Africa in Focus

U.S. President Joe Biden convenes a virtual summit with leaders from democratic nations at the State Department's Summit for Democracy, at the White House, in Washington, U.S. December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

What is the relevance of a second democracy summit for Africa?

Danielle Resnick · Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Accelerating adoption of electric vehicles for sustainable transport in Nairobi

Thursday, March 23, 2023

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Cape Town: Lessons from managing water scarcity

Geordin Hill-Lewis

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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Closing the gender gap through digital and social inclusion: The Togolese case

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Rwandan legislators attend a session during which Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta speaks about an incident in which Rwandan forces fired at a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo that allegedly violated Rwandan airspace, in Kigali, Rwanda, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

Equal power, faster progress: A recipe for Africa’s transformation

Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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Confronting global inequalities to end HIV/AIDS

Winnie Byanyima

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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Self-organizing Nigeria: The antifragile state

Andrew S. Nevin, Uma Kymal, Peter Nigel Cameron, and Rufai Oseni

Thursday, March 2, 2023

An aerial view shows residents making their way through a flooded street after torrential rain caused intense flooding in Dakar, Senegal August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ngouda Dione

Managing the compounding debt and climate crises

Gracelin Baskaran

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

ACCRA, GHANA - MARCH 18: Traffic on road in Accra, capital city of Ghana on March 18, 2014 in Accra, Ghana.

How can cities create better jobs in sub-Saharan Africa?

Michael Danquah and Kunal Sen

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

NAIROBI/KENYA - SEPTEMBER 15 2013: Many people on the street of Nairobi in Kenya. Eastern Africa

Urban economic development in Africa: A case study of Nairobi city

Jacob Nato, Humphrey Njogu, Rose Ngugi, Aloysius Uche Ordu, and Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez

Friday, February 17, 2023

Faridat Bakare, 12, a student enrolled in a special STEM programme for children from poor families at the Knosk Secondary School, for which she pays 100 naira ($ 0.25) per day, attend a computer class alongside other students in the area of Kuje, in Abuja, Nigeria February 18, 2022. Picture taken February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

STEM education in Africa: Risk and opportunity

Friday, February 10, 2023

Ajegunle City, Lagos State Nigeria March 22, 2018: Busy Streets bustling with commercial activity

Nigeria in 2023: Bridging the productivity gap and building economic resilience

Wilson Erumebor

Monday, February 6, 2023

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Getting rice right in Liberia

Jeanine Milly Cooper

Friday, February 3, 2023

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Staying the course: Strengthening fundamentals despite adversity

Thursday, February 2, 2023

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What should be the top priority for Africa in 2023?

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Friday, January 27, 2023