African reform: Two steps forward, one step back

Officials in Ethiopia and South Africa enacted or proposed key economic reforms this month, while their peers in Nigeria retreated towards more protectionist policymaking. Recent developments have strengthened our upbeat view on Ethiopia, and our pessimism about Nigeria. While economic news from across Africa was mixed, the region’s financial markets almost all weakened.

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