In Brief

Economic Outlook Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according...

Growth rates varied in 2012 by subregion, but remained robust in all of them. West Africa registered the highest growth, followed by East Africa,...

Africa’s middle class is characterized by a per capita daily consumption of $2 to $20, according to the African Development Bank. The middle class...

Kenya - Smart Cities Kenya broke ground in Phase One of a $10 billion smart city some 60 kilometers southeast of Nairobi, moving the country...

Africa’s employment growth over the next half decade is expected to exceed the global average, according to the International Labor Organization. While the world’s...

While Africa has the potential for generating jobs, its productivity growth remains low compared with that of Asia, according to the report Assessing Progress...

Kenya – Telecoms Creating secure networks is high on the 2013 agenda of Kenya’s Communications Commission as the country’s e-commerce skyrockets. In 2012, the Commission...