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The shift that Africa needs: From Promise to Performance

Friday, 05 September 2025 06:28

For decades, Africa has been labelled a continent of potential. While hopeful, this phrase often conceals a deeper reality of delayed progress, structural dependence, and underachievement. Today, as the global economic landscape becomes increasingly turbulent (characterized by trade wars, eroding preferential regimes, and the emergence of a multipolar world), the key question is no longer if Africa will rise, but: “how?”. This was the central theme of a panel discussion held on 21 August 2025 in Mauritius, hosted by the Stellenbosch Business School Alumni Association (Mauritius Chapter) and The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB). The event explored Africa’s position in the age of “Trump-onomics”: a term used to describe the resurgence of economic nationalism, protectionism, and shifting global alliances reshaping the international trade system.

The Dark Side of Foreign Investment: Lessons from Mauritania’s Fishing Crisis

Thursday, 04 September 2025 05:29

Foreign investment often arrives draped in promises of transformation, especially for resource-rich African nations eager to industrialize and integrate into global markets. Mauritania’s case, however, tells a different story: without strong protections for local producers, these investments can strip communities of their livelihoods, flatten ecosystems, and deepen inequality rather than deliver progress.

There’s Something About Singapore…

Wednesday, 03 September 2025 15:20

It was the year 1998 when the comedy “There's Something About Mary” captured global audiences with its improbable storyline. Fast-forward two decades, and while the film became a part of pop culture history, its title has taken on an unexpected afterlife, becoming a metaphorical inspiration to describe a new kind of infatuation, this time not with a person, but with a place: Singapore. Indeed, there’s something about Singapore, especially for a growing number of African nations such as Djibouti, Rwanda, and now Kenya, that is both captivating and aspirational.

Rethinking Trade: Why African Nations Should Turn to the Global South

Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 September 2025 08:27

A recent China Daily article argues that African countries should reorient their trade focus toward the Global South: a strategic shift made increasingly urgent by the rise of protectionist policies in some Western nations. This shift is not presented merely as a reaction to external pressures, but as a long-term opportunity to build economic resilience, deepen cooperation among developing countries, and foster mutually beneficial partnerships.

Rwanda’s Development Challenges: Lessons for Africa’s Agricultural Economies in the Age of AfCFTA

Monday, 01 September 2025 10:44

Despite Rwanda’s remarkable post-genocide recovery and strong economic performance over the past two decades, the country is facing significant challenges in achieving long-term food security and sustained economic transformation. A new paper from the Policy Centre for the New South explores Rwanda’s journey since 1994, its current development trajectory, and the two major threats that could undermine its progress: climate change and a growing youth population.

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The shift that Africa needs: From Promise to Performance

The Dark Side of Foreign Investment: Lessons from Mauritania’s Fishing Crisis

There’s Something About Singapore…

Rethinking Trade: Why African Nations Should Turn to the Global South

Rwanda’s Development Challenges: Lessons for Africa’s Agricultural Economies in the Age of AfCFTA

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