Lesotho gains global attention after Trump’s remark Published by Seth Onyango on 12 March 2025 Donald Trump’s recent quip about Lesotho as a nation “nobody has ever heard of” has inadvertently catapulted the small African kingdom into the global limelight.
2020 outlook for Africa: Navigating through rough seas Published by Richard Li on 6 February 2020 While Africa’s economic growth remains resilient, 2020 will present many challenges that will directly or indirectly affect it.
Martyn Davies: Africa must seize this Vietnam moment Published by Martyn Davies on 2 October 2019 There is a prospect for forward-looking African countries to emerge as ‘new Vietnams’.
The resurgence of Sudan: From zero to… Published by Johan Burger on 5 April 2018 According to Trading Economics, Sudan has the sixth-largest GDP in Africa, in spite of US and EU sanctions and embargoes.
Does Trump’s ‘America first’ mean ‘Africa last’? Published by Richard Li on 14 July 2017 African leaders are wondering whether the Trump administration is adopting an ‘Africa last’ policy.
What Africa can expect from the US in foreign policy Published by Otavio Veras on 11 May 2017 African nations will find a position of strength by working together, as economic blocs.
Emerging markets and the man called Trump Published by Sharief Pansarey and Siboniso Nxumalo on 7 March 2017 A question we often get asked is: What effect will Donald Trump’s America-first policy have on emerging markets?
African passports: The powerful, the weak and the (now) barred from the US Published by Kate Douglas on 30 January 2017 US President Donald Trump has now banned visa access to citizens from three African nations. We look at the continent’s most powerful and weakest passports.
Brexit and Trump: all bets are off Published by africapractice on 24 January 2017 In the next year, Africa is likely to remain something of a by-stander on the peripheries of these titanic clashes of ideals and interests.
2017 outlook for Africa – threats or opportunities? Published by Richard Li on 16 January 2017 2017 will be a critical year for Africa.
Trump effect on African oil Published by Otavio Veras on 9 January 2017 The Trump presidency could have implications for oil exporters such as Nigeria and Angola.
2017 economic outlook: Welcome to the jungle Published by Marios Maratheftis on 10 December 2016 Next year is shaping up to be volatile, with any benefits from US expansion likely to be short-lived.
Addis Ababa airport – a view into a parallel world Published by Jaco Maritz on 18 November 2016 The four hours I spent waiting for my next flight provided some comfort in the wake of Trump, Brexit and growing nationalism.
Can Trump dump Africa? Published by Richard Li on 17 November 2016 What ignoring the continent would mean for America.
