Chinese companies are changing the way they operate in Africa: here’s how
For most of the past 25 years, Chinese construction companies operating in Africa could count on generous financial backing from...
Dams for development? Unpacking tensions in the World Bank’s hydropower policies
Dams have been emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades. From the bank’s early years in...
Africa’s borrowing costs are too high: the G20’s missed opportunity to reform rating agencies
One of the commitments the South African presidency of the G20 made in its policy priorities document at the beginning...
G20 in a changing world: is it still useful? Four scholars weigh in
US president Donald Trump’s address to the annual gathering of the United Nations general assembly in late September 2025 set...
G20 in a changing world: is it still useful? Four scholars weigh in
US president Donald Trump’s address to the annual gathering of the United Nations general assembly in late September 2025 set...
Economic sanctions need a rethink: evidence shows they raise food prices and hurt the poor most
Economic sanctions are widely viewed by academics and policymakers as a better alternative to military interventions to pressure governments to...
Inequality in Africa: what drives it, how to end it and what some countries are getting right
The relationship between inequality and economic growth is a complex one, especially in Africa. Inequality is the result of a...
Ethiopia’s mega dam has taken 14 years to build: what it means for the Nile’s 11 river states and why it’s so controversial
In April 2011, Ethiopia began construction of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue...
Kenya has introduced new banking policies. An economist weighs them up
The Central Bank of Kenya has made two significant changes in the country’s banking sector. The first is to lift...
Senegal’s rating downgrade: credit agencies are punishing countries that don’t check their numbers
Senegal’s dramatic two-notch credit rating downgrade in February 2025 by the credit rating agency Moody’s was followed by a Standard...
