A Focus on Africa

Unlocking Africa’s latent potential

When it comes to the short-, medium- and long-term prospects for Africa, there is no consensus view.

Africa’s local currency debt capital markets are seeing a surge in activity

As a result of the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, global primary debt capital market activity for sub-Saharan Africa has been subdued.

Africa braces for a post-pandemic world

A slower than expected recovery in commodity prices will be a drag on Africa’s economic growth as the world emerges from lockdown. Isaah Mhlanga, chief economist at Alexander Forbes, said the impact on so-called single commodity countries would be even worse, siting Angola and Ghana (oil) and Zambia (copper), among others. He was presenting on the economic consequences of COVID-19 for Africa, during a media webinar held on 28 May 2020. Africa also faces a significant decline in economic activity as developed world demand falters.

South Africa falls to third place as Tanzania drops out of the top 10