Saudi Arabia is hosting its first ever Africa Summit, underscoring Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (MbS) growing focus on African affairs.
China has forged deep economic ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the past 20 years, making it the region's largest single country trading partner so China's economic slowdown will hurt Africa.
Zambia has a plan to transform the economy, but its one that rests on precarious foundations. As the global landscape shifts towards renewable energy, demand for copper is expected to fly.
While Zambia has the outlines of a new debt beginning, Zimbabwe has yet to begin to dig out from political and financial choices that have isolated it from global capital markets and its own people.
Russia and Africa can work together to protect national sovereignty and put an end to colonialism, Russian President Vladimir Putin told African delegates at the 2023 Africa-Russia summit in St. Petersburg.