Africa / Opinion
IMF: Sub-Saharan Africa's growth requires quality education for growing population
Demographic transition may be the biggest single opportunity for the economies of sub-Saharan Africa, but countries will only be able to enjoy the dividends if they make sufficient investment in education.
IMF: Paying Africa’s Climate bill
The world's poorest countries, especially those in Africa, are struggling to pay for a climate crisis they cannot afford.
COMMENT: Sub-Saharan Africa recovery stuck in low gear
Sub-Saharan Africa is poised for a gradual economic upturn in the coming years, buoyed by an enhanced external milieu that diminishes the risk of significant currency devaluations and sovereign defaults.
ING: What the Red Sea crisis could mean for commodity markets
Attacks by Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen on commercial vessels passing through the Red Sea have made some shipowners reluctant to sail via the Suez Canal and Red Sea.
IMF: China’s slowdown will hit sub-Saharan growth
China has forged deep economic ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the past 20 years, making it the region's largest single country trading partner so China's economic slowdown will hurt Africa.