Africa continues to lag behind fellow developing regions in installed generation capacity below 100GW and per capita electricity consumption. Economic correspondent Moin Siddiqi reports
Economy
Keeping Africa Moving
Road transport continues to play a critical role in realising Africa’s full potential. Economic correspondent Moin Siddiqi reports
The challenges of building an industrial economy in Africa
The manufacturing sector could boost huge economic growth for the continent but its share of GDP has not moved from around 11 per cent over the last 10 years. Economic correspondent Moin Siddiqi investigates
Spillovers from China’s soft landing on developing Africa
China, the world’s second-largest economy, has assisted the African region through greater inflows of bilateral aid, trade, and infrastructure spending, especially over the past two decades – thus helping to raise the continent’s potential growth and business profile in external markets
UN: Digitisation of Kenyan farmer payments helps tackle poverty
One Acre Fund cut payment losses and collection costs by over 80 per cent, boosting farmers’ satisfaction and economic opportunity