Tagged articles on African Development
A Tale Of Two Currencies: How CFA Affected Western Africa
In 1945, France made a move that would shape the economic dependency of 14 Sub-Saharan African countries for the following 75 years. CFA franc bills. Shutterstock In an attempt to…
A secret recipe to lift Africa from low to high-income countries
Some African countries are perhaps the next booming economies that will follow the Asian tigers to move from lower to upper-middle-income countries. Africa is home to the world's fastest-growing economies,…
Why the African Leapfrogging Theory is Still a Problematic Niche
The rapid spread of technology with the 3rd and 4th industrial revolution presents Africa with an immense opportunity for leapfrogging toward technological, social and political change. More than any time…
How Can Vocational Training Develop African Economies?
Getty Images The lack of on-demand practical skills in the African labour market has led to the introduction of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) into the education system…