Africa

Côte d’Ivoire’s growth resumes in a post-pandemic world.

New trading partners seek to gain sway, but former colonial powers are well-entrenched.

The banks of Africa are moving toward a tech-focused future.

Long a beacon of prosperity in Africa, the tiny island nation needs fresh government initiatives to boost growth.

South Sudan is rich in oil and land, but also corrupt and unstable.

Although the shares are still closely held by erstwhile members, there is a strong appetite from nonmember retail investors and institutional investors to own shares in the exchange.

Several African countries are queuing up for debt abatement after the Paris Club agreed to debt relief for Sudan. 

South Africa faces the conundrum of widening income disparities even in times of rising growth.

China, Russia and India vie for dominance in Africa in the new Great Game. 

African citizens voice concern about government use of large resources in failed infrastructure projects. 

Checking in on the AfCFTA, launched in January to forge a united African market.

Islamists lose power to liberals but the king continues to dominate political decision-making.

Sustainable finance makes inroads in Africa.

Dated extraction technologies and poor maintenance are only partially to blame for Royal Dutch Shell's decision.

Can a career businessman and management expert turn around Zambia's grim economic trajectory?

Godongwana is a close political ally of President Cyril Ramaphosa and an African National Congress heavyweight who cut his teeth in the labor union movement.

Tanzania’s new leadership preps for post-Covid economic growth.

Telecom, tech and banking companies are leading corporate finance activity in Africa by issuing oversubscribed bonds that are attracting international investors.

Nigeria needs major upgrades but its risk profile scares investors. A blended approach could leverage public funds to spur private support.

When the pandemic made paper-based transactions inviable, banks turned to a touchless digital environment.