OPINION/EDITORIAL

Oil and Gas Discoveries and Activity in Southwest Africa Set to Open New Basins for Development and Trigger Big Investments in Namibia, Angola and South Africa

This is a time for the oil and gas companies that are involved in these mega-opportunities to redouble their efforts to support local communities and people November 23, 2020/AEC By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Last spring, the Maersk Voyager, an ultra-deepwater drillship under contract by French supermajor […]

How Fragile States Like South Sudan Are Coping With COVID-19

IMF Country Focus November 20, 2020/IMF By Amina Lahreche and Niko Alfred Hobdari IMF African Department On November 11, 2020, the International Monetary Fund granted the Republic of South Sudan a $52 million emergency disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility to help its economy weather the shock of the COVID-19 […]

Q3-20 GDP | Non-Oil Drives Outperformance; Q4 Outlook Remains Frail

November 23, 2020/Cordros Report Economic growth declined in the third quarter of 2020, albeit at a slower pace than in the previous quarter, with the recently released GDP report showing GDP declined by 3.62% y/y (vs. Q2-20: -6.10% y/y). The performance was better than we expected – the outturn was […]