In line with the SDG 10 and Aspiration 1 of Africa's Agenda 2063, this study examines whether: (i) the remarkable … inflow of Chinese FDI to Africa matters for bridging the continent's marked income inequality gap, (ii) Africa …'s institutional fabric is effective in propelling Chinese FDI towards the equalisation of incomes in Africa, and (iii) there exist …

Motivated by the projected rebound of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) following the … implementation of the AfCFTA and the finalization of the Africa Investment Protocol, we examine how FDI modulates the effects of … FDI and various governance indicators (rule of law, control of corruption, regulatory quality, governance effectiveness …

, education and financial market development. Hence, at the aggregate level, FDI contributes to economic growth in North Africa … significant relationship between net FDI inflows and welfare improvement in North Africa, although we do find significant … indebtedness, macroeconomic instability, infrastructural development, institutional quality, political risk, openness to trade …

This paper provides a systematic review of challenges to doing business in Africa. It complements the extant literature … by answering two critical questions: what are the linkages between the ease of doing business and economic development …; and what are the challeng es to doing business in Africa? In providing answers to the se questions, the nexus between the …