Anna Schaeffer

A police officer is pictured at a road block while the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Abuja, Nigeria April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in the news: COVID-19 impacts African economies and daily lives; clashes in the Sahel

Dhruv Gandhi, Anna Schaeffer, and Payce Madden

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Shoppers queue at a grocery store during a nationwide 21 day lockdown in an attempt to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chatsworth near Durban, South Africa, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Rogan Ward REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in the news: Impacts of COVID-19 on African economies and elections updates

Christina Golubski and Anna Schaeffer

Saturday, April 4, 2020

An employee looks for medicine at a hospital pharmacy in Abidjan April 8, 2011. Days of clashes between forces loyal to presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara and incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to cede power, have turned what was once known as the "Paris of Africa" into a ghost city. Aid agencies say hospitals are overwhelmed with wounded, medical supplies are lacking and doctors and nurses sometimes have to work without running water and electricity. REUTERS/ Thierry Gouegnon (IVORY COAST - Tags: HEALTH CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Figure of the week: African citizens’ views of basic health services

Anna Schaeffer and Christina Golubski

Thursday, March 19, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Kenyan nurses wear protective gear during a demonstration of preparations for any potential coronavirus cases at the Mbagathi Hospital, isolation centre for the disease, in Nairobi, Kenya March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi/File Photo

Africa in the news: New EU-Africa strategy, impacts of the oil price crash, and spread of coronavirus

Christina Golubski and Anna Schaeffer

Saturday, March 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Africa in the news: Updates on Togo, Guinea-Bissau, South Sudan, and health challenges

Anna Schaeffer and Christina Golubski

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Stacks of South African banknotes

Figure of the week: Illicit financial flows in Africa remain high, but constant as a share of GDP

Anna Schaeffer and Christina Golubski

Thursday, March 5, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump points to the media as he walks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta before their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on February 6, 2020. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Africa in the news: Updates on US-Africa relations, elections in Malawi and Guinea-Bissau, and return of stolen funds to Nigeria

Christina Golubski and Anna Schaeffer

Saturday, February 8, 2020

A desert locust is seen on the farmer's hand in a grazing land on the outskirt of Dusamareb in Galmudug region, Somalia December 22, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Africa in the news: Nagy visits Africa, locust outbreak threatens East Africa, and Burundi update

Payce Madden and Anna Schaeffer

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Africa in the news: UK-Africa Investment Summit, Turkey’s increased engagement, and Angola fraud scandal

Christina Golubski and Anna Schaeffer

Saturday, January 25, 2020