The Economist

Can Africa take the Asian path to growth?

E conomists in Africa speak enviously of the “green revolution” that transformed Asia from the 1960s onwards, when new ...
The Economist

Africa’s new middle class is putting down roots in the suburbs

B UNJU, ON THE outskirts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city, has many of the hallmarks of a new African suburb. The ...
The Independent

Africa is much bigger than you think. Here’s how you’ve been misled

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Africa Needs 1 Billion Jobs by the End of the Century. Where Will It Find Them?

Mapi Gloricien lies in his mother’s arms in a hospital in Kinshasa, among the fastest-growing cities on Earth. Just days old, he’s one of an estimated 4.5 million children expected to be born in the ...
Foreign Affairs

Africa Needs More American Involvement—Not Less

Sub-Saharan Africa is facing headwinds it hasn’t experienced in more than 30 years. Since 2020, the region has been buffeted by coups, conflicts, and crises, with nine military takeovers in the past ...
CNN

Special brew: Africa’s love affair with tea

In Africa, tea is big business. From the year-round plantations in Kenya to the centuries-old bushes in Malawi, the continent has a rich and growing tradition when it comes to crafting the perfect ...
CNN

Africa’s first ‘AI factory’ could be a breakthrough for the continent

There’s excitement bubbling in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the Global AI Summit on Africa, which opens today, promising economic opportunities and innovation. Not least because of last week’s ...
Foreign Affairs

Why the New Cold War Will Split Africa

“It’s no longer debatable,” scholars Hal Brands and John Lewis Gaddis wrote in Foreign Affairs in October 2021, “that the United States and China . . . are entering their own new cold war.” The ...
The Diplomat

Thinking Africa: India, Japan, and the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe have looked to the Indo-Pacific theater to further expand the scope of India-Japan cooperation. The 2016 India-Japan joint statement underscored the ...
The Conversation

Global media tell only part of Africa’s story – new report shows which outlets perform best and worst

Media coverage of Africa has always been dominated by narratives of disease, poverty, conflict and political instability. These portrayals, rooted in colonial histories, continue to shape global ...
The New York Times

Africa’s Covid Crisis Deepens, but Vaccines Are Still Far Off

Africa is now in the deadliest stage of its pandemic, and there is little prospect of relief in sight. The Delta variant is sweeping across the continent. Namibia and Tunisia are reporting more deaths ...
Forbes

An Enormous Crack Just Opened Up In Africa, Evidence Africa Is Literally Splitting In Two

A massive crack suddenly appeared in Kenya, prompting new discussion on the breakup of Africa into two land masses. The crack continues to grow in size as heavy rainfall in Kenya's Narok County ...