Tamara White

African woman washing hands under running water

Figure of the week: Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in sub-Saharan Africa

Sakinatou Djantchiemo and Tamara White

Friday, March 25, 2022

A woman works on a mould at the makeshift workshop of Nigerian entrepreneur, Ukamaka Okoye, in the southeastern town of Nnewi, Anambra state, Nigeria September 19, 2020. Picture taken September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Seun Sanni

Figure of the week: Labor trends for women in Africa

Sakinatou Djantchiemo and Tamara White

Friday, March 4, 2022

A nurse prepares a dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Wilkins Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Figure of the week: Vaccine inequity in Africa

Sakinatou Djantchiemo and Tamara White

Friday, February 4, 2022

Abolaji Odunjo, a gadget vendor who trades with bitcoin, poses with his mobile phone after an interview with Reuters, at his store at the "Computer Village" in Lagos, Nigeria August 31, 2020. Picture taken in August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Figure of the week: The rapidly increasing role of cryptocurrencies in Africa

Tamara White and Abraham White

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Africa Growth Initiative’s top 5 figures of 2021

Leo Holtz and Tamara White

Thursday, December 30, 2021

An oil slick is seen on Santa Barbara creek, following an oil spill in Nembe, Bayelsa, Nigeria, November 25, 2021. Picture taken November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Africa in the news: Vaccine, politics, and natural resources updates

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Kenyan Supreme Court judges attend a hearing of a petition challenging the election result filed by the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition and Human Rights groups at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Figure of the week: The role of good governance in eradicating poverty and promoting development

Friday, December 17, 2021

President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrives for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Pool REFILE - CORRECTING ID

Africa in the news: COP26 concludes, African repo bond market established, and Secretary of State Blinken goes to Africa

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Dodoma, Tanzania. 08-18-2019. Portrait of a group of children at school looking smiling at the camera after packing their things and ready to leave on their way home.

Figure of the week: Education participation rates in Africa increase, with some caveats

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Clouds gather but produce no rain as cracks are seen in the dried up municipal dam in drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet

Africa in the news: Energy and climate finance updates, Mozambique’s debt write-off, and US COVID-19 vaccine donation

Saturday, October 23, 2021