Our Blog.
SSA’s blog is a space for timely insights, field perspectives, and commentary on the challenges of working in fragile and conflict-affected environments. Stay tuned for updates from our team and partners across Africa.
THE U.S. BOMBED NIGERIA ON CHRISTMAS. I HAVE QUESTIONS.
The Christmas-Day airstrikes in Nigeria mark a significant military escalation in West Africa against a target that we’re still trying to understand.
Unpacking Guinea’s Investment Landscape: 3 Reasons to Be (Cautiously) Optimistic
Guinea is home to a tremendous amount of raw critical minerals. But the operating environment has historically made companies shy away. Things are changing quickly though, and understanding this space is critical to doing business.
When the Guardrails Disappear: Why Mining Companies Face Greater Risk in West Africa Today
With development and humanitarian aid shrinking, everyone in West Africa - beneficiaries of aid, governments and commercial actors - will feel the impacts on security and sustainability.
Life on the Line: What West Africa’s Borderlands Mean for Investors in Frontier Markets and Emerging Economies
Emerging and Frontier markets do not operate in a vacuum - their survival, capacity to thrive, and more importantly their connectivity to global markets is deeply connected to smaller market activity. Dismissing the security, politics and economics of these far flung markets and traders can have downstream effects on broader market activity.