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Situation Reports — Jun 13, 2024

KAZA Visa: A Step Forward in Africa Integration?

The southern Africa states of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have agreed to shared visa scheme, but future steps at regional integration won’t come easy.

Dec 27, 2023 — Situation Reports

Angola: OPEC’s First Domino?

Angola’s departure from OPEC+ is unlikely to move oil markets, but it certainly doesn’t bode well for the future cohesion of the cartel.

Oct 02, 2023 — Situation Reports

Angola Bets on Critical Minerals and the Lobito Corridor

Angola is looking to diversify away from its longstanding reliance on petroleum exports, and in the process may explore a trade pivot westward.

Jan 08, 2021 — Forecasts

Outlook 2021: A Painful Year for Oil Exporters?

COVID-19 price pressures have savaged the fiscal health of oil producing states. Which ones will be hurting the most in 2021?

Mar 16, 2020 — Situation Reports

Oil’s Armageddon: Implications for African Exporters

Africa’s largest oil exporters are not in a position to weather the massive price disruptions wrought by COVID-19 and Saudi-Russian acrimony.

Feb 12, 2020 — Situation Reports

Fiscal Health Check for Oil Exporting States

Which exporters stand to lose the most if oil continues to hover at the $50 mark?

Feb 11, 2020 — Situation Reports

Luanda Leaks: Angola’s Anti-Corruption Crusade

Angola can recover from decades of mismanagement, but only if the government proves willing to address the problems that enabled pervasive corruption in the first place.