Africa in Focus

Dry earth is pictured in a field, in an area that is part of the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel, on the outskirts of Walalde department, in Senegal, July 11, 2021. The Green Wall initiative was launched in 2007 with aims to slow desertification across Africa's Sahel region, the arid belt south of the Sahara Desert, by planting a line of trees from Senegal to Djibouti. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra SEARCH "BENSEMRA REFORESTATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Climate migration—deepening our solutions

Simeon K. Ehui and Kanta Kumari Rigaud

Thursday, March 17, 2022

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The role of cryptocurrencies in sub-Saharan Africa

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Graduating students attend their graduation ceremony at Kaduna State University in Kaduna, Nigeria December 12, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Strategies for advancing African women in academia

Rebecca Afua Klege

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Farmers plow the field in Saulawa village, on the outskirts of Nigeria's north-central state of Kaduna May 15, 2013. When President Goodluck Jonathan was elected two years ago, he pledged reforms that would transform the lives of tens of millions of farmers who live on less than $2 a day despite occupying some of Africa's most fertile land. Oil remains the main source of foreign currency and state revenues, but agriculture is by far the biggest contributor to GDP, making up 40 percent of Africa's second largest economy. With 170 million mouths to feed and a growing food import bill thanks to the disarray in the farming sector, agriculture ministry officials say there's no time to lose. Picture taken May 15, 2013. To match Insight NIGERIA-AGRICULTURE/ REUTERS/Joe Brock (NIGERIA - Tags: AGRICULTURE SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Managing existential risk and climate resilience: The case of Nigeria

Monday, March 14, 2022

Malian army soldiers are seen at the Independence Square after a mutiny, in Bamako, Mali August 18, 2020. Picture taken August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Moussa Kalapo

Political turmoil in the Sahel: Does climate change play a role?

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye and Landry Signé

Friday, March 11, 2022

The harbor of Freetown, Sierra Leone

The view from Freetown, Sierra Leone

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Friday, March 11, 2022

Ugandan self-proclaimed "waste-preneur" Faith Aweko displays finished hand bags made from transformed polythene waste at the Reform Africa in Social Innovation Academy (SINA), in Mpigi district, Central Uganda April 20, 2021. Picture taken April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Africa’s youth are already leading the way to economic success

Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu

Thursday, March 10, 2022

South Africa's Ambassador to the UN Mathu Joyini speaks during the 11th emergency special session of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Figure of the week: African countries’ votes on the UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Abraham White and Leo Holtz

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Cropped close of diverse businesspeople putting their hands on top of each other wearing casual clothes and African patterns.

Philanthropy plays a vital role in meeting development challenges and mitigating crises in sub-Saharan Africa

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

FILE PHOTO: A package set for delivery is seen at the Jumia warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria January 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja//File Photo

Women and e-commerce in Africa: The $15 billion opportunity

Alexa Roscoe and Anne Njambi Kabugi

Monday, March 7, 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

Protesters march during a rally from Khartoum North to Omdurman against military rule following last month's coup, in Khartoum, Sudan. December 13,2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

The women of Sudan will not accept setbacks

Rogaia Abusharaf

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Members of Local Defence Unit (LDU) offload relief food during a distribution exercise to civilians affected by the lockdown, as part of measures to prevent the potential spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kampala, Uganda April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Managing COVID-19 response public resources with accountability in Africa

Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

A woman takes her Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) pills during the World Aids Day in Kibera.As today marks 33 years since the beginning of World Aids Day and 40 years since the first case of HIV, it's also one of the greatest days to help put an end to inequality that drives Aids and other pandemics across the world. (Photo by Donwilson Odhiambo / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

How strengthened political engagement can lead to improved health outcomes in Africa

Jean-Baptiste Nikiema

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

A Malagasy child eats at the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) school feeding initiative at the Saint de Paul community centre in Tanjombato, a southern suburb of the capital Antananarivo, October 28, 2013. The WFP, in collaboration with partners, provide food assistance to poor children to support their access to education. The centre receives about 927 children aged between 5 to 18 years old, whose parents earn around 2000 Madagascan Ariary ($1) a day. They also receive primary education, literacy tuition, scholastic adjustment, professional training and learn new crafts. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (MADAGASCAR - Tags: EDUCATION FOOD HEALTH SOCIETY POVERTY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Governments across Africa are rebuilding home-grown school feeding (HGSF) programs to help their recovery from the pandemic

Boitshepo Bibi Giyose, Carmen Burbano de Lara, and Donald A.P. Bundy

Monday, February 28, 2022