Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Politics shape policy choices that have caused or have exacerbated this challenge of diversification.
Persistent divides in digital connectivity threaten the socio-economic development of many countries and regions. Africa is among the most adversely impacted.
The war in Ukraine is is impacting millions of people across Africa, Asia and the Middle East and a food shortage is looming.
African countries are going through a severe debt crisis and with the current state of globalization, what happens there is going to ripple around the world.
Climate change in term of its impact but also in term of its implications, is very much connected to a lot more beyond environmental issues. It has all of these socioeconomic dimensions and citizens around the world, of course in African countries, are already seeing those dimensions of climate change.
The European Union’s infrastructure strategy is seen as a challenge to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Although sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest contributor to global emissions, it will likely be hit hardest by the impacts of climate change—from rising temperatures to extreme and destructive weather events.
This has cemented China's position as Africa's top trade partner
The European Union has an ambitious trillion dollar plan to slash emissions by over 50 percent from 1990 levels by 2030. This can present opportunities to African countries, but also potential threats, like possibly locking African farmers out of EU markets.
Why an expansion of Africa’s economy through diversification can help lift growth on a global scale.