Record metals prices, a weak dollar and painful reforms are paying off for the continent’s markets
The elite are responding to abductions and demands for huge ransoms by hiring police for personal security
Ronald Lamola tells FT Africa Summit that Washington wants to include Black empowerment and land policies in negotiations
A growing number of critics say the post-apartheid programme hinders economic development
Spiro set to accelerate production of electric motorbikes across Africa
A growing number of critics say the post-apartheid ANC programme hinders economic development
The idea to bring electricity to 300mn Africans is laudable but the assumptions are flawed
Hakainde Hichilema tells FT abrupt closure of USAID was a ‘shock’ but offers opportunities for African nations
Central African nation struggles to emerge from poverty and conflict as president promises reform
Automotive exports to US plunge after levies imposed, piling pressure on Cyril Ramaphosa’s coalition
US oil major in final stages of deciding whether to go ahead with LNG export terminal amid jihadist insurgency
Massad Boulos says administration backs ‘objectives’ of 25-year-old Agoa, which will lapse next week
If the African Growth and Opportunity Act lapses, success stories such as Lesotho’s jeans manufacturers will be hit
First reduction since Covid-19 pandemic comes amid falling inflation and stabilisation of the naira
Ethiopia celebrates opening of giant hydropower project while Sudan and Egypt warn of threat to water security
Tariffs, aid cuts and high borrowing costs have left many of the world’s fastest-growing economies at risk
Botswana, one of Africa’s richest countries, is trying to shake off dependence on De Beers and precious stones
Governments of African countries need to adapt to the cuts in assistance; development finance institutions could fill gaps left by the retreat of aid; Japan eyes low-cost debt to mitigate aid cuts; Malawi introduces teaching tablets to children across the country
Overhauling ageing power grids, low carbon systems and nuclear are some of the options African countries are adopting
Economic adviser Wandile Sihlobo discusses the impact of cuts to aid and the difficulties in increasing crop production
Despite the sweeping cuts to financial assistance there has been surprisingly little protest from the continent’s nations
Malawi has handed out adaptive teaching tablets to children across the country to teach basic literacy and numeracy
The difficulty for these financial institutions is how far they can issue these debts at scale
There is scope for Tokyo to do more through public loans without increasing spending
After second devaluation of the naira, manufacturers overhauled supply chains to source more materials domestically
