Opinion: Africa’s demographic dividend may start to pay off soon

Sub-Saharan Africa took a powerful hit from the Covid-19 pandemic, but enormous opportunities are now there to be taken through its youthful population and the AfCFTA. Sub-Saharan Africa is at a crossroads. During the past year, the region did not suffer as badly as other parts of the world in terms of Covid deaths but […]

Funding Africa’s Infrastructure Gap

Key to enabling African economies to make the most of their opportunities is developing infrastructure in the region. Across the continent, new laws are being implemented and alternative sources of infrastructure funding are being sought in order to kick-start direly needed infrastructure projects. At the centre of it all is China, which is providing alternative […]