African Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa Gets a Growth Upgrade. The Hard Part Starts Now
The IMF now sees the region expanding by 4.6 percent in 2026 and 2027, driven by…
Data, Power, and Gabon’s Digital Future
From the glass-lined lobby of the Radisson Blu Okoumé Palace, where the Atlantic light cuts…
West Africa Bets on Cotton, and Clothes, to Rewrite Its Place in Global Trade
On the eastern edge of Cotonou, where the road to the port slips past…
Green Transitions, Old Questions of Power
On a gray June morning in Cambridge, the lawns outside the conference hall are…