Amy Copley

The representative from Guinea's seat remains empty during the opening session at the AGOA Forum during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington August 4, 2014. The leaders of Guinea and Sierra Leone have skipped the summit to deal with the ebola crisis in their nations. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTR416GB

The US-Africa Business Forum: Assessing progress and considering the stakes

Amy Copley and Amadou Sy

Friday, September 16, 2016

Workers harvest grapes at the La Motte wine farm in Franschhoek near Cape Town, South Africa in this picture taken January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - RTSFW3R

Figure of the week: African Green Revolution Forum highlights linkages between agricultural growth and poverty reduction

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) High Level Panel as part of the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Kenya's capital Nairobi, August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RTX2NBEG

Africa in the news: Disputed vote leads to electoral violence in Gabon, TICAD VI heightens Africa-Japan cooperation, and Facebook CEO visits African tech hubs

Friday, September 2, 2016

Women attend a community dialogue meeting near a burnt building belonging to Christ Holy Church International in Uzo-Uwani village near Nimbo town in Nigeria's southeastern state of Enugu August 4, 2016. Picture taken August 4, 2016. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye. - RTSMLJI

Figure of the week: Africa’s economic potential hit hard by gender inequality

Thursday, September 1, 2016

A man walks on a pipeline running through the proposed Dangote oil refinery site near Akodo beach in the outskirt of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos June 25, 2016.REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RTX2I7D5

‘Time for a policy reset’: Taking a closer look at recent African economic trends

Amy Copley and Christina Golubski

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Labourers mix cement at the site of a new port to be built in the oil-producing Angolan exclave of Cabinda, June 11, 2016. Picture taken June 11, 2016. REUTERS/Ed Cropley - RTX2JQ43

Figure of the week: Oil price projections help shape African economic diversification efforts

Thursday, August 18, 2016

2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Victory Ceremony - Men's 400m Victory Ceremony - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 15/08/2016. Gold medalist Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) of South Africa holds his medal. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. - RTX2L2TD

Competing on the global playing field: Hopes and challenges for Africa in Rio

Amadou Sy and Amy Copley

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Patriotic Front (PF) Presidential candidate Edgar Lungu and his wife Esther Lungu leave a rally in Lusaka January 19, 2015. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File - RTSMDV2

Africa in the news: East and Southern African trade issues, Ethiopia’s land reform protests, and Zambia’s general elections

Friday, August 12, 2016

Three East African presidents, (from R) Uhuru Kenyata of Kenya, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Paul Kagame of Rwanda, hold a joint news conference soon after their meeting in Entebbe, 36km (22 miles) southwest of the capital Kampala, June 25, 2013. Uganda has agreed to a plan to build a pipeline from its oilfields to a new port being developed on Kenya's northern coast, Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa said on Tuesday, enabling crude exports and boosting its oil industry. Another project agreed by the presidents of Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda, who all met in the Ugandan capital, will involve extending to Uganda and Rwanda an existing pipeline running from Kenya's Mombasa port that now stops inside Kenya. REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS) - RTX110K8

Figure of the week: Despite regional FDI gains, Kenya grapples with its East African partners over trade

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates delivers the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on the eve of Mandela Day under the theme "Living Together" in his lecture at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, July 17, 2016.

Figure of the week: Annual Nelson Mandela lecture focuses on the potential of Africa’s youth

Thursday, July 21, 2016