Observers had expected a lengthy day and multiple voting rounds. Instead, by midday on 29 May, after only three ballots, shareholders of the African Development Bank (AfDB) had elected their new ...
Trade disruptions, wars, aid retrenchment, and geopolitical realignment have forced governments and investors to reassess risk. Africa is often portrayed as the weakest link—too dependent on external ...
Africa's development debate centres on whether to support large firms and infrastructure projects or nurture small businesses ...
To hear the Donald Trump administration tell it, the US is still all in when it comes to the Lobito Corridor connecting Africa’s copper belt to the Atlantic coast. Among the $2.5bn in new investments ...
Misheck Mutize is affiliated with the African Union - African Peer Review Mechanism as a Lead Expert on credit ratings A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial ...
Danny Bradlow, in addition to his position at University of Pretoria, is Senior G20 Advisor to the South African Institute of International Affairs and co-chair of the T20 sask force on sustainable ...
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 28 - S&P Global Ratings said African regional development creditors are poised to expand lending to fill national financing gaps, as capital buffers strengthen and new frameworks ...
The African Development Bank’s concessional financing arm mobilized a record $11 billion in its 17th replenishment, an amount the multilateral lender said signals confidence in the continent’s ...
In his thought-provoking article, African Professors Must Stop Counting Publications — And Start Building Nations, Isaac Yae Asiedu raises an urgent and emotionally compelling concern about Africa’s ...