African-Americans have the potential to shape relations between Africa and the US As the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration gets under way, there are important collateral developments that may give momentum to what...
Brookings Institution
China in Africa: Chinese FDI
China likes to position its engagement with Africa as that of one developing region assisting another. However, Beijing sometimes claims that it is “just another market player” on the continent — often as a retort to...
Reducing aid, upping trade
Asian investment into Africa totals billions, but the continent needs to focus less on commodities to keep the cash coming As Africa reduces its reliance on aid as its traditional source of finance, it positions itself...
Poverty stalks Africa’s varied middle classes
It may be impossible to replicate Asia’s middle-class miracle in Africa given the disparities in governance, growth, and income inequality between the continents It has often been suggested that Africa should emulate...
