As external financing conditions are expected to worsen in the medium term, the African continent needs to focus on domestic resource mobilization in order to meet development goals, according to “Foresight Africa: Top priorities for Africa in 2018,” a recently released report from The Brookings Institution.

The weak outlook for commodity prices means that countries can’t depend on export earnings; rising public debt puts pressures on external financing costs; monetary policy accommodation reduction in advanced economies could depreciate local currencies in Africa; and the future of official development assistance is unclear, says the report.

The elimination of illicit financial flow will be key to the continent picking up this slack in funding.

Read the full article about improving Africa by Sara Jerving at Devex.