Nirav Patel

Children attend lessons at the evening school in Ouakam neighbourhood, Dakar, Senegal January 16, 2019. Picture taken January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC1AD6488A90

African states’ varying progress toward gender equality in education

Nirav Patel and Genevieve Jesse

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Trucks and commericial vehicles are unloaded at the Mercato market in Addis Ababa September 11, 2015. Addis Ababa's 'Mercato' - Italian for 'market' - is reputedly the biggest open-air market in Africa, lying in the west of the capital. Supermarkets have sprouted across the city as the metropolis has expanded with Ethiopia's booming economy, but Mercato remains a popular destination for shoppers seeking clothing, electronics and a huge range of other items. It has been around for as long as the city, which was founded at the end of the 19th century, but it took its current form, and its name, from the Italians who invaded Ethiopia in 1935. The Italian occupation ended in 1941. Picture taken September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - GF10000267939

Figures of the week: With AfCFTA officially in force, Africa is now the largest free trade area

Thursday, May 30, 2019

People move on a street of Marina in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja - RC1AA6282BF0

Figures of the week: Unique challenges facing African urbanization

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Sudanese protesters attend a demonstration in front of the defense ministry compound in Khartoum, Sudan, May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1842B87200

Africa in the news: Sudan, Benin, Nigeria, and Sahel updates

Saturday, May 4, 2019

A news reporter makes a live-reporting of the International Labour Day celebration in Agege district in Lagos, Nigeria May 1, 2018.REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC160928F4F0

Figure of the week: Press freedom in Africa

Friday, April 19, 2019

Boys walk past electricity pylons and the cooling towers of the defunct Orlando Power Station in Soweto, South Africa, June 28, 2018. Picture taken June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC164C8E8250

Figure of the week: Electricity access in Africa

Friday, March 29, 2019

Locals affected by Cyclone Idai walk on flooded land in Buzi district outside Beira, Mozambique, March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC12561ABC30

Africa in the news: Cyclone Idai, $47 billion for climate finance, and power shortages in South Africa

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Figure of the week: Comparing Tanzania’s modern urban form to its original urban plan

Thursday, March 7, 2019

A house partially submerged in flood waters is pictured in Lokoja city, Kogi State, Nigeria September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC1F06C2B7E0

Figure of the week: Fragile states are ripe for disasters

Friday, February 8, 2019

Nigerian naira banknotes are seen in this picture illustration, September 10, 2018. Picture taken September 10, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/Illustration - RC15864538F0

Africa in the news: Nigerian minimum wage bill advances, Ethiopia triples airport size, and Cameroon makes arrests

Saturday, February 2, 2019