Africa in Focus

Views on African politics, economics, and current affairs from the continent and beyond.

U.S. Foreign Policy US-Africa trade at a crossroads: Lessons from Morocco’s US Free Trade Agreement as AGOA expires

Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Etayibtalnam Koudjom

November 21, 2025

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Digital technologies could be key to boosting gains for African micro-entrepreneurs

Pierre Nguimkeu, Cedric Okou

October 10, 2025

Emerging Markets & Developing Economies Strength in numbers: Regional action for Africa’s positioning in critical minerals

Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Landry Signé, Vera Songwe

September 26, 2025

Emerging Markets & Developing Economies Africa can be in pole position for the critical minerals race

Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Landry Signé, Vera Songwe

September 24, 2025

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