In an exclusive interview, Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank, says the outlook is good for a continent with the workers of the future and the best investment opportunities Africa ...

What can be done to formalise African economies? AKINWUMI ADESINA: The AfDB estimates the informal economy in Africa accounts for 50-80% of GDP, 60-80% of employment and as much as 90% of new jobs.

We sat down with Professor Catherine Boone, who teaches on IR221: Africa and the World: The Political Economy of Development, to discuss the complexities of development and what some see as the ...

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Africa’s economic development is often described as a story of untapped potential. Despite abundant natural resources and a young, tech-savvy population of over 1.3 billion, the continent struggles ...

As an African intellectual Bakre's growing interest in African development, evident through his focus on Afro-Caribbean development in his research put him in the ideal position to be the founder and ...

Stephen Sackur speaks to Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He wants massive international financial backing to turn his continent into a global economic powerhouse. But amid ...

FILE PHOTO: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina attends an inteview with Reuters at the COP27 climate summit in the Red Sea resort in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 12, 2022. REUTERS ...