Africa Growth Initiative

Research

Report

Urban economic growth in Africa: A case study of Nairobi City County, Kenya

James Gachanja, John Karanja, Jacob Nato, Rose Ngugi, Humphrey Njogu, Brian Nyaware, Charity Mbaka, Shadrack Mwatu, and Melap Sitati

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Report

Foresight Africa 2023

Friday, January 27, 2023

Essay

Economic Recovery and Growth: Tackling multiple headwinds

Victoria Kwakwa, Aloysius Uche Ordu, Njuguna Ndung’u, and Théophile T. Azomahou

Friday, January 27, 2023

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Blog Posts

Africa in Focus

Cape Town: Lessons from managing water scarcity

Geordin Hill-Lewis

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Africa in Focus

Closing the gender gap through digital and social inclusion: The Togolese case

Cina Lawson

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Rwandan legislators attend a session during which Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta speaks about an incident in which Rwandan forces fired at a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo that allegedly violated Rwandan airspace, in Kigali, Rwanda, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

Africa in Focus

Equal power, faster progress: A recipe for Africa’s transformation

Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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Events

Foresight Africa: Closing the gender equity gap

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Foresight Africa

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Tackling complex challenges in complex times: A conversation with President of the Republic of Botswana H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EST

Online Only

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Op-Eds

June 20, 2021: Port of Lome, Togo, West Africa

Op-Ed

Africa’s logistics sector set to deliver results as free trade agreement kicks in

Landry Signé and Chido Munyati

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Spraying vines in the Stellenbosch region of South Africa

Op-Ed

How Africa’s new Free Trade Area will turbocharge the continent’s agriculture industry

Landry Signé and Chido Munyati

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Globe focused on Africa, with light shining from behind

Op-Ed

A year of opportunity for Africa

Landry Signé

Friday, January 13, 2023

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Experts

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

AloysiusOrdu

Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Professor and Executive Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

LandrySigne

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Multimedia

Shamim Mwanaisha, a travel consultant and trainer, leads students in coding, aviation, space and climate change during a tutorial session at her home in Kitintale suburb of Kampala, Uganda August 28, 2021. Picture taken August 28, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Podcast Episode

In Uganda, opening political, economic, and social doors for women and girls

Winnie Kiiza and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Europium, internal transition metal forming part of the rare earth group (RHJPhtotos, Shutterstock)

Podcast Episode

Africa’s global opportunity in rare earth elements

Gracelin Baskaran and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Branded T-shirts, baseball caps and notebooks with images of Nigerian presidential candidates are displayed at a shopping center in Abuja, Nigeria February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Abraham Achirga

Podcast Episode

A successful election in Nigeria would send a powerful message

Joseph Siegle and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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More on Africa Growth Initiative

Africa in Focus

Confronting global inequalities to end HIV/AIDS

Winnie Byanyima

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Africa in Focus

Self-organizing Nigeria: The antifragile state

Andrew S. Nevin, Uma Kymal, Peter Nigel Cameron, and Rufai Oseni

Thursday, March 2, 2023

An aerial view shows residents making their way through a flooded street after torrential rain caused intense flooding in Dakar, Senegal August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ngouda Dione

Africa in Focus

Managing the compounding debt and climate crises

Gracelin Baskaran

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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Africa Growth Initiative

The impact of credit ratings on the costs of development finance in Africa

Friday, Apr 14, 2023

Brookings Institution

Washington, DC

VP Kamala Harris’ visit to Africa: Delivering on US commitments or countering China and Russia?

What is the relevance of a second democracy summit for Africa?

Accelerating adoption of electric vehicles for sustainable transport in Nairobi

Research

Urban economic growth in Africa: A case study of Nairobi City County, Kenya

Foresight Africa 2023

Economic Recovery and Growth: Tackling multiple headwinds

Blog Posts

Cape Town: Lessons from managing water scarcity

Closing the gender gap through digital and social inclusion: The Togolese case

Equal power, faster progress: A recipe for Africa’s transformation

Events

Foresight Africa: Closing the gender equity gap

Foresight Africa

Tackling complex challenges in complex times: A conversation with President of the Republic of Botswana H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi

Op-Eds

Africa’s logistics sector set to deliver results as free trade agreement kicks in

How Africa’s new Free Trade Area will turbocharge the continent’s agriculture industry

A year of opportunity for Africa

Experts

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Professor and Executive Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

Multimedia

In Uganda, opening political, economic, and social doors for women and girls

Africa’s global opportunity in rare earth elements

A successful election in Nigeria would send a powerful message

More on Africa Growth Initiative

Confronting global inequalities to end HIV/AIDS

Self-organizing Nigeria: The antifragile state

Managing the compounding debt and climate crises