WASHINGTON, DC — Although Senegal’s GDP is dwarfed by that of the West African giant Nigeria, this small country with an open economy plays an outsize role on the continent, owing to its status as a “maturing democracy”, Senegalese pride themselves for having never suffered

ALGIERS — Before the outbreak of COVID-19, Africa experienced 25 years of uninterrupted economic expansion, prompting analysts to proclaim that the continent’s growth momentum was no longer dependent on its extractive industries.

WASHINGTON, DC — Shortly after taking office on May 29, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu surprised many observers by implementing a series of bold reforms.

WASHINGTON, DC — Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have become the darling of policymakers nowadays.

WASHINGTON, DC — Egypt is on the brink of a financial and economic abyss.

ABIDJAN  —  The global economy has entered a new age of national security. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability caused by overreliance on global supply chains and the failure of coordination in tackling global health risks.

ABIDJAN  —  At the end of the 1980s, political liberalisation swept across Africa, seemingly indicating that it was the continent’s turn to embark on history’s inexorable march towards democracy.

WASHINGTON, DC — Many countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remain stuck in the transition from an administered to a market economy.

WASHINGTON, DC — In a 2015 speech, Mark Carney, the outgoing governor of the Bank of England, sparked a debate about whether monetary policymakers should look beyond the horizon of the business and credit cycles to ensure financial stability in light of the risks posed by cl