China and Africa: Ethiopia Case Study Debunks Investment Myths

Women workers sow children’s underwear at a textile factory in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Photo by Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images Weiwei Chen, SOAS, University of London Common perceptions about Chinese engagement in Africa are that it is one-dimensional and sometimes biased. One common problem with this perception is the seeming acceptance of what’s called […]

Global Coalition Commits Over $5.5 Billion for MSME Financing in Africa

Paris, France// — The coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector ( https://bit.ly/3oV8zOV), an international group of 20 development finance institutions that came together in 2020, today announced commitments of over $5.55 billion of financing to small and medium size enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa between mid-2020 and end of 2021, beating their set […]