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In the early 2010s, public debt across East Africa looked manageable—uneven, yes, but largely contained. A decade later, the picture is markedly different. Government balance sheets have expanded, fiscal buffers have thinned, and debt has become a central constraint on policy across much of the region.

In 2024, Ethiopia emerged as one of the largest recipients of foreign aid in the world, second only to Ukraine. New data on Official Development Assistance (ODA) reveals not just the scale of aid flowing into Ethiopia, but also how sharply it stands out within East and Central Africa. This blog breaks down what the numbers show, what ODA really measures, and why Ethiopia’s aid profile matters in a global context.

Out-of-pocket healthcare spending is the most direct—and revealing—way people pay for health services. It refers to money households pay straight to healthcare providers at the point of care, without reimbursement from insurance or the state. No pooling of risk. No advance protection. Just personal funds exchanged for treatment. Because of this immediacy, out-of-pocket spending is often described as the purest stress test of a healthcare system: it shows who truly bears the c

Migration is East Africa’s most underrated export. In 2024, millions from the region are living abroad—not as tourists or exchange students, but as long-term émigrés. For some, leaving is a desperate sprint away from violence. For others, it’s a calculated leap toward opportunity. Either way, the boarding gates of Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Juba, and Khartoum are telling a bigger story about what drives East Africans to pack up and go.

Extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $2.15 per day (adjusted for inflation and purchasing power), has seen dramatic shifts across

KCB Group's Remarkable Turnaround: How East Africa's Banking Giant Achieved 65% Profit Growth in 2024

Since its establishment in 2002, the African Union (AU) Commission  has played a vital role in shaping the continent’s policies on...