The EIU Africa team

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Official tweets from the Economist Intelligence Unit's team of analysts, giving our take on what's happening in Africa. Journalists: get in touch for comment.

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  1. 31 minutes ago

    Nigeria to overtake US as world's 3rd most-populous country by 2050. India to overtake China in 2022.

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  2. 36 minutes ago

    Africa will be home to 39% of world’s population in 2100 That's 4 times North America + Europe put together

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  3. Jul 22

    election date back to Dec 7th Largely reflects slow moving bureaucracy. EIU prediction remains NPP victory.

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  4. Jul 19

    Our take on -Africa partnership: (For comparison, trade with SSA worth +$150bn)

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  5. Jul 14

    Did really get spooked by or was govt U-turn a retreat to protectionsim? We suspect the latter.

    backs out of EAC trade pact with the
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  6. Jul 14

    in May: manufacturing up 4%, retail up 4.5%. Likely to avoid recession in H1, but we're still expecting v. sluggish 2016 growth

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  7. Jul 11

    By 2050 will be home to 2 in5 of the world's children. Demographic dividend or disaster?

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  8. Jul 7

    pipeline to begin construction Jan17, say govt. We're still not expecting imminent windfall

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  9. Jul 5

    For real-time analysis of what's going on in and the , follow , our regional manager.

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  10. Jul 4

    Rio Tinto has shelved project in . Few surprises there. On the upside, country's bauxite sector is doing relatively well.

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  11. Jun 24

    What does mean to the retail sector and the consumer? Read view here:

  12. Jun 24

    Our details forecasts for after is available free from this link.

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  13. Jun 23

    We estimate that "Brexit" would reduce global GDP by US$200bn by end-2017, equivalent to an economy the size of Portugal or Vietnam.

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  14. Jun 23

    Despite recent clashes, we think full-scale war between and remains unlikely. Here's why:

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  15. Jun 17

    Mere speculation about a possible attempt to remove the presidential term limit will weaken political stability in .

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  16. Jun 15

    the de-pegging still involves preferred dealers and import controls; not a free float. Black market to persist.

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  17. Jun 15

    Mounting speculation over Lungu's health will damage his re-election chances:

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    • Lily Kuo
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      @lilkuo

      Quartz Africa correspondent covering East Africa and China's presence on the continent for and . Previously Hong Kong, NYC. Say hi lily@qz.com

    • Fiona Mackie
      @fionamackie14

      Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean . Follow our analysis at and through our other regions' twitter accounts.

  19. Jun 3

    With entering its 4th African market, here's our take on where Africa's urban consumer class will be in 2025:

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  20. May 25

    A multiple exchange rate system in risks distorting economy and fostering corruption - EIU take on

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