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Debt sustainability, development finance, capital markets and the changing architecture of African sovereign financing.
Climate shocks, food systems, agricultural resilience and policy responses across vulnerable African economies.
Infrastructure, trade, technology, diplomacy and the changing strategic character of China–Africa relations.
Africa’s mineral resources, industrial policy and strategic position in the global energy transition.
Climate shocks are amplifying existing weaknesses in African food systems. Effective policy requires better storage, resilient infrastructure, regional trade and targeted support for vulnerable households.
Recent China–Africa diplomacy underscores a shift toward technology, industrial capacity and supply chains. The policy question is whether African states can convert engagement into deeper domestic value…
Critical minerals offer African economies an opportunity to negotiate a stronger position in global supply chains. Capturing that value requires power infrastructure, processing capacity, regional coordination and…
The AfCFTA’s long-term value will be determined by customs cooperation, logistics, rules of origin, private-sector participation and the ability of smaller economies to compete within regional value…
Development finance institutions can address long-term financing gaps, but their impact depends on governance, additionality, risk management and alignment with industrial strategy.
This regional outlook identifies the political, security and economic trends likely to shape West Africa through 2027, with attention to institutional fragmentation and new regional alignments.
AfroStrategy’s flagship outlook brings together the continent’s most consequential trends across security, governance, finance, climate, technology, regional integration and external partnerships.
This thematic report examines mineral supply chains, power systems, industrial policy and investment strategies across major African producers in the context of the global energy transition.
The debt debate often focuses on borrowing levels while giving too little attention to growth composition, productivity and domestic revenue capacity. A durable solution requires structural transformation.
The quality of external partnerships depends less on financing labels than on whether they expand productive capacity, technology, market access and domestic institutional capability.
