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Egypt expects private investments to take the lead in driving economic growth this year, the planning minister said, suggesting that investor confidence had rallied enough to supplant what has so far been an overwhelming reliance on government spending.
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Continue readingGhana’s government will consider cutting the price it pays to cocoa farmers because a slump that started more than a year ago shows little sign of abating, said Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
A price cut would signal a policy shift …
Continue readingMorocco said on Monday it had signed deals for 26 auto industry projects worth a total of 1.23 billion euros ($1.45 billion) as it seeks to build its position as an international hub for the sector.
The deals include six …
Continue readingSouth Sudan needs $1.7 billion in aid next year to help 6 million people — half of its population — cope with the effects of war, hunger and economic decline, the government and the United Nations announced on Wednesday.
South …
Continue readingMorocco needs to step up structural economic reforms and maintain “sound” fiscal and monetary policies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday.
Morocco, the region’s biggest energy importer, has been working with a technical mission from the IMF on …
Continue readingIvory Coast will pay thousands of soldiers 15 million CFA francs ($25,782) each as part of buy-outs aimed at reducing the size of its unruly and mutiny-prone military, documents showed on Monday.
Africa’s fastest growing economy in 2016, Ivory Coast …
Continue readingOn behalf of IMANI’s board, management and staff, I thank you all for support and interest in our work.
2017 has been one of the best years for IMANI. Our national and international influence has been unmatched in our thirteen …
Continue readingFor the past seven years, IMANI has been assessing the manifestos of key political parties in Ghana using a framework called “IMANIFESTO”. IMANIFESTO analyses the parties’ manifestos using a coding system comprised of quantitative as well as qualitative indicators. Our …
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Justin Willis, Durham University; Gabrielle Lynch, University of Warwick, and Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham
On 21 …
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Jakkie Cilliers, University of Pretoria
Africa will remain turbulent because it is poor and young, but also because it is …
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