How Africa’s Trade Structure Shifted From 2014 to 2024
Metals, agricultural goods and food products led export gains, while food, textiles and manufactured inputs rose fastest on the import side.
China’s Exports: Africa Surging, North America Stalling
Africa is China’s fastest-growing export market and North America is the slowest. China’s exports to Africa are destined to eclipse those to North America.
GDP Scale vs Dynamism: The World’s Largest and Fastest-Growing Economies
The world’s most dynamic economies with sustained economic growth are clustered in Africa as well as South, Central and Southeast Asia.
China-Africa Trade at a Glance: Demand Hubs and Supply Corridors
Size and speed: Who buys the most from China, who sells the most to China and whose trade is growing the fastest?
The New African Growth Geography: The Largest Economies and the Regions Driving Growth
Scale is in North and Southern Africa, but the continent’s economic dynamism emanates from the West and the East.
African Manufacturing Value Added in 2024: Real Gains and Mostly Currency-Related Losses
China is the global leader in high-tech exports, and Asian economies feature prominently among the top ten exporters.
China-Africa Trade Overview – H1 2025
ANDAMAN PARTNERS examines the rapid increase in China's exports to Africa in the first half of 2025.
African Manufacturing and New Opportunities of Industrialisation
Africa has not yet developed a comprehensive manufacturing base and must still import most of its manufactured goods. But Africa’s potential for industrial takeoff remains, and recent advances across the continent are creating promising new opportunities for investors.