Africa and the Social Contract

Editor’s note: for a complimentary copy of this analysis please send a request to support@geomarketsafrica.com. Summary This past week in Africa saw the social contract as understood affirmed – in Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe – or challenged, in the case of Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, and South Africa. Some countries will deepen their economic prospects as a result, though for a few it is less about economic performance. For others, confidence has degraded. Analysis The social contract is the bargain every civil society and governing body reach to accommodate each other’s imperatives. In exchange for some measure of …

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