With more than 620 million people expected to enter Africa’s labour force by 2050, headline growth will mean little unless our economies can create productive enterprises, better work and rising...
By
Phyllis Wakiaga
Senior Advisor, Industry and Commerce
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Every year, Africans are told their economies are growing. Governments announce industrial parks, roads, digital hubs and investment deals. National plans promise manufacturing, value-addition, exports, jobs and prosperity.
East Africa does not lack ambition. It lacks a deeper trust in the people already building its future.
Africa’s rapid population growth offers major economic opportunities but also deep structural constraints.
Africa’s growing workforce could become its greatest economic advantage if governments invest heavily in education, science,…
Africa is entering one of the most ambitious periods of infrastructure and industrial investment in its history. Governments…
While discussions often centre on high-cost, tech-heavy industries, Africa's creative industries are quietly booming, offering…
Agriculture offers a clear pathway. A successful agribusiness rarely succeeds in isolation. It creates demand for suppliers,…
