Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. With support from the Mastercard Foundation, The African Century provides a unique platform for debate about the vital issues shaping African societies.
Aug 10, 2022 Raila Odinga calls for a new global compact to support investments in green manufacturing and supply chains.
Aug 8, 2022 Steven Gruzd sees reasons to hope that this year’s vote will position the country as a democratic exemplar in East Africa.
Jul 29, 2022 John Prendergast traces the deep roots of the country’s exploitation and touts long-overdue efforts to ensure accountability.
Jul 18, 2022 Bogolo J. Kenewendo argues that the world’s largest free-trade area will benefit the continent only if its people know about it.
Jul 13, 2022 Vera Songwe touts a broad array of measures that can support investment and improve debt sustainability on the continent.
Jul 6, 2022 Mohamed Adow condemns German and Italian efforts to expand fossil-fuel exploration and extraction on the continent.
Aug 15, 2022 Gernot Wagner
Aug 15, 2022 Brahma Chellaney
Aug 17, 2022 Josef Joffe
Aug 15, 2022 Djoomart Otorbaev
Many argue that the combined effects of the 2008 global financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, Sino-American decoupling, and Russia’s war against Ukraine have dealt an irreversible blow to three decades of open trade and burgeoning supply chains. How should policymakers and businesses respond to the apparent demise of globalization, and what new paradigm might replace it?
