Opinion on Africa’s middle class opportunity is divided. Last year, Nestlé announced its disappointment with the scale and growth of Africa’s middle class, and cut its regional workforce by ...

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Explore the vital role of federal employment in uplifting Black Americans and the alarming impact of recent cuts on their path to financial security.

Black middle class built through federal labor is at risk amid sweeping budget cuts. For decades, federal employment has provided the Black middle class with stability and a pathway to building ...

Sub-theme 2: Growing Middle Class and Import Substitution — Connecting the Dots to Unlock Made in Africa The AfCFTA offers an unprecedented opportunity for enhancing socioeconomic transformation ...

Seeing the cell phone success, banking and retail firms are eyeing expansion in Africa to target a growing middle class of consumers. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), one of the ...

According to World Bank data, several African countries made up the list of upper-middle-class economies in 2025 and include; ...