Tag "Tanzania"
Is Burundi turning into another Rwanda?
Burundi is exposed to political and economic instability, and there is an ever-growing risk of ethnic violence. The upcoming elections will have an impact on regional security, as well. Land-locked
What lies ahead for the EAC?
While the EAC has made substantial progress, its future is threatened by multiple overlapping preferential trade agreements and plans for a larger continental economic community. Among developing countries, the East
Mobile money in Africa moves beyond M-Pesa
Seven years ago, Kenya’s M-Pesa launched a mobile money revolution. Can other mobile payments services beyond M-Pesa, and beyond East Africa, take hold on the continent? When mobile network operator
Under-the-radar growth increases in southern Africa
Southern African countries will be rapidly growing emerging markets in the near future. The combination of growing political stability and an expanding middle class of consumers makes the region an
East African Community moves toward a single currency
The East African Community (EAC) signed a Monetary Union Protocol at the end of last year, putting it on track to introduce a single currency by 2024. The East African Community,
Obama’s “Power Africa” Strategy Neglects Africans
In June 2013, US President Barack Obama visited Africa for the second time in his presidency. The first visit to Ghana, in 2008, lasted a mere 20 hours. This trip,