Africa in Focus

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Africa in the news: Kenya’s opposition disputes election results, Namibia cuts interest rates, and Sierra Leone mourns mudslide victims

Friday, August 18, 2017

A worker walks past boxes of cooking oil at the Bidco factory in Thika, north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi January 21, 2012. Bidco is based in Thika, a manufacturing town a half hour's drive from Nairobi, which made a name for itself in the 1970s because of its thriving textiles factories, bakeries and motor vehicle plants. In the early 2000s, though, it grew to symbolise Kenya's decline. Bidco survived the hard times. It exports 20 percent of its output to other African countries, with a value of $40 million a year, says Vimal Shah, who runs the company. Picture taken January 21, 2012. To match Insight AFRICA/SPENDERS-INFLATION REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY) - RTR2WRCJ

Figure of the Week: Job growth in Kenya’s formal economy slows

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

A copy of the Wall Street Journal is pictured in a newsstand in New York, June 26, 2007. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. have "basically agreed" on a structure to protect the editorial independence of Dow Jones' news operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. News Corp. is offering $5 billion to buy Dow Jones. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES) - RTR1R6CD

Exploring media sentiment around Africa: Positive or negative?

Monday, August 14, 2017

Kenyans queue to cast their vote during the presidential election outside a polling station in Gatundu, Kenya August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RTS1ATK9

Africa in the news: Elections in Rwanda and Kenya, AGOA Forum, and Ethiopia’s dropped state of emergency

Friday, August 11, 2017

Kenyan workers prepare men's underwear at the Hela intimates export processing zone (EPZ) limited factory in Athi River, near Nairobi, Kenya, July 27, 2017. Picture taken July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RTS19YU7

Figures of the week: African participation in global value chains

Friday, August 11, 2017

A taxi passes by in front of The New York Times head office in New York, February 7, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE - SEARCH 'BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD 31 OCT' FOR ALL IMAGES - RTX2R4RK

Exploring media sentiment around Africa: Country analysis

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Kigali, Rwanda, August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana - RTS1AC62

Africa in the news: Election updates, China’s new Djibouti base, and Google CEO’s Nigeria visit

Friday, August 4, 2017

Peter Maritim, a candidate for the role of local representative, passes by banners as he campaigns in the Barut ward, Nakuru, Kenya, July 27, 2017. Picture taken July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RTS19UNL

Kenya’s election 2017: Same concerns, different approaches

Douglas L. Kivoi and Steven Nduvi

Friday, August 4, 2017

A shipment of presidential election ballots is seen ahead of Kenya's August 8 election at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya, July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RTS19WEC

Kenya’s election 2017: Unique concerns for a unique country

Douglas L. Kivoi and Steven Nduvi

Friday, August 4, 2017

Kenya's Central Bank Governor Patrick Njoroge speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in the capital Nairobi in this December 8, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/Files - RTX2A3GY

Figures of the week: CPIA Africa assesses policy and institutional quality

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Pylons carry electricity from a sub-station of state power utility Eskom outside Cape Town in this picture taken March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - RTSBMS0

Africa in the news: Tanzanian mining sector, Eskom management troubles, and Africa election corner

Christina Golubski

Friday, July 28, 2017

A general view of Nairobi, Kenya November 13, 2015. REUTERS/Noor Khamis/File Photo - RTX2C84J

Figure of the week: Connecting urbanization and industrialization in Africa

Thursday, July 27, 2017

People use computers at an internet cafe in the Hodan area of Mogadishu October 9, 2013. Reuters/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTX14IOE

Africa in the news: Electoral tensions arise in Mali and Congo, Ivorian president reshuffles cabinet, and Somalia’s internet returns

Friday, July 21, 2017

Visitors walk along a beach in Libreville, Gabon, February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - RTX32DYG

Figures of the week: Tourism and structural transformation in Africa

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Students of a government college Abuja pose with a teacher during Nigeria's 56 independence anniversary celebrations in Abuja, Nigeria October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RTSQBUC

Separatist agitations in Nigeria: The way forward

Monday, July 17, 2017