Explore the political and economic forces shaping Africa’s business environment. From policy reforms to institutional dynamics and geopolitical shifts, we unpack how power, policy, and markets intersect across the continent.
Africa’s military aircraft fleets in 2026 reveal how strategic planning, modernization, procurement, and regional security priorities shape air power across the continent.
Africa’s leading militaries in 2026 are shaped by decades of state investment, modernization programs, and strategic defense planning that define their continental and global standing.
Analysis of Africa’s top 10 IMF debtors in early 2026 reveals how fiscal deficits, commodity reliance, and reforms shape economic stability and growth prospects.
Projections for 2026 show shifting GDP in Africa as structural reforms, investment flows, and demographic trends reshape economic output across the continent.
Africa’s 2026 rent index shows wide variation in urban housing costs, shaped by location, housing demand, investor trends, and evolving national economies.
Crime index data at the start of 2026 shows several African nations facing rising insecurity linked to conflict, economic strain, weak policing, and rapid urbanisation.
Demographics increasingly shape Africa’s military potential. In 2025, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the DRC led the continent in the number of people reaching military age annually, highlighting strategic and security implications across regions.
Across Africa’s post-independence history, secessionist movements have challenged inherited borders and forced states, regions, and institutions to confront the limits of unity.
Despite the 2025 USAID ban, Ethiopia, DRC, and Nigeria led U.S. aid distribution in Africa, highlighting strategic, political, and humanitarian priorities shaping assistance flows.
Africa’s corporate landscape in 2025 shows a shift toward stable earnings, governance depth, and cross-border expansion revealing which firms now hold the highest market value.
The 2025 Africa Country Instability Risk Index shows a widening gap between fragile and resilient states, with Southern and coastal West Africa anchoring the continent’s lowest risk scores.
Africa’s top performers in the 2025 Sustainable Development Report show how institutional discipline, policy continuity, and targeted reforms shape real progress across the continent.
Africa’s economic freedom is advancing, driven by growing fiscal transparency, streamlined business processes, and regulatory reforms that increasingly attract domestic and foreign investment.
Africa’s 2025 Henley passport rankings reveal widening mobility gaps shaped by diplomacy, security cooperation, and global risk perceptions, and not only visa policy shifts.
Africa’s 2025 IMD results show rising competitiveness driven by executed reforms and stronger institutions. There are measurable gains in energy, logistics, and digital governance across six qualifying countries.
These countries are shaping Africa’s digital backbone hosting over 150 operational data centers as of November 2025, driving cloud adoption and digital sovereignty across the continent.
