Leo Holtz

Sudanese pounds

Africa in the news: Sudan, COVID-19 vaccine, and political updates

Chris Heitzig and Leo Holtz

Saturday, February 27, 2021

A man rides his horse near power lines supplying energy to platinum mines in Marikana June 20, 2014. Around 70 000 platinum miners have been on strike for 5 months as negotiations around wages and benefits continue. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS)

Figures of the week: Africa’s infrastructure paradox

Leo Holtz and Chris Heitzig

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The KCD open pit gold mine, operated by Randgold, at the Kibali mining site in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Pete Jones/File Photo

Africa in the news: Mining disputes, COVID-19 and Ebola updates, and an increase in foreign troops in CAR and the Sahel

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, February 20, 2021

A small child wearing a facemask is seen at a volunteer food drive in Mountain View, an informal settlement in Jamestown, located in the Cape Winelands District, on Saturday, May 29, 2020. It's estimated that most, if not all, of the households here had no income, due to unemployement during lockdown. Cape Winelands is one of the districts in the Western Cape that has been designated a hotspot area, in terms of people testing positive for COVID-19. When South Africa moves down to Stage 3 of the nationwide lockdown on June 1st, hotspots areas will remain under stricter regulation and surveillance, per the latest government announcements. Photo by Eva-Lotta Jansson/RealTime Images/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use South Africa.

Figures of the week: Addressing COVID-19’s disruption to African development progress

Leo Holtz and Chris Heitzig

Friday, February 19, 2021

A vendor sells cassava flour at a traditional market in Bariga district, in Lagos, Nigeria January 15, 2021. Picture taken January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Africa in the news: African debt, rising food prices, and vaccine updates

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, February 13, 2021

A heap of coal is seen beside a power station owned by state power utility Eskom in Duhva, South Africa, February 18, 2020. Picture taken February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

The effects of the global energy transition in Africa: Disruption and opportunity

Leo Holtz and Chris Heitzig

Friday, February 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria September 18, 2020. Picture taken September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

Africa in the news: Nigerian oil, COVID-19, and Uganda updates

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, February 6, 2021

Victoria Kigbu works on her farm, in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Abuja, Nigeria June 10, 2020. Picture taken June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Figures of the week: Household participation in agriculture on the rise since the outbreak of COVID-19

Leo Holtz and Chris Heitzig

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Residents of the Praia Nova neighbourhood seek shelter from Tropical Cyclone Eloise, in Beira, Mozambique, January 23, 2021. Picture taken January 23, 2021. UNICEF/Franco/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Africa in the news: Kenya-Somali relations sour, Cyclone Eloise hits Mozambique, and tensions in and around Ethiopia escalate

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, January 30, 2021

A diesel pump is pictured at a gas station in Lagos, Nigeria September 10, 2019. Picture taken September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Figures of the week: Carbon taxes can fuel green economic recovery and reduce income inequality

Leo Holtz and Chris Heitzig

Wednesday, January 27, 2021