Global Economy and Development

A Sudanese man holds his phone with restricted internet access social media platforms, in Khartoum, Sudan January 1, 2019. Picture taken January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Figure of the week: Internet freedom in sub-Saharan Africa declines

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Pupils wait outside their classes at Ayany Primary School during the arrangement of their seating positions to create social distance after a nine months period of no school due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Donwilson Odhiambo / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

What do we know about the effects of COVID-19 on girls’ return to school?

Christina Kwauk, Dana Schmidt, and Erin Ganju

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

[Morocco's Noor solar plant has] tremendous impact in terms of both a development outcome, but preventing, in some sense, that much emissions.

Amar Bhattacharya Marketplace September 22, 2021

A staff member of on-line retailer Jumia, pushes a cart loaded with goods at the company's warehouse in Lagos April 10, 2014. There are two main reasons people shop online: it's cheaper or they can't be bothered with a trip to the store. And in Lagos, a city of 21 million people, a trip to the store can kill your entire day if you lose the traffic lottery. Jumia has 100,000 Nigerian customer accounts and sales are increasing by 15 percent a month. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS)

Quantifying the impact on Nigeria of the African Continental Free Trade Area

Yewande Olapade and Chukwuka Onyekwena

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Computer science education in Arkansas

How Arkansas implemented its computer science education program

Brian Fowler and Emiliana Vegas

Monday, September 20, 2021

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vials seen on a table at an inoculation center in a high school building in the capital Tunis.Tunisian Health Director General Faycel Ben Salah said nearly 1 million people will be called to the 2nd day of intensive coronavirus vaccination, targeting the 18-39 age groups. (Photo by Jdidi Wassim / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Africa in the news: Vaccine, energy, and climate change updates

Saturday, September 18, 2021

Green shipping containers

Greening the AfCFTA: It is not too late

Colette van der Ven and Landry Signé

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Various African banknotes

COVID-19: How can the G-20 address debt distress in sub-Saharan Africa?

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Thursday, September 16, 2021

A man works on bamboo mat in Monrovia, Liberia, October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

Liberia improves in economic opportunity but still tax mobilization, infrastructure, and business environment struggle to see gains

Thursday, September 16, 2021

A view shows cars stuck in a traffic jam in Beirut, Lebanon June 10, 2021. Picture taken June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

How to kick-start the decoupling of emissions from economic growth in MENA

Martin Philipp Heger and Lukas Vashold

Wednesday, September 15, 2021