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THE STREET VIEW Africa Voices

Welcome to Africa Voices, a special publication from the Actis Macro Forum. Actis has been on the ground in Africa for over 70 years now, with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lagos, Nairobi and Cairo today, but with investments across the continent in all of our principal asset classes - Energy, Real Estate and Private Equity. This gives us a unique perspective not only on the macro economic data available to all, but on how the risks and opportunities these indicators point to are felt on the streets of the cities we live and work in.

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Taking Stock in North Africa

June 1, 2018 As an investment destination, North Africa is a strategically important part of any investor’s Middle East & Africa strategy.

West Africa (Anglophone)

June 1, 2018 As with other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa is benefiting from the rebound in commodity prices.

Francophone West Africa (FWA): Still Navigating Through Pockets of Turbulence

June 1, 2018 he outlook for the Francophone West Africa (FWA) region continues to raise concerns. The collapse of oil prices in 2014-16 weakened one of the two regions that make up the area

Kenya: A much-welcomed political and economic thaw

June 1, 2018 In Kenya where the cunning twists and turns of politics are often expected, the recent bromance between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Southern Africa: Winds of change

June 1, 2018 Earlier this year we wrote about the political changes in South Africa, which saw the end of the troubled Zuma presidential era.