Africa in Focus

Opposition supporters carry banners and pictures of Soumaila Cisse, leader of opposition party URD (Union for the Republic and Democracy) as they protest along a street in Bamako, Mali August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago - RC1ED19D7F60

Africa in the news: Disputed election results in Mali and Zimbabwe, sanctions on South Sudan, and more

Saturday, August 18, 2018

School children attend class at Waterstone College, a private school managed by Curro in the south of Johannesburg July 22, 2015. South African private education group Advtech rejected a takeover offer from its bigger rival Curro Holdings, saying on Tuesday the proposal contained "unacceptable pre-conditions". Advtech's shares fell more than 7 percent shortly after the announcement that it had rejected Curro's bid, but pared losses to close down 2.93 percent at 11.60 rand. The shares are up about 30 percent so far this year. Curro's stock shed 0.83 percent to close on 11.70 rand. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - GF10000166735

Smart power: Investing in youth leadership and development

Witney Schneidman

Friday, August 17, 2018

A house stands within a paddy field in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, October 23, 2013. Voters in Madagascar's presidential election on Friday desperately hope for an end to a five-year political crisis that has scared off investors and severely damaged the economy, but there is little optimism they will get their wish. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (MADAGASCAR - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS SOCIETY) - GM1E9AO03RO01

Figure of the week: Financial inclusion in Madagascar

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

FILE PHOTO: Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila addresses a news conference at the State House in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo - RC1158813D80

Africa in the news: DRC elections, violence in eastern Ethiopia, and Mozambique refinancing

Saturday, August 11, 2018

FILE PHOTO: People walk at the entrance of Ecobank building in Abidjan, Ivory Coast June 4, 2018. Picture taken June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo - RC1745900630

Figure of the week: Exploring economic growth spillover channels in Africa

Friday, August 10, 2018

Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling ZANU-PF party gather to celebrate his election victory in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibekó - RC131F024DD0

Africa in the news: Zimbabwe election results, South Africa updates, and Mali elections

Saturday, August 4, 2018

A machine gun is seen on a sandbag on a boat off the Atlantic coast in Nigeria's Bayelsa state December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo - D1AETBYATEAC

Figures of the week: Piracy increasing in the Gulf of Guinea

Thursday, August 2, 2018

A customer is served at the teller counter inside the banking hall at Kenya's Sidian Bank headquarters on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 29, 2016. Picture taken June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - S1AETMWQMVAB

Giving credit to Africa’s financial markets and why we need to step up reform

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Brazil's President Michel Temer pose for a group picture at the BRICS summit meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - RC1715A90800

Africa in the news: BRICS summit aftermath, South Sudan power-sharing agreement, and Zimbabwe election prep

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Kenya Railways attendants prepare to receive a train launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government as it arrives at the Nairobi Terminus in the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC13462847E0

Figures of the week: Trends and determinants in Chinese FDI in Africa

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

A warden watches over Najin (front) and her daughter Patu, the last two northern white rhino females, in their enclosure at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC1B32B67E80

Africa in the news: EAC trade statistics, Nelson Mandela Day, and conservation updates

Saturday, July 21, 2018

A solar panel is pictured on the roof of Jean-Noel Kouame's house, on the outer limits of the main city Abidjan's vast urban sprawl, Ivory Coast December 18, 2017. Picture taken December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon - RC1ECCAAF400

Figures of the week: Africa’s energy innovation landscape

Friday, July 20, 2018

A woman votes at a polling station in Kibi, eastern region of Ghana and stronghold of presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), December 7, 2012. Ghanaians choose on Friday who will run one of Africa's most stable democracies as a surge in oil revenues promises to boost development and economic growth. Ghana has earned a reputation as an oasis of stability and progress in West Africa, a part of the world better known for civil wars, coups, entrenched poverty and corruption. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (GHANA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - GM1E8C71DSM01

Politics, policy, and implementation: The ‘Ghanaian Paradox’

Cadman Atta Mills

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir is welcomed by supporters on his return from peace talks in Kampala, at the Juba Airport, South Sudan July 9, 2018. Picture taken July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu - RC1DE4791970

Africa in the news: South Sudan peace breaks down, Ethiopia-Eritrea peace cemented, and major energy projects make progress

Christina Golubski

Saturday, July 14, 2018

The Stanley hotel in central Nairobi March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Noor Khamis - D1AESRDWXOAB

Figure of the week: Hotel revenues and growth in South Africa, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, and Tanzania

Friday, July 13, 2018