Four African countries—Botswana, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Rwanda—experienced rapid per capita growth. How did they manage it?

As South Africa‘s Government of National Unity (GNU) is set to enter its second year in mid-2025, cautious optimism is beginning to take root in Africa’s most developed economy. According to the South ...

Mapi Gloricien lies in his mother’s arms in a hospital in Kinshasa, among the fastest-growing cities on Earth. Just days old, he’s one of an estimated 4.5 million children expected to be born in the ...

Speaking in Cape Town in mid-February, Henry Alake, Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, stated: “Africa must finance strategic mineral corridors such as Lagos–Abidjan and Lagos–Maputo, ...

Recent tariff announcements have caused significant disruption across global markets and economies. Subsequent changes and postponements—including negotiations between major economies like China and ...

Africa is taking charge of its economic future as long-standing trade agreements deteriorate and global markets become more volatile. This is the driving force behind the Global Africa Business ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I shed light on hidden credit intent. When governments borrow from the capital markets, the credit rating agencies Standard & Poor ...

In many ways, there has never been a better time to be born African. Since 1960, average life expectancy has risen by more than half, from 41 years to 64. The share of children dying before their ...

2025 has stripped away the last illusions and confirmed a brutal truth: Africa’s survival is not being engineered in the corridors of ministries or the chambers of parliaments, but in the sweat and ...