Africa in Focus

A child is checked for signs of malnutrition by a United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) health worker during a registration prior to a humanitarian food distribution carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Thonyor, Leer county, South Sudan, February 25, 2017. Picture taken February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola - RTS10U6A

Setting the stage for greater health R&D investment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Monday, May 8, 2017

A trader changes dollars with naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos

Africa in the news: Nigeria’s forex market, Tanzania’s falsely credentialed civil servants, and WEF Africa news

Christina Golubski

Friday, May 5, 2017

Employees work on the manufacturing line at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 13, 2017. Picture taken April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RTS13B7A

Figure of the week: May Day and the future of labor in Africa

Thursday, May 4, 2017

A general view shows the headquarters of the African Union (AU) building in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RTSXWBK

Reforming the African Union: The vital challenge of implementation

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Africa flags are blown in the wind as leaders arrive in Rwanda's capital, Kigali for the opening meeting for New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), February 13, 2004. African leaders are gathering for a two-day meeting to push forward a plan to monitor each other's performance on human rights, corruption and other issues, to counter the continent's reputation for bad governance. The African Union's 53 members agreed to set up the peer-review mechanism in 2002 but so far only 16 governments have agreed to be rated on criteria such as economic policy, commitment to democracy and business environment. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna REUTERS AN - RTRCNAA

Quatre questions destinées au nouveau directeur de l’Africa Growth Initiative de Brookings

Christina Golubski and Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh (R) welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (3rd L), U.S. Marine Corps General Thomas Waldhauser (2nd L) and U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Mark Boulware (L) at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTS13KNK

Africa in the news: Nigeria introduces new foreign exchange window, U.S. Defense Secretary visits Djibouti, and Burundi denies access to WFP convoy

Friday, April 28, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, U.S.

Donald Trump’s first 100 days and Africa

Friday, April 28, 2017

Employees work on the manufacturing line at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 13, 2017. Picture taken April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RTS13BCB

Figure of the week: Manufacturing value added in sub-Saharan Africa

Christina Golubski

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Africa flags are blown in the wind as leaders arrive in Rwanda's capital, Kigali for the opening meeting for New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), February 13, 2004. African leaders are gathering for a two-day meeting to push forward a plan to monitor each other's performance on human rights, corruption and other issues, to counter the continent's reputation for bad governance. The African Union's 53 members agreed to set up the peer-review mechanism in 2002 but so far only 16 governments have agreed to be rated on criteria such as economic policy, commitment to democracy and business environment. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna REUTERS AN - RTRCNAA

Four questions for the new director of the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings

Christina Golubski and Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Train tracks are seen at the National Arts Theatre stop of the light rail system under construction in Lagos, Nigeria, May 30, 2014. Started in 2009 to ease traffic, Lagos state government is building a rail system with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. The first test runs should start in 2015, according to an official at the National Arts Theatre work site. REUTERS/Joe Penney (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORT POLITICS) - RTR3RK50

Africa in the news: IMF and the World Bank revise Africa’s economic outlook, U.S. Senators Corker and Coons visit Uganda, and Kenya implements political reforms

Friday, April 21, 2017

Villagers collect food aid provided by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) at a distribution point in Bhayu, Zimbabwe, September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RTSNQKI

Making Africa Great Again: Reducing aid dependency

Angelle B. Kwemo

Thursday, April 20, 2017

A utility pole supporting wires for electricity distribution is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, November 11, 2015. The board of Kenya's biggest power generator, KenGen, has approved a rights issue plan and will seek shareholder approval on Dec. 16, the firm said in a statement on Wednesday. The plan, which also needs regulatory approvals, would involve issuing up to 7.802 billion shares at price to be set. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola - RTS6GXU

Figures of the week: Africa’s Pulse highlights the region’s infrastructure gaps

Thursday, April 20, 2017

An aerial view of Bidi Bidi refugees camp where displaced South Sudanese families are sheltered in Yumbe district after fleeing fighting in Pajok town across the border in northern Uganda April 5, 2017. REUTERS/James Akena - RTX349LA

Africa in the news: US to sell warplanes to Nigeria, Zimbabwe considers moveable assets as loan collateral, and Uganda’s Bidi-Bidi refugee camp becomes largest in world

Christina Golubski

Friday, April 14, 2017

Storm clouds hover as a cyclist rides past a field of maize after late rains near Malawi's capital Lilongwe, February 1, 2016. Late rains in Malawi threaten the staple maize crop and have pushed prices to record highs.About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - RTX24Z7D

Le tonnerre n’est pas toujours suivi de la pluie : Maintenir le progrès vers la réalisation de la vision pour l’Afrique

Amadou Sy, Christina Golubski, and Amy Copley

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Marines from the Spanish frigate, Blas de Lezo, approach a suspected pirate skiff in the Gulf of Aden in this NATO handout photo made available, June 3, 2009. The frigate responded to a distress call from the Liberian-flagged merchant vessel "United Lady" stating she had been attacked by a skiff that attempted to board her, as well as reporting the position of a dhow possibly acting as a mother ship. REUTERS/NATO/Handout (SOMALIA CONFLICT MILITARY SOCIETY CRIME LAW POLITICS) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RTR248OY

Figures of the week: Piracy and illegal fishing in Somalia

Wednesday, April 12, 2017