Africa in Focus

Lagos, Nigeria.- In the photos, it shows the streets of the city of Lagos during the coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the fact that Africa has managed to prevent the "exponential spread" of the novel coronavirus epidemic on the continent. "The transmission of covid-19 in Africa has been characterized by a relatively lower number of infections, which has decreased in the last two months," said the WHO regional leadership.

Figure of the week: Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda

Payce Madden · Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Sidi Brahim Mohamed Embarek talks to Reuters journalists as he stands beside the wreckage of a Moroccan air force F-5, which was shot down by the Polisario in a 1991 battle in the Western Sahara war, in Tifariti, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/ Zohra Bensemra SEARCH “POLISARIO” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in the news: Fighting in Ethiopia, end of cease-fire in Western Sahara, and debt relief updates

Saturday, November 21, 2020

A shopper wearing a face mask looks at grocery items, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Mall of the south, in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Lockdown economics in South Africa: Social assistance and the Ramaphosa stimulus package

Haroon Bhorat and Tim Köhler

Friday, November 20, 2020

South African election voting station sign from the electoral commission, with the polling station in background. Cape Town, South Africa - Circa 2019

Figures of the week: Research in South Africa into whether polls influence votes

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

A volunteer holds an Ethiopian flag during a blood donation ceremony for the injured members of Ethiopia's National Defense Forces (ENDF) fighting against Tigray's special forces on the border between Amhara and Tigray, at the stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Africa in the news: Post-election updates, Nigeria ratifies AfCFTA, and continued unrest in Ethiopia

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Douala, Cameroon - April 26.2019: Used vehicles in Douala Cameroon Port

Figure of the week: Africa’s used vehicle market and the environment

Thursday, November 12, 2020

A passenger wearing a face mask sits on bus called "Car Rapide", amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dakar, Senegal June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Localized communication plans help Senegal control COVID-19

Ben Leo and Catherine Winn

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Officials count the presidential election ballots in Abidjan, Ivory Coast October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Africa in the news: Unrest in Ethiopia, contentious elections results in Tanzania and Côte d’Ivoire, and a new UK-Kenya trade deal

Saturday, November 7, 2020

An african woman who owns a small business putting up open sign

Figure of the week: The post-pandemic road to economic recovery in Africa

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Voter displays his inked finger after casting a ballot during the presidential and parliamentary elections at the Ukombozi primary school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Africa in the news: Tanzania, Guinea, Seychelles, Zambia, and Zimbabwe updates

Saturday, October 31, 2020

A girl stands near a wall covered with Placards of Cameroon President Paul Biya, who runs for reelection scheduled for October 7, in Yaounde, Cameroon October 5, 2018. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC1BA30D24C0

Threats to democracy in Africa: The rise of the constitutional coup

John Mukum Mbaku

Friday, October 30, 2020

Urban economic growth in Africa: Analyzing constraints to agglomeration

Payce Madden and Jeffrey Gutman

Friday, October 30, 2020

'End Sars', referring to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad police unit, reads on a demonstrator's face during a protest over alleged police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Youth protests for police reform in Nigeria: What lies ahead for #EndSARS

Oluwole Ojewale

Thursday, October 29, 2020

African town

Figure of the week: Flood risk and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Brighton Takawira uses the Mukuru remittance app which enables him to send money and groceries home to family in Zimbabwe from his home in Pinetown, South Africa, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

COVID-19 and migrant remittances: Supporting this essential lifeline under threat

Wafa Aidi, Razaq Fatai, and Stephen Karingi

Monday, October 26, 2020