Chris Heitzig

Container terminal and city landscape in port of Dar es Salaam on February 21, 2018 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

How currency sanctions on Russia could disrupt trade with Africa

Chris Heitzig, Aloysius Uche Ordu, and Leo Holtz

Monday, May 23, 2022

Ditigal world map with two individuals shaking hands.

Effective engagement with Africa: Capitalizing on shifts in business, technology, and global partnerships

Landry Signé and Chris Heitzig

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

A conversation on Africa’s debt

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa shakes hands with Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara at the the presidential palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Africa in the news: Ramaphosa visits West Africa, omicron-induced travel ban provokes backlash, and protests in Sudan and Eswatini continue

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi speaks at a meeting during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Africa in the news: AGOA removals, vaccine update, and COP26-related news

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Globe over financial charts

Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt problem: Mapping the pandemic’s effect and the way forward

Chris Heitzig, Aloysius Uche Ordu, and Lemma Senbet

Thursday, October 21, 2021

In this photo illustration the medical syringe seen with the inscription malaria vaccine displayed on a screen in the background. (Photo by Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Africa in the news: Union strike in South Africa, technology and vaccine updates, and Tanzanian author wins Nobel Prize

Saturday, October 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine under the COVAX scheme at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

Africa in the news: Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, and vaccine updates

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Large stacked container ship leaving the port of Cape Town with Table mountain and the city in the background, South Africa.

Africa in the news: South African economy, energy production, and Nigerian foreign relations updates

Mary Blankenship, Chris Heitzig, and Tamara White

Saturday, August 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Hakainde Hichilema, leader of Zambia's opposition United Party for National Development (UPND), addresses a media conference in Cape Town, South Africa, August 31, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Africa in the news: Zambian election, impacts of the Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover, and health updates

Chris Heitzig, Tamara White, and Mary Blankenship

Saturday, August 21, 2021