Crunches hinder growth spurt

Just days after the elections and a day before the results were due to be announced, a coup took place in Guinea-Bissau. Is democracy on the way out in West Africa?

The Central Bank of Nigeria held rates and stopped new state loans after large unrecovered debts, pushing private-led credit. Can private banks fill the financing gap for key sectors?

South Africa and the EU agreed on local mineral processing while securing supply for Europe’s green tech. The European Investment Bank pledged renewable-energy funding for Africa. Can South Africa industrialise fast while supplying Europe?