With labour’s contribution to economic growth steadily growing, Africa must focus on improving inward financial flows. 

Governments should harness the potential of informality as a bridge rather than a barrier to building economic resilience.

Until dependency ratios shift, Africa’s large youthful population will remain the continent’s biggest barrier to growth.

Given the US’ major contribution to aid, Trump’s cuts could push 5.7 million more Africans into extreme poverty next year.

In a complex new multipolar world, a country’s allies and friends will determine the global pecking order.

With nearly 20 polls this year, can a floundering AU give elections the attention they desperately need?

Morocco could outperform its low-middle-income African peers – but only if…

The government is blocking the potential that foreign workers can bring to South Africa’s stagnant economy.

Although no single alternative to the dollar is likely, the shift away from a Western-led global order has begun.

Four global scenarios capturing all reasonable outcomes show why rapprochement between the West and China is vital.

A new Institute for Security Studies website provides data-driven pathways to improving income levels and reducing poverty.

Europe needs to swap its dependence on fossil energy from Russia with renewables from Africa.