Investment risk penalties
Why African markets carry a persistent risk premium, how it distorts capital flows, and what interventions actually move the needle.
EU foreign direct investment positions in African countries, by investor and destination, from Eurostat.
Most think tanks approach the Africa-Europe relationship through the lens of policy or development. Neither of these lenses puts business at the centre, yet business is where we see the impact of policy, it either works…
Which themes six leading Africa–Europe think tanks cover, and where the gaps for business are.
There is a leaked memo stemming from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s desk. It was prepared by the US State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs, and it outlines, in the unsentimental language of US “diplomacy”…
These are our key priorities for 2026-2027: the Global Gateway in practice, investment risk penalties, business flows between the continents, cultural barriers to partnership, and the limits of the shared-values…
Pageantry, photo opportunities, red carpets and high-level delegations. The Forum on China-Africa Co-operation made global headlines last week as China courted the leaders of most African states. Now that the dust has…
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