Amy Copley

Opposition supporters walk along the street during the protest calling for the immediate resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe in Lome, Togo, September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer - RC19F77FC770

Africa in the news: South Africa and Nigeria exit recession, Kenya prepares for election re-run, and Togo and Cameroon protest

Friday, September 8, 2017

Supporters cheer as Joao Lourenco, presidential candidate for the ruling MPLA party, speaks at an election rally in Malanje, Angola, August 17, 2017. Picture taken August 17, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Eisenhammer FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTS1CB66

Africa in the news: Angola votes, Glencore mining operations slowed in Zambia over power dispute, and Power Africa progress report released

Friday, August 25, 2017

Kenyan workers prepare men's underwear at the Hela intimates export processing zone (EPZ) limited factory in Athi River, near Nairobi, Kenya, July 27, 2017. Picture taken July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RTS19YU7

Figures of the week: African participation in global value chains

Friday, August 11, 2017

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Kigali, Rwanda, August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana - RTS1AC62

Africa in the news: Election updates, China’s new Djibouti base, and Google CEO’s Nigeria visit

Friday, August 4, 2017

A general view of Nairobi, Kenya November 13, 2015. REUTERS/Noor Khamis/File Photo - RTX2C84J

Figure of the week: Connecting urbanization and industrialization in Africa

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Heads of states and governments pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Governments in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RTS19KL4

Africa in the news: AU summit focuses on youth, South Africa debates Reserve Bank, and Zambian president announces state of emergency

Friday, July 7, 2017

FILE PHOTO: Workers are seen underground South Africa's Gold Fields South Deep mine in Westonaria, 45 kilometres south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE Ð SEARCH BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD MARCH 13 FOR ALL IMAGES - RTX30QGU

Figure of the week: Extractive resource governance in Africa

Thursday, July 6, 2017

A worker services an Ethiopian Airlines plane at the Bole International Airport in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 26, 2017. Picture taken January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTSXR78

Africa in the news: Audit reveals depth of Mozambique’s debt, Nigeria launches tax amnesty program, and Ethiopian Airlines grows its fleet

Friday, June 30, 2017

An agricultural worker prepares a piece of bark taken from a laboratory-developed rubber tree sapling which he will clone by transplanting it on to the shoot of a wild rubber tree sapling in Ivory Coast, in this file photo taken July 17, 2007. Angry at graft and disorder in Ivory Coast's cocoa sector, farmer Anini Kouakou spoke out on national television earlier this year against corrupt officials he says are siphoning off farmers' cash. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/Files (IVORY COAST) TO MATCH FEATURE RUBBER-IVORYCOAST/ - RTR1SA7U

Figure of the week: Sub-Saharan African agricultural research spending trends

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir delivers a speech during the launch of the National Dialogue committee in Juba, South Sudan May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jok Solomun - RTX370U1

Africa in the news: South Sudan’s ceasefire, Tanzanian mining sector’s audit, and Macron’s Mali visit

Friday, May 26, 2017