78% of Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa Experience Routine Power Outages
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TLDR
- 78% of businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa experience routine power outages.
- The prolonged disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has highlighted the vulnerability of Africa's economies to geopolitical shocks.
- Countries like Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa are heavily dependent on petroleum imports from the Middle East, which affects their economies due to elevated fuel prices.
- Africa's industrialization ambitions are challenged by geopolitical rivalry, fragmented supply chains, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the global economy.
- Manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for only about 10% of GDP, significantly lower than the 22% in East Asia and the Pacific.