Assessing Chinese Manufacturing Investments in East Africa: Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunities
Of all the countries in Africa, Tanzania as enjoyed one of the most extensive economic linkages with China in part because of its political stability as well as its historical solidarity with China during the socialist era.
Can Africa build greener infrastructure while speeding up its development? Lessons from China
In 2013 China launched a global connectivity project known as the Belt and Road Initiative.
Linking soybean producers to markets: an analysis of interventions in Malawi and Zambia
This paper seeks to examine the challenges and opportunities soybean producers (who are primarily smallholders) encounter in linking competitively to end markets in Malawi and Zambia, while making comparisons with South Africa’s more developed industry.
Global perspectives: G20 leaders summit
Council of Councils global perspectives roundups gather opinions from experts on major international developments. In this edition, members of five leading global think tanks sum up the outcomes of the G20 summit, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 30 to December 1.
The G20’s Africa problem
Although the G20 has made a limited effort to broaden its engagement with Africa in recent years, it has yet to include Africans in discussions of global issues that bear directly on their own economic prospects. Yet by consistently treating the region as a ward instead of a coequal partner, the international community is undermining its own future interests.
G20 Africa Monitor
The G20 Africa Monitor (G20AM) is a pilot initiative to support the work of the T20 Africa Standing Group and is supported by the GEG Africa programme.
Managing Africa’s rising debt: Time for a multi-pronged approach
Debt sustainability in Africa has emerged as a key concern among policymakers and development finance institutions (DFIs).
Africa’s rising debt: Implications for development financing and a sustainable debt management approach
Presently, 19 African countries have exceeded the 60% debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) threshold prescribed by the African Monetary Co-operation Programme (AMCP) for developing economies, while 24 have surpassed the 55% debt-to-GDP ratio suggested by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Driving a sunflower value chain in Malawi: challenges and opportunities
This policy briefing seeks to explore the potential for developing a domestic sunflower value chain (VC) in Malawi. It examines the different but interconnected roles that various stages of the VC play in driving the sunflower industry as a whole in Malawi, highlighting current bottlenecks and positive developments.
The case for infrastructure as an asset class
Africa is in dire need of investment in infrastructure, both to tackle its substantial infrastructure deficit and to stimulate stronger and more sustainable economic growth.