Trade and transport corridors are increasingly seen as means to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and are at the centre of the EU’s recently launched Global Gateway strategy for Africa. Bruce Byiers and Poorva Karkare look at the Dakar-Bamako corridor to find out what economic and political actors and factors explain trade and transport dynamics in the region.

African countries increasingly focus on building resilient food systems and becoming self-reliant. In their quest, they can learn from other developing countries, such as India, which experienced a so-called Green Revolution in the 1960s. Isha Vajpeyi looks at India’s successes and mistakes and explores the potential of the India-Africa partnership in the context of COP27.

A few weeks ago, Francesco Rampa pointed out the need to seek more structural solutions to Africa’s food insecurity, rather than focusing only on short-term emergency responses. Now, Poorva Karkare asks: how can this be achieved, and where does the much-talked-about AfCFTA fit into this?