Africa Growth Initiative

Research

A worker sorts baobab fruit at the Bioessence factory, a cosmetic and nutrition company using baobab and shea products, in Dakar June 19, 2013. Bioessence exports many of its products to the United States. REUTERS/Joe Penney (SENEGAL - Tags: BUSINESS)

Report

Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A Senegal case study

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Fatou Gueye, Assane Beye, Abdou Khadir Dia, and Massaer Mbaye

Monday, April 5, 2021

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - January 30 2014: Raw Coffee Bean sorting and processing in a factory

Report

Youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and prospects

Louise Fox and Dhruv Gandhi

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Dakar, Senegal - July 11, 2019: Ro-ro cargo ship Grande Nigeria in the port of Dakar

Report

Washington Consensus reforms and economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa

Belinda Archibong, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Friday, February 19, 2021

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Blog Posts

FILE PHOTO: Mohamed Bazoum sits at his pollitical party headquarters in Niamey, September 14, 2013. The ruling party's candidate, Bazoum, will enter Sunday's presidential run-off vote as the favourite to succeed outgoing Mahamadou Issoufou REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Updates on natural resources, and politics in Niger, Djibouti, Benin, and Chad

Christina Golubski, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, April 10, 2021

African business people holding a meeting

Africa in Focus

Figure of the week: Trends in mergers and acquisitions in Africa

Leo Holtz and Christina Golubski

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

A motorcyclist rides through a flooded road during the presidential election in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 30, 2018. REUTERS/Olivia Acland

Africa in Focus

Climate adaptation and the great reset for Africa

Ede Ijjasz and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

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Events

The role of youth in preserving democracies in times of crisis: A shared goal of the United States and Africa

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Women and leadership: A conversation with Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Preparing for the next pandemic: A conversation with Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

Online only

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Op-Eds

Op-Ed

How to restore US credibility in Africa

Landry Signé

Friday, January 29, 2021

Op-Ed

Globalizing the COVID vaccine

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Friday, January 8, 2021

A worker is seen at a production line within the Shona Textiles Export Processing Zone (EPZ) as they make protective face masks, as a measure to stem the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Athi River near Nairobi, Kenya April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Op-Ed

Global partnerships for an African recovery

Landry Signé, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Joyce Banda, Rosalía Arteaga Serrano, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Laimdota Straujuma, Yves Leterme, and Rovshan Muradov

Friday, October 9, 2020

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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

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Multimedia

Johannesburg, South Africa - December 21, 2013: Johannesburg began as a gold-mining settlement. Today it is one of the world's leading financial centers, the economic & financial hub of South Africa

Podcast Episode

US policy toward Africa, with Landry Signé

Landry Signé

The President's Inbox

Thursday, February 25, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A money changer counts Nigerian currency notes for a customer in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, Nigeria March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo

Podcast Episode

How Africa can emerge stronger after COVID-19

Aloysius Uche Ordu and Fred Dews

Friday, February 5, 2021

Container ships wait to load and offload goods in port in Cape Town, South Africa.

Global Economy

Africa’s roadmap for long-term economic growth

Landry Signé and David Dollar

Monday, June 29, 2020

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FILE PHOTO: Health workers chat near an ambulance at the parking lot of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in Pretoria, South Africa, January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

External Article

COVID-19 crisis: G-20 and debt sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Kathrin Berensmann, Aloysius Uche Ordu, and Lemma Senbet

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

An employee of Telkom Kenya looks at a display stand at the company's shop in Nairobi, Kenya, July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa in Focus

Good news, Africa is creating jobs—but the narrative is complicated

Louise Fox

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A mobile phone care centre operated by Safaricom in the central business district of Kenya's capital Nairobi, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Africa-Spain relations, technology opportunities in Kenya and South Africa, and attacks in Mozambique

Tamara White and Leo Holtz

Saturday, April 3, 2021

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Africa Growth Initiative

The digital revolution is eating its young

It’s easy to exaggerate the scope of the jobs problem in Africa. The real story is nuanced.

Africa in the news: Uganda oil pipeline, (fewer) locusts in East Africa, and political updates

Figure of the week: COVID’s impacts on the Nigerian extractive sector

Research

Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A Senegal case study

Youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and prospects

Washington Consensus reforms and economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa

Blog Posts

Africa in the news: Updates on natural resources, and politics in Niger, Djibouti, Benin, and Chad

Figure of the week: Trends in mergers and acquisitions in Africa

Climate adaptation and the great reset for Africa

Events

The role of youth in preserving democracies in times of crisis: A shared goal of the United States and Africa

Women and leadership: A conversation with Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Preparing for the next pandemic: A conversation with Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong

Op-Eds

How to restore US credibility in Africa

Globalizing the COVID vaccine

Global partnerships for an African recovery

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

Multimedia

US policy toward Africa, with Landry Signé

How Africa can emerge stronger after COVID-19

Africa’s roadmap for long-term economic growth

More on Africa Growth Initiative

COVID-19 crisis: G-20 and debt sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Good news, Africa is creating jobs—but the narrative is complicated

Africa in the news: Africa-Spain relations, technology opportunities in Kenya and South Africa, and attacks in Mozambique