AAAlexis Akwagyiram

1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Alexis Akwagyiram

   South Africa’s GDP shrank in Q2 2026 (opens the original)

   Excerpt · Critical tone · English

   Read excerpt

   South Africa's GDP shrank in the second quarter of this year, as the impact of the Iran war ended an 18-month period of growth in Africa's biggest economy. Weakened demand and higher fuel prices, caused by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, weighed on the mining, trade, and manufacturing sectors. The 0.2% contraction marks the end of the steady economic recovery that followed the formation of the coalition government two years ago, prompting Goldman Sachs to revise down its 2026 growth foreca

   Feedback

2. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · Alexis Akwagyiram

   Africa’s data center growth needs power sector overhaul (opens the original)

   Excerpt · English

   Read excerpt

   African countries must open up their power markets in order to court the private investors needed to supply the electricity that AI will demand, a data center executive told Semafor, as a new report warned the continent risks seeing little economic benefit from the technology. Africa's economy is barely expanding on a per capita basis, and household living standards are stagnant across the continent. With the labor force projected to almost double by 2050, many African governments fear growing u

   Feedback

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

• South Africa2 pieces
• Cassava Technologies1 piece
• International Finance Corporation1 piece
• GOLDMAN SACHS1 piece
• Energy Action Plan1 piece