Christina Golubski

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) and Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni prepare to take their seats during refugees summit in capital Kampala, Uganda June 23, 2017. REUTERS/James Akena - RTS18BJT

Africa in the news: ‘Famine’ label somewhat lifted, Solidarity Summit hails refugees, and CAR signs an unstable ceasefire

Christina Golubski

Friday, June 23, 2017

A mine worker is pictured at the Freda Rebecca gold mine in Bindura town February 7, 2015. Mwana Africa's gold mine in Zimbabwe, Freda Rebecca, has asked the government to cut its electricity tariff by up to 28 percent because it says current rates are punitive, a company official said on Saturday. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS COMMODITIES ENERGY) - RTR4OMPT

Africa in the news: ECOWAS summit, South Africa’s recession, and China-Zambia mining tensions

Christina Golubski

Friday, June 9, 2017

Internally displaced Somali women gather with their jerrycans to receive water at a distribution centre organized by a Qatar charity after fleeing from drought stricken regions in Baidoa, west of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - RTX34U5H

Even before the U.S. left the Paris Agreement, Africa stepped up to the plate on climate change

Christina Golubski

Friday, June 2, 2017

A worker walks past an electronic board displaying movements in major indices, at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton, February 12, 2015. South Africa's rand weakened in early trade on Thursday ahead of President Jacob Zuma's annual state of the nation address, which investors hope would tackle domestic economic woes including electricity shortage.At 0704 GMT the rand was trading 0.22 percent softer at 11.8615 to the dollar, compared to its closing level of 11.8350 on Wednesday. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTR4PBF7

Figure of the week: Growing illicit financial flows in the developing world

Christina Golubski

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Shacks are seen at an informal settlement near Cape Town, South Africa, September 14, 2016. A process of 'upgrading' enables each shack in an informal settlement to receive basic services of water, electricity and sanitation. Picture taken September 14, 2016. Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation via REUTERS - RTX2V04Z

Africa and the World Poverty Clock

Christina Golubski

Thursday, May 18, 2017

A group of 82 Chibok girls, who were held captive for three years by Islamist militants, wait to be released in exchange for several militant commanders, near Kumshe, Nigeria May 6, 2017. Picture taken May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Zanah Mustapha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTS15P0T

Africa in the news: IMF releases Africa’s Regional Economic Outlook, 82 Chibok girls return home, and Zambian Hichilema faces treason charges

Christina Golubski

Friday, May 12, 2017

Construction continues on a new road being built, which will join the industrial area of Pinetown to the north of Durban and the city's airport, February 11, 2013. Although President Jacob Zuma announced last year that South Africa would spend $95 billion on roads, ports and railways before 2015, the country faces a myriad of problems in trying to roll out the infrastructure plan - from bad planning and skills shortages to contract problems and corruption. Picture taken February 11, 2013. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) - RTR3DO9H

Figures of the week: Infrastructure quality in Africa is stagnating

Christina Golubski

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

A trader changes dollars with naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos, Nigeria, February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo - RTSS1X9

Africa in the news: Nigeria’s forex market, Tanzania’s falsely credentialed civil servants, and WEF Africa news

Christina Golubski

Friday, May 5, 2017

Africa flags are blown in the wind as leaders arrive in Rwanda's capital, Kigali for the opening meeting for New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), February 13, 2004. African leaders are gathering for a two-day meeting to push forward a plan to monitor each other's performance on human rights, corruption and other issues, to counter the continent's reputation for bad governance. The African Union's 53 members agreed to set up the peer-review mechanism in 2002 but so far only 16 governments have agreed to be rated on criteria such as economic policy, commitment to democracy and business environment. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna REUTERS AN - RTRCNAA

Quatre questions destinées au nouveau directeur de l’Africa Growth Initiative de Brookings

Christina Golubski and Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Employees work on the manufacturing line at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 13, 2017. Picture taken April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RTS13BCB

Figure of the week: Manufacturing value added in sub-Saharan Africa

Christina Golubski

Thursday, April 27, 2017