The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) has been part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Programme since 2011, and has produced monthly editions of the West Africa Trends newsletter since January 2011. The Rockefeller Foundation started the Searchlight Programme in 2009, to provide an on-the- ground, regionally focused view of the world, with a particular emphasis on monitoring the economic, societal and political trends which may affect the lives of poor and vulner....

The second GTA report, prepared by an independent group of researchers and analysts located around the globe, including ACET staff, is based on over 400 investigations of state measures that have been implemented since the first crisis-related G20 meeting in November 2008. Download publication

ACET has just released two specific country studies which detail China’s aid, trade and investment presence in Rwanda, and Ghana. These countries were selected for their currently low levels of Chinese engagement. They are also in phases of development which many other countries across the continent fall into. Specifically, Ghana is a country firmly on the path of economic reform and Rwanda is small, with few resources but with an aggressive and innovative government. Among the key fin....

ACET’s newly released report reviews China’s increasing role in African economies and provides insights on how African countries should approach their engagements with China to maximize the benefits and manage the challenges. ACET’s ground-breaking study focuses on key economic trends, benefits and challenges of China’s economic engagements with Africa and their implications for Africa’s development. A synopsis to the report provides a summary of the background to this study, methodolo....