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December 10, 2024

RealEcon
AGOA at a Crossroads

The question is not whether the act will survive under a second Trump administration, but how it will evolve.

Delegates attend the opening of the U.S.-sub-Saharan Africa trade forum to discuss the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), at the NASREC conference center in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 3, 2023.
Article by Richard Morrow RealEcon

December 30, 2024

Religion
Topographies of African Spirituality

This book explores African spirituality inside and outside of religion, investigating African traditions and perceptions in the study of spirituality across Africa and the African diaspora. It provid…

Book by Ebenezer Obadare, Wale Adebanwi, and Afe Adogame Africa Program

December 17, 2024

China
China’s Stunning 2024 Export Growth

Chinese exports are growing much faster in volume than in dollar terms. Europe is losing out.

China’s Stunning 2024 Export Growth
Post by Brad W. Setser and Michael Weilandt Follow the Money

January 7, 2025

Mozambique
The Problem With Transactionalism

The promise of a more transactional U.S.-Africa relationship risks alienating African populations.

A man walks past graffiti reading Aluta Continua, which means "The struggle continues" for the youth in Mozambique, in Cape Town, South Africa, on November 18, 2024.
Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

December 4, 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa
AGOA: The U.S.-Africa Trade Program

AGOA is the cornerstone of the U.S.-Africa trade relationship, but declining support has called the program’s value into question.

A worker wearing a dust mask sews at an export processing zone factory in Athi River, Kenya.
Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo

January 6, 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Ruse of Sovereignty

Getting rid of foreign military presence may be the least of African countries’ problems.

Burkina Faso's self-declared leader Ibrahim Traoré is welcomed by supporters holding Russian flags as he arrives at the national television station in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on October 2, 2022.
Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

April 29, 2024

United States
What Is the CHIPS Act?

Extraordinary U.S. government incentives are proving popular with many large chipmakers, but it is too early to tell how much of the semiconductor industry can be lured back to the United States. …

In Brief by Michelle Kurilla

October 8, 2024

United States
The CHIPS Act: How U.S. Microchip Factories Could Reshape the Economy

The CHIPS and Science Act seeks to revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry amid growing fears of a China-Taiwan conflict. Where is the money going, and how is the effort playing out?

In Brief by Diana Roy

August 8, 2024

Nigeria
The Myth of the ‘Leaderless’ African Protest

Rather than being leaderless, contemporary African protests are being steered by a leadership no one saw coming.

Organizers address the press, as anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and economic hardship continue, in Lagos, Nigeria on August 5, 2024.
Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition