This report provides a crucial analysis of these evolving dynamics, focusing on their impact on Africa's automotive sector–a key industry for the continent's industrialisation strategy and at the core of the transformation of global value chains in the last 30 years.

Trade is an essential driver of economic growth and development. However, the high cost of trade has remained a significant barrier to the success of cross-border trade in many regions across the world. One-stop border posts (OSBPs) have been introduced in various regions, including East Africa,...

This report develops a comprehensive national digital trade strategy for Nigeria aligned with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Protocol on Digital Trade (DTP). The AfCFTA aims to enhance economic integration and intra-African trade, and Nigeria, with its growing digital economy,...

Extremist activities and violence in the centres of conflict in the Sahel (i.e. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) are moving south towards the four countries of interest of this paper (Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal and Togo). At the time of writing, all except Ghana have experienced direct jihadist...