Economics Affairs

Building an Inclusive Future : Making Public and Private Investment Work in CEMAC

By Dr Vessah Mbouombouo Salim Ahmed|2026-02-10T16:24:03+00:00February 10th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Salim Ahmed Vessah Executive summary Over the past two decades, CEMAC has invested heavily in public infrastructure, yet job-rich and inclusive growth remains limited. Private investment is shallow and concentrated in extractive sectors, [...]

Harnessing Critical Minerals for Industrialization in Sub‑Saharan Africa: Governance, Local Processing, and Regional Value Chains

By Dr Vessah Mbouombouo Salim Ahmed|2026-02-04T12:08:09+00:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: |

By Ahmed Salim Vessah Executive Summary Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) holds nearly 30% of global reserves of critical minerals essential for the energy transition, including cobalt, lithium, manganese, and copper. However, the region captures less [...]

From International Fragmentation to Industrial Cohesion: The Missing Link in AfCFTA Implementation

By Dr Vessah Mbouombouo Salim Ahmed, Dr. Stephane Atangana and Larissa Ntoubia|2026-02-04T11:54:15+00:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Dr Salim Vessah, Dr Stéphane Atangana & Larissa Ntoubia Executive summary As global geo-economic fragmentation accelerates, African economies face rising external shocks from supply chain reconfiguration, protectionism, and volatile capital flows. The African [...]

Chinese Loans to Sub-Saharan African countries: Balancing Development and Dependency

By Dr Vessah Mbouombouo Salim Ahmed|2026-01-15T14:04:42+00:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Dr Ahmed Salim Vessah Introduction Over the past two decades, China has become sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) foremost trading partner and the region’s main bilateral creditor, profoundly reshaping its financial and geopolitical landscape. Between [...]

Leveraging Remittances for Economic Transformation in ECCAS Countries

By Dr Vessah Mbouombouo Salim Ahmed|2026-01-15T13:53:19+00:00January 15th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: |

By, Dr Ahmed Salim Vessah Introduction Remittances are increasingly becoming a strategic yet underutilized lever for economic transformation in the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). Across Sub-Saharan Africa, remittance inflows reached a record [...]

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