Africa Growth Initiative

Research

Transit trucks go through an electronic weighbridge at the border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania in Namanga, Tanzania July 19, 2019. Picture taken July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Report

The economic significance of intra-African trade—getting the narrative right

Andrew Mold

Friday, August 12, 2022

Container terminal and city landscape in port of Dar es Salaam on February 21, 2018 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Report

How currency sanctions on Russia could disrupt trade with Africa

Chris Heitzig, Aloysius Uche Ordu, and Leo Holtz

Monday, May 23, 2022

China's President Xi Jinping walks on before his speech during the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 3, 2018. Madoka Ikegami/POOL Via REUTERS

Report

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

Hippolyte Fofack

Friday, May 13, 2022

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Blog Posts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his airplane at Ngurah Rai International Airport as he travels to Bangkok, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

Africa in Focus

US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Africa as tension with China and Russia intensifies

Landry Signé

Friday, August 5, 2022

Graphic of South African and Ukrainian flags

Africa in Focus

How do Global South politics of non-alignment and solidarity explain South Africa’s position on Ukraine?

Elizabeth Sidiropoulos

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Africa in Focus

Bureaucratic commitment to local government service: Lessons from Zambia

Danielle Resnick and Gilbert Siame

Friday, July 29, 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

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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

Faridat Bakare, 12, a student enrolled in a special STEM programme for children from poor families at the Knosk Secondary School, for which she pays 100 naira ($ 0.25) per day, attend a computer class alongside other students in the area of Kuje, in Abuja, Nigeria February 18, 2022. Picture taken February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Podcast Episode

Making the future of African STEM female

Ayotola Aremu, Adefunke Ekine, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

A delegate walks at the Kigali Convention Centre, the venue hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana

Podcast Episode

The role of regional economic communities in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area

Andrew Mold and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Activists from the social justice centres working group chant during a demonstration asking the government to lower costs of living, especially on food prices, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

Podcast Episode

African Youth Survey reveals sustained optimism and shifting priorities

Ivor Ichikowitz and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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More on Africa Growth Initiative

Abidjan & San Pedro,Ivory Coast, 15,May,2007. Ro-Ro is a specialized vessel for transporting vehicles and containers in the W/Africa ports.

Testimony

African Growth and Opportunity Act: Program usage, trends, and sectoral highlights

Landry Signé

Monday, August 1, 2022

Podcast Episode

Pursuing an education “Against All Odds”

Betty Ogiel Rubanga and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Africa in Focus

Russia’s narratives about its invasion of Ukraine are lingering in Africa

Mary Blankenship and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, June 27, 2022

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Africa Growth Initiative

Emerging technologies and the future of work in Africa

Monday, Sep 26, 2022

Brookings Institution

Resolving debt crises in developing countries: How can G-20 countries contribute to operationalizing The Common Framework?

The future of podcasting in Africa

Biden’s Africa strategy seeks to revitalize ties with the continent

Research

The economic significance of intra-African trade—getting the narrative right

How currency sanctions on Russia could disrupt trade with Africa

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

Blog Posts

US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Africa as tension with China and Russia intensifies

How do Global South politics of non-alignment and solidarity explain South Africa’s position on Ukraine?

Bureaucratic commitment to local government service: Lessons from Zambia

Events

The CFA franc zone: Economic development and the post-COVID recovery

Climate change: Tackling a global challenge in Africa

African women and girls: Leading a continent

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

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

Multimedia

Making the future of African STEM female

The role of regional economic communities in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area

African Youth Survey reveals sustained optimism and shifting priorities

More on Africa Growth Initiative

African Growth and Opportunity Act: Program usage, trends, and sectoral highlights

Pursuing an education “Against All Odds”

Russia’s narratives about its invasion of Ukraine are lingering in Africa