Economy

Explore the economic dynamics shaping the African continent: trade agreements, strategic partnerships, development policies, regional integration, and diplomatic initiatives that foster growth. This section highlights the key economic issues at the heart of Africa’s international relations, as well as the efforts being made to build shared prosperity, attract investment, and strengthen the continent’s economic sovereignty.

Conceptual illustration of Africa–Europe diplomatic cooperation in 2025, showing a handshake between African and European leaders, with Africa’s map, a wind turbine, and a hydrogen pump symbolizing green partnerships.

Cyril Ramaphosa EU

Vital Ties: Why Europe Can No Longer Do Without Africa in 2025

A generation after formal de-colonisation, Euro-African interdependence is accelerating rather than fading. Green-hydrogen corridors, joint research budgets and cross-listings on the London Stock Exchange illustrate a relationship that is increasingly…

July 4, 2025

Africa and the Iran–Israel Crisis: A Geopolitical Shockwave with Strategic Consequences

June 27, 2025

A United States passport lies next to a stack of hundred-dollar bills on top of an American flag, symbolizing the intersection of immigration policy and financial remittances.

Trump’s travel ban and remittance clampdown pinch Africa’s diasporas

June 23, 2025

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