Africa in Focus

Dakar, Senegal.- Africans work on cashew crops amid the coronavirus pandemic on September 23, 2020. The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr. Akinwunmi Adesina, said that Africa has lost a decade of economic growth due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. He also noted that the multilateral bank has launched programs to cope with the economic recession.

A case study comparison of industries without smokestacks in Senegal and Ghana

Friday, August 6, 2021

Paper currency F CFA (XOF) of the West African monetary union displayed in bills of 10,000 francs laid out in fan isolated on wooden background

CFA franc zone: Economic development and the post-COVID recovery

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Mount Elgon, Uganda, Africa - February 15, 2020: Guides and porters assist tourists climbing Mount Elgon, a tourist attraction for hikers, climbers and bird watchers visiting East Africa.

Leveraging IWOSS and soft skills to address slow structural transformation and youth unemployment in Uganda

Madina M. Guloba and Medard Kakuru

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Map of West Africa

Is West Africa ready for a single currency?

Aloysius Uche Ordu, Ali Zafar, and Jan Muench

Friday, July 30, 2021

Workers sort roses on the packing line while wearing protective equipment to help fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Maridadi flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya, July 20, 2020. Picture taken July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Unlocking constraints to industries without smokestacks to catalyze job creation for youth in Kenya

Adan Shibia, Eldah Onsomu, and Boaz Munga

Thursday, July 29, 2021

An employee cleans a machine inside the factory of the baobab Fruit Company Senegal in Thies, Senegal June 22, 2018. Picture taken June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mikal McAllister

Reconciling economic growth and youth employment creation in Senegal

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Fatou Gueye, Abdou Khadir Dia, and Massaer Mbaye

Monday, July 26, 2021

A boy collects water from a shallow well on the Kenyan side of Moyale, June 11, 2009. Prolonged drought, lack of water and limited pasture have led to conflict between the Somali and Borena ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia ? that left hundreds of people dead in February this year. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it needs some 100 million Swiss francs to prevent conflict, famine and epidemics as well as restore the livelihoods of 2.5 million people in the Horn of Africa. Picture taken June 11, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova (KENYA SOCIETY CONFLICT HEALTH)

Addressing Africa’s extreme water insecurity

Leo Holtz and Christina Golubski

Friday, July 23, 2021

FILE PHOTO: People walk through a crowded market on a rainy day amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

What lessons can Africa learn from India’s COVID-19 crisis?

Jamie MacLeod, Vera Songwe, Stephen Karingi, Hopestone Chavula, Jean Paul Boketsu Bofili, Sokunpanha You, and Veerawin Su

Friday, July 23, 2021

Accra, Ghana.- In the photo taken on March 1, 2021, Ghana kicked off a COVID-19 vaccination campaign with vaccines from the COVAX initiative. Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, and their spouses took the first doses in the West African country.

What India’s COVID-19 crisis means for Africa

Jamie MacLeod, Vera Songwe, Stephen Karingi, Hopestone Chavula, Jean Paul Boketsu Bofili, Sokunpanha You, and Veerawin Su

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Pipelines are seen at Zueitina oil terminal, in west of Benghazi, Libya February 3, 2020. Picture taken February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Africa in the news: Natural resource update, security updates, and COVID-19’s third wave in Africa

Mary Blankenship, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Residents walk through a walkway as a man connects electricity above the power transformer in a village in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

COVID-19 and poverty’s impact on electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa

Monday, July 12, 2021

A medical worker gives a dose of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a man, at the Ruaraka Uhai Neema Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa in the news: COVID-19 spreads, Jacob Zuma sentenced, and climate change mitigation efforts enhanced

Mary Blankenship, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, July 10, 2021

King Mswati III of Swaziland waits to address attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Africa in the news: Eswatini protests, upgrades to Rwanda’s health system, and energy and environment updates

Tamara White, Leo Holtz, and Mary Blankenship

Saturday, July 3, 2021

The Insurance Company of Africa is pictured in Monrovia, Liberia, October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

Capturing Africa’s insurance potential for shared prosperity

Friday, July 2, 2021

Driver of a Golf Club Car drives to the main building of the Aqua Safari Resort. Relax at a luxury beach resort. Modern architecture. Travel and vacation in West Africa. Ghana, Volta, Ada – Jan14,2017

Addressing youth unemployment in Ghana by supporting the agro-processing and tourism sectors

Ernest Aryeetey, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, and Festus Ebo Turkson

Tuesday, June 29, 2021