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 policy or development. Neither puts business at the centre, yet business is where policy either works or does not. This paper maps six leading think…
Which themes six leading Africa–Europe think tanks cover, and where the gaps for business are.
Five priority topics for 2026–2027: Global Gateway in practice, investment risk penalties, business flows between the continents, cultural barriers to partnership, and the limits of the shared-values narrative.
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…
Pageantry, photo opportunities, red carpets and high-level delegations. The Forum on China-Africa Co-operation made global headlines last week as China…