Amy Copley

A street trader counts out change for a customer in Durban, September 8, 2015. South Africa's rand firmed more than 1 percent against the dollar, recovering from record lows in the previous session as bets on a rate hike in United States faded due to worries over global growth. The rand rose 1.04 percent to 13.8150 per dollar. REUTERS/Rogan Ward - RTX1RMVH

Figures of the week: Trade Week Africa and the Continental Free Trade Area

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Activists are transported in a police truck after they were detained ahead of a protest against government plans to introduce a new currency, in Harare, Zimbabwe November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RTX2UAS4

Africa in the news: IMF drops Zimbabwe sanctions, DRC and Guinea-Bissau dissolve governments, and Pew releases African attitudes survey

Friday, November 18, 2016

A general view of the opening of the Africa Action Summit, on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal - RTX2TZWN

Figures of the week: COP22 and climate action in sub-Saharan Africa

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Workers construct a culvert along the Southern bypass road under construction next to the Nairobi National Park in Kenya's capital Nairobi, March 4, 2016. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Ministry of Transport agreed to cut off about 53 acres of land from the Nairobi National Park to allow for completion of the 28 kms Nairobi Southern bypass road project. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RTS9BJ0

Figures of the week: Kenya’s growth trends and prospects in Africa’s Lions

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

A man walks past a promotional banner showing a photograph of a pile of Nigerian naira along a road in Lagos November 24, 2010. The Nigerian naira eased further on the interbank market and at the official window on Wednesday as strong demand for dollars put pressure on the local currency, traders said. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTXV0TZ

AGI Markets Monitor: Rising commodity prices, Mozambique’s debt crisis, and Nigeria’s parallel exchange market

Amadou Sy and Amy Copley

Thursday, October 27, 2016

A Congolese woman votes with her child in a polling station in the village of Ndaku-Pembe, east of the capital Kinshasa, October 29, 2006. Congo voted on Sunday in a presidential run-off vote intended to end decades of war, pillage and kleptocracy that have left the huge country devastated and poor despite its mineral riches. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) - RTR1IT29

Africa in the news: DRC delays elections; Uganda cuts interest rates, expands taxes; and Uber partners with Nigerian bank

Friday, October 21, 2016

Children run alongside a rice paddy field outside the village of Andriampamaky, around 50 km (31 miles) north of Madagascar's capital city Antananarivo April 21, 2012. According to the African Jesuit AIDS Network, the Jesuits run a rural development project in the village combating poverty and hunger, giving animals, seeds and tools to villagers in an attempt to empower the villagers to earn some money, and in doing so, help prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MADAGASCAR - Tags: AGRICULTURE SOCIETY) MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA - RTR311OE

Figures of the week: Ending rural hunger in Africa

Friday, October 21, 2016

Nigerian naira notes are seen in this picture illustration March 15, 2016 REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/Illustration - RTSAL28

Figure of the week: Nigerian bond auction aims to finance record budget

Friday, October 7, 2016

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S.- Africa Business Forum in New York, U.S., September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RTSOT01

Africa in the news: US-Africa Business Forum deals, Nigeria’s credit rating downgrade, and DRC’s deadly protests

Friday, September 23, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks down during the Refugee Summit at the United Nations in New York September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RTSOO66

Figures of the week: UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants calls for international action

Friday, September 23, 2016