Africa

Chatham House research on Africa explores key political, economic and social developments in sub-Saharan Africa, with areas of focus on Angola, Central Africa and the Great Lakes, East Africa, the Horn of Africa, Nigeria, southern Africa and West Africa.

Projects in this region include work on EU-Africa relations, economic growth and investment, extractive resources and society, and African maritime security.

A major programmatic focus of this work for Chatham House is carried out by the Africa Programme and its projects.

Customers register their MTN Group Ltd mobile phone sim cards at a roadside kiosk in Lagos, Nigeria, on 31 October 2015. The South African multinational MTN is Africa’s largest wireless operator. Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images.

South Africa’s Economic Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa

As South Africa’s ability to fulfil its complex and often conflicting roles diminishes, it must develop a more strategic and realistic approach to a changing continent, writes Dianna Games.

Industrial complex for the production of galvanized roof sheets, Kampala, Uganda. Photo: Elk Arne Clausen/Getty Images.

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Size Matters: Developing Businesses of Scale in Sub-Saharan Africa

Policymakers must better understand the drivers of, and obstacles to, the growth of African companies if they are to achieve national development goals and create better jobs, writes Alex Vines. A new study highlights what is needed.

Aerial view of Lagos island and Lagos harbour, Nigeria, on 17 March 2016. Photo: Frédéric Soltan/Getty Images.

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Collective Action on Corruption in Nigeria

Anti-corruption efforts could be made significantly more effective through new ways of understanding why people engage in the practice, according to a major new report.

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