The African Economy 2022

This issue of L’Économie africaine has been created by Éditions La Découverte and the Agence française de développement (AFD) (French Development Agency), who are continuing their collaboration for the third consecutive year. The issue presents a report on the current state of affairs in Africa—a continent adapting in order to withstand the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic—and an in-depth analysis of the structural plans designed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

As in the previous two issues, this report employs the “All Africa” approach that has been promoted by the AFD Group in recent years. This method makes it possible to establish a comprehensive and detailed understanding of African responses to the crisis.

This document is a translation of the introduction and chapter 1 of the book L'économie africaine 2022 published by La Découverte in February 2022.