CAMBRIDGE — In 1971, US treasury secretary John Connally famously told his counterparts in the G10 that “the dollar is our currency, but it’s your problem”.

CAIRO — Since the ouster of President Mohamed Bazoum in July, Niger, a landlocked West African state, has fallen into dire straits.

CAIRO — Nearly 22 years after Jim O’Neill, then an economist at Goldman Sachs, coined the BRIC acronym to capture the economic potential of Brazil, Russia, India and China, the group, called the BRICS since the addition of South Africa, contributes more to global GDP (in purchasi

CAIRO — When former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was asked about the risks of “brain drain”, the large-scale and sustained migration of well-trained citizens from lower-income to higher-income countries offering better opportunities, he allegedly responded, “Better a brain

CAIRO — In early March, French President Emmanuel Macron visited four African states, Gabon, Angola, Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the resource-rich Gulf of Guinea.

CAIRO — The sharp, almost synchronised, pivot by most of the world’s major central banks in raising interest rates has highlighted the growth-inflation trade-off that most countries now face.

CAIRO — Despite containing 60 per cent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa has been a net food importer for decades. According to the most recent estimates, food imports are the biggest budget item for many countries across the continent.

CAIRO — Despite containing 60 per cent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa has been a net food importer for decades. According to the most recent estimates, food imports are the biggest budget item for many countries across the continent.

CAIRO  —  This month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt looks set to be a defining moment in what will surely be a pivotal decade for climate action.