Global Economy and Development

Sudanese protesters march in a demonstration to mark the anniversary of a transitional power-sharing deal with demands for quicker political reforms in Khartoum, Sudan August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Governance in Africa: Citizen dissatisfaction is growing, and COVID-19 is likely to reverse recent gains

Nathalie Delapalme

Thursday, February 25, 2021

A man rides his horse near power lines supplying energy to platinum mines in Marikana June 20, 2014. Around 70 000 platinum miners have been on strike for 5 months as negotiations around wages and benefits continue. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS)

Figures of the week: Africa’s infrastructure paradox

Leo Holtz and Chris Heitzig

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

A worker collects roses at a flower farm in Naivasha, January 30, 2008. The Ethiopian flower industry is booming and the country will export up to two million stems a day in the two weeks leading up to Valentine's day. Picture taken January 30, 2008. To match feature ETHIOPIA/FLOWERS REUTERS/Antony Njuguna (KENYA)

Can agriculture be Ethiopia’s growth engine?

Heinz Strubenhoff

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Students raise their hand in a classroom.

Planning for scale: The Education Scalability Checklist

Larry Cooley, Maud Seghers, and Jenny Perlman Robinson

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

High view point cityscape of Accra, Ghana. Traffic jam on George Bush Highway with hills on the background

A conversation with Mohammed Adjei Sowah, mayor of Accra

Anthony F. Pipa and Kaitlyn Pendrak

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Hand interacting with a digital screen

Can Bulgaria catch the digital wave? Defining the policy priorities

Anwar Aridi and Daniel Querejazu

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

People wearing protective face masks line up to cross the border between Colombia and Venezuela at Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta, Colombia March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez

The US can learn a lot from Colombia about giving rights to undocumented immigrants

Monday, February 22, 2021

A boy looks out of a bus window as teachers prepare to board government chartered buses to go back to schools of countryside towns, scheduled to reopen next week, amid travel bans between regions due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Dakar, Senegal May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa faces a hard choice on the SDGs under COVID-19

Monday, February 22, 2021

Students of Government Secondary School Wuse, are seen taking the West African Examination Council (WAEC) 2020 exam, after coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Abuja, Nigeria August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

The SDGs are our compass for bolstering Africa’s long-term COVID recovery

Amina J. Mohammed

Monday, February 22, 2021

The KCD open pit gold mine, operated by Randgold, at the Kibali mining site in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Pete Jones/File Photo

Africa in the news: Mining disputes, COVID-19 and Ebola updates, and an increase in foreign troops in CAR and the Sahel

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, February 20, 2021