Africa Growth Initiative

Research

Shadows are cast over tomatoes for sale in the central market in Diabaly January 23, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Report

Institutions, informality, and conflict in the Sahel: The case for Mali

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye and Nancy Benjamin

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Report

Addressing youth unemployment through industries without smokestacks: A Zambia case study

Anand Rajaram, Dennis Chiwele, and Mwanda Phiri

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Ditigal world map with two individuals shaking hands.

Report

Effective engagement with Africa: Capitalizing on shifts in business, technology, and global partnerships

Landry Signé and Chris Heitzig

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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Blog Posts

A site engineer stands to take picture across a building at the site of a collapsed building in Ikoyi district in Lagos, Nigeria, 02 November 2021. The Lagos State emergency rescue agency confirmed that No fewer than 21 people have been confirmed dead, while six of the nine survivors are currently undergoing treatment, three have been discharged in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Africa in Focus

Quantifying frequent building collapse and disaster risk reduction in Nigeria

Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Latif Cherono, electronics manufacturing manager at the innovation lab called Gearbox for entrepreneurs and artisans, works on the Surface-mount technology (SMT) line at the Industrial area in Nairobi, Kenya March 15, 2021. Picture taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jackson Njehia

Africa in Focus

Technology and the future of jobs in Africa

Louise Fox and Landry Signé

Friday, April 1, 2022

People collecting water in plastic bottles at natural water spring during drought at Newlands Cape Town South Africa.

Africa in Focus

Lessons from the Cape Town water crisis and the need for a renewed technical agenda

Jessica Fell and Kirsty Carden

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

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Events

Op-Eds

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Op-Ed

The anatomy of technology regulation

Nicholas Davis, Mark Esposito, and Landry Signé

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Rwanda.- In the photos taken on March 8, 2021, it shows a vaccination center against the coronavirus. Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda began vaccinating frontline healthcare workers and vulnerable citizens against Covid-19 as Africa, the world's poorest continent and home to 1.3 billion people, stepped up its vaccination campaigns.

Op-Ed

Africa must produce its own vaccines

Landry Signé

Thursday, September 23, 2021

West Africa

Does West Africa need a single currency?

Eswar Prasad and Vera Songwe

Thursday, August 19, 2021

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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 Managing Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

LandrySigne

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Multimedia

A signage is seen at the border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania in Namanga, Tanzania July 19, 2019. Picture taken July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Podcast Episode

New tools for easing cross-border trade in Africa

Mike Ogbalu III and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Famine Early Warning System Network in Africa (FEWS NET) scientist Chris Shitote talks to farmer Bernard Mbithi after he uprooted his maize field that failed because of a drought in Kilifi county, Kenya, February 16, 2022. Picture taken February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Podcast Episode

Tackling the climate change challenge in Africa

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Friday, April 22, 2022

Wind turbines produce renewable energy outside Caledon, South Africa, May 20, 2020. Picture taken May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Podcast Episode

Five trends to expect in Africa for the rest of 2022

Ryan Short and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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More on Africa Growth Initiative

A conversation on Africa’s debt

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST

Washington, DC

The reception in the Co-Creation Hub in Yaba, Lagos, an area in Nigeria's economic capital once nicknamed "Yabacon Valley" because of the number of tech start-ups in the area. (Photo by Sally Hayden / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Podcast Episode

Connecting Africa’s tech talent with the world

Cecilia Värendh Månsson and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

A man monitors a drone flying outdoors controlled by his cell phone.

Report

From subsistence to disruptive innovation: Africa, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the future of jobs

Louise Fox and Landry Signé

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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Africa Growth Initiative

Understanding the African Continental Free Trade Area and how the US can promote its success

Dawn of a second Cold War and the ‘scramble for Africa’

The resilience of African nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

The promise of African clean hydrogen exports: Potentials and pitfalls

Research

Institutions, informality, and conflict in the Sahel: The case for Mali

Addressing youth unemployment through industries without smokestacks: A Zambia case study

Effective engagement with Africa: Capitalizing on shifts in business, technology, and global partnerships

Blog Posts

Quantifying frequent building collapse and disaster risk reduction in Nigeria

Technology and the future of jobs in Africa

Lessons from the Cape Town water crisis and the need for a renewed technical agenda

Events

Climate change: Tackling a global challenge in Africa

African women and girls: Leading a continent

Public health in Africa: Ensuring equal access and self-sufficiency

Op-Eds

The anatomy of technology regulation

Africa must produce its own vaccines

Does West Africa need a single currency?

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 Managing Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

Multimedia

New tools for easing cross-border trade in Africa

Tackling the climate change challenge in Africa

Five trends to expect in Africa for the rest of 2022

More on Africa Growth Initiative

A conversation on Africa’s debt

Connecting Africa’s tech talent with the world

From subsistence to disruptive innovation: Africa, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the future of jobs