Whereas digital work can bring freedom and flexibility into the lives of workers in Africa, it can also contribute towards their precarity and vulnerability.
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Chinese private investments in Ethiopia are highly diverse, fluid and complex.
Ghana’s economy is in its most precarious state in decades.
It’s individuals, communities, and institutions who build the necessary confidence to pursue complex and challenging solutions to their problems.
Industry has renewed confidence after Boeing made commitments to redesign aircraft and train pilots
A more devolved approach to national economic policy could build on the strengths of every region.
Fisheries agreements favour the European Union and don’t do enough to protect African interests.
The industry is in the hands of smallholder farmers who struggle to raise capital and practise good farming.
Moody’s acquisitions are a setback for the development of alternative rating agencies to compete against the monopoly of the ‘big three’.
The introduction of these technologies in Ghana has created an enabling platform for consumers to use their mobile phones to pay for goods and services
A levy on electronic transactions in Ghana makes sense if the government gets the architecture for it right
Basic income support is not a question of government “being generous”. The money will be taken from employed citizens and the affluent.
After addressing the issue of vaccine supply, closing gaps in logistics performance is critical to changing the course of the pandemic in Africa.
Many countries are experimenting with different forms of government support for journalism, but the question is about what works best and is sustainable.
Kenya should develop market standards that guide the quality of potatoes sold in local markets.
Mobile money service providers are on the path to find new ways of growing their customer base and keeping them.
African states need to align both taxation and public spending with public opinion.
Countries like Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea find it difficult to access the US market.
What’s in store for South Africa’s agricultural sector.
A new handbook shows that African entrepreneurs are able to hold their own globally if given the chance.
A decision to merge energy sector agencies could depress investors’ appetite to finance infrastructure expansion.
COVID-19 greatly disrupted local market dynamics at landing sites, within the communities, and connections to more distant markets.
Fast food brands target high- and middle-income groups who have incomes to adopt so-called modern lifestyles, including consuming fast food regularly.
The experiences of all past successful late industrialisers tell us that experimentation with policies resulted in better outcomes.
Knowing who is most vulnerable to COVID can be used to guide resource allocation and help the design of risk mitigation strategies.