Africa is going through a youth bulge with more people under 25 than above 50 in all of it’s countries. Creating opportunities for the burgeoning number of youth is a challenge that cannot be solved only at the country level. Regional integration polic …

“In the present global economy, knowledge production is taking place at a fast pace. Knowledge is also becoming obsolete rapidly. For Africa to compete globally, it is imperative that it not only has access to global knowledge, but more importantly, it …

The world economy has changed significantly in recent times. With greater financial globalisation, there emerged a mistaken perception that ‘fathomless’ capital was a pattern of this ‘new world’. It soon became apparent that the recent financial crisis …

Animal spirits in modern economics has a specific meaning; it refers to the restless and inconsistent element in the economy as well as the peculiar relationship people have with ambiguity and uncertainty, which tends to lead to paralysis or incredible …

This paper draws on the extant literature and experiences of selected ACBF-supported interventions to examine the importance of capacity building and skills development for Africa’s socio-economic transformation. There is now ample agreement that indiv …

“The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) adopted a multiple currencies regime (MCR) in February 2009 and demonetized the Zimbabwean dollar in July 2009 after almost a decade of economic crisis. The MCR approach resulted in stabilizing the Zimbabwean economy; …

The lack of capacity has hindered Africa from exploiting the investment and trade opportunities offered by the global economy. Most of the constraints and challenges are linked to ineffective policies, poor management systems and frameworks, weak gover …