2024: Year in Review

African countries weathered ongoing fiscal squeeze better than expected, with emerging shoots of economic recovery. Electoral jamboree delivered mixed results, while weak state capacity endures.

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I: African economies continued to slowly claw their way (in varied ways and rates) out of crises caused by recent global shocks.

The biggest economic issue at the start of 2024 was the fiscal squeeze facing African economies. As sho…