promises of security
Four men working in an open-pit mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo
CommoditiesPolitics & Policy

Trump’s Africa summit: offshoring the US’s immigration problem?

Last week, US President Donald Trump hosted a mini-summit with five African leaders at the White House, which was surprising given his stance towards the continent
President Donald Trump speaks with President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon in the Oval Office, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, before a multilateral luncheon with African leaders
East African CommunityPolitics & Policy

Open borders in East Africa: great strides, but still a long way to go

Compared to the rest of Africa, East Africa has made greater strides towards facilitating the free movement of people across borders in search of work
People crossing the border from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Bunagana, in the south-west of Uganda.
Politics & Policy

Four things every peace treaty needs, and how the DRC–Rwanda deal measures up

One agreement is rarely enough to resolve a complex conflict; deals are often part of a series, sometimes between different actors. They often refer to previously concluded ones, and will be referred to by subsequent ones
Four officers from a joint police force comprising elements of the United Nations Police and the Congolese National Police, armed with guns and batons, patrol a busy area of Goma, a city in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in December 2011.
CommoditiesPolitics & Policy

Critical minerals and technology dependency: key G20 issues for Africa

Thirty percent of the world’s critical minerals come from Africa, and their access is a priority for South Africa’s government during its G20 presidency this year
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EconomyPolitics & Policy

African finance ministers shouldn’t be getting involved in bond deals – that’s what the experts are for!

Recent developments show that most eurobonds owned by African countries have not been structured properly. As a result, African countries are paying way over the odds relative to their sovereign risks
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Politics & Policy

China offers zero-tariff access to African nations

China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged to extend zero-tariff treatment to Uganda and 52 other African nations, in a move aimed at boosting Sino-African trade
Ministerial meeting of coordinators on the implementation of follow up actions of the forum on china africa cooperation
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