AFRICA
Africa’s 20 Largest Economies in 2026: South Africa Leads, Kenya Rises, Tanzania Slips
South Africa remains Africa’s largest economy at about US$489 billion in 2026, but the continent�...
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Konkola’s Copper Expansion Shows Zambia’s Next Mining Bottleneck Is Power
If Zambia can build enough reliable generation and transmission to support Konkola and the wider Cop...
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The Business of “I Do”: How Africa’s Wedding Economy Is Becoming an Investment Ecosystem
The African wedding is still emotional, cultural and deeply personal. But behind the music, flowers,...
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The United Nations Is Proposing the Biggest Change to Economic Measurement Since World War II. Africa's Most Valuable Assets Are Precisely the Ones GDP Has Always Ignored.
The United Nations has proposed replacing GDP as the primary development indicator with a 31-indicat...
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The Economics of African Borders: How Delays, Fees and Informality Are Giving Way to a New Era of Regional Trade
Africa’s borders were inherited as lines of separation. The next generation of integration is turn...
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Aliko Dangote Has Named the Ten Most Promising African Countries for Investment. Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, and Ethiopia Made the List.
In a podcast conversation with Nicolai Tangen of Norges Bank Investment Management, Aliko Dangote na...
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America Warns Africa About China While Its Billionaires Fly to Beijing. Africa Should Study That Contradiction, Not the Rhetoric.
On 13 May 2026, Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a state visit accompanied by more than a dozen o...
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What Do Big Economies See in Africa That Africa Itself Cannot Fathom?
Africa has become the world’s most courted underpriced asset. The United States sees critical mine...
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Ethiopia Becomes Africa's Fifth Largest Economy After 59% GDP Revision to $210.7 Billion
Ethiopia has become Africa's fifth largest economy following a major overhaul of its national accoun...
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Tanzania and Angola Plan Two Ocean Railway, but TAZARA Carries Barely 2% of Its Design Capacity
Tanzania and Angola want to connect the Atlantic and Indian oceans by rail through Zambia and the De...
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When Are the Summits Going to Be About Africa?
China convened African leaders in Beijing, the United States brought them to Washington, the Europea...
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Africa Is Building A Payment System That Could Reduce Its Dependence On The Dollar
Africa's Pan African Payment and Settlement System is expanding across the continent, connecting ban...