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Improving Nigeria’s Manufacturing Through Trade

Improving Nigeria’s Manufacturing Through Trade

ByByChiamaka AdinnuAug 4, 20235 min read

In recent years, in large part thanks to its growing population and expanding middle class (now estimated to be in excess of 50 million people), Nigeria has witnessed a…

South Africa Needs Free Markets, Not Government Intervention

South Africa Needs Free Markets, Not Government Intervention

ByByPhumlani MajoziJul 17, 20238 min read

South Africa’s Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has blamed the private sector for South Africa’s blackouts that have destroyed businesses and jobs. Surprised? I am not. Politicians who believe in…

How to Increase Investment in Africa

How to Increase Investment in Africa

ByByAlexander JelloianMay 30, 20234 min read

This year’s Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index, an annual survey of global business executives that ranks the attractiveness of markets to invest in, has been released. The usual suspects…

Policy Wins in Burundi

Policy Wins in Burundi

ByByAlexander C. R. HammondMay 26, 20234 min read

Over the last few years, the Burundian government implemented a range of harmful protectionist measures. The latest wave of anti-trade policies began in 2016 when officials decided to make…

Malawi’s Path to Prosperity?

Malawi’s Path to Prosperity?

ByByAlexander JelloianMay 22, 20234 min read

Late last year, the World Bank reported that Malawi’s economic future was in peril. In a press release, they noted that “The combined effects of adverse weather, acute foreign…