Debt, Diplomacy, and Distrust: How Africa Can Negotiate with Superpowers
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE Debt, Diplomacy, and Distrust: How Africa Can Negotiate with Superpowers Milton Ayoki Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : In the 21st century, Africa finds itself at the epicenter of a new geopolitical scramble. As global superpowers—China, the United States, the European Union, and […]
China, Russia, or the West? Africa’s New Foreign Policy Playbook
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE China, Russia, or the West? Africa’s New Foreign Policy Playbook Milton Ayoki Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : Africa is no longer a passive player in global geopolitics. Once relegated to the margins of international diplomacy, the continent is now at the center […]
Africa in the Room: What the Global South Must Demand from the G20
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE Africa in the Room: What the Global South Must Demand from the G20 Milton Ayoki Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : The G20 summit in Johannesburg this November will mark more than just another annual gathering of world leaders. It represents a historic […]
Fit-for-Market or Fit-for-Failure? Why African Farmers Can’t Export
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE Fit-for-Market or Fit-for-Failure? Why African Farmers Can’t Export Milton Ayoki Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : Africa is home to over 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land and boasts a climate capable of producing 80% of the world’s consumed crops. Yet, the […]
WTO at a crossroads: What Africa must demand from global trade rules
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE WTO at a crossroads: What Africa must demand from global trade rules Milton Ayoki Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : The multilateral trading system is at a defining moment. With the World Trade Organization (WTO) paralyzed by geopolitical tensions, a non-functional dispute settlement […]
From coffee to cocoa: How Africa can trade its way out of poverty
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE From coffee to cocoa: How Africa can trade its way out of poverty Milton Ayoki Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : The paradox of plenty: Africa’s raw material dilemma Africa produces 75% of the world’s cocoa, yet consumes less than 4% of global […]
AfCFTA 2.0: Can Africa’s free trade dream survive global protectionism?
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE AfCFTA 2.0: Can Africa’s free trade dream survive global protectionism? Milton Ayoki Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : “We are not building a free-trade area so that we can become a dumping ground. We are building it so that we can industrialise, add […]
Can Africa industrialize without China? Lessons from Ethiopia and Kenya
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE Can Africa industrialize without China? Lessons from Ethiopia and Kenya Milton Ayoki Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : Africa’s industrialization has long been a subject of global interest and debate. As the continent seeks to diversify its economies and create jobs for its […]
Made in Africa: Why industrial policy keeps failing, and how to fix it
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE Made in Africa: Why industrial policy keeps failing, and how to fix it Ayoki Milton Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : The promise that won’t deliverFrom the Lagos skyline to the Special Economic Zones outside Addis Ababa, every new factory opening is photographed […]
Inflation without growth: The African paradox central banks can’t ignore
Home About Us Research Advisory Services Data Publications Training DONATE Inflation without growth: The African paradox central banks can’t ignore Milton Ayoki Digital Economy October 29, 2025 Share This : Sub-Saharan Africa is living through a macro-economic contradiction that turns textbook theory on its head: inflation is high, yet growth is stubbornly low. In 2024 […]