Africa Growth Initiative

Research

Waitress and an African open-air bar with coconuts and beer. Travel and vacation in West Africa. Aqua Safari Resort. Ghana, Volta, Ada - January 14, 2017

Report

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

Ernest Aryeetey, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, and Festus Ebo Turkson

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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

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Blog Posts

Pipelines are seen at Zueitina oil terminal, in west of Benghazi, Libya February 3, 2020. Picture taken February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Natural resource update, security updates, and COVID-19’s third wave in Africa

Mary Blankenship, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Residents walk through a walkway as a man connects electricity above the power transformer in a village in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Africa in Focus

COVID-19 and poverty’s impact on electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa

Tamara White

Monday, July 12, 2021

A medical worker gives a dose of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a man, at the Ruaraka Uhai Neema Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: COVID-19 spreads, Jacob Zuma sentenced, and climate change mitigation efforts enhanced

Mary Blankenship, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, July 10, 2021

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Events

Bolstering Africa’s green transitions: The role of an African-European partnership

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

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

Online only

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Op-Eds

--FILE--A fishing fleet departs from a harbor after the summer fishing moratorium ended in Zhoushan city, east China's Zhejiang province, 1 August 2016.Overfishing in Chinese rivers and seas has seriously depleted stocks and the government is to cut the size of the nation's fishing fleet, the agricultural ministry said. The ministry said there were practically "no fish" in the coastal East China Sea and fishermen also had a hard time finding a catch in many other coastal waters, according to a state radio report on Sunday (14 August 2016). Agriculture minister Han Changfu told China National Radio that it was time to trim China's fishing industry, now booming with the world's largest fishing fleet, to protect fish stocks.No Use China. No Use France.

Op-Ed

A golden opportunity to end destructive fishing subsidies

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Thursday, July 15, 2021

SHANGHAI, CHINA - May 4, 2016: Apple store at the Nanjing Road in Shanghai.

Op-Ed

The digital revolution is eating its young

Mark Esposito, Landry Signé, and Nicholas Davis

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Op-Ed

How to restore US credibility in Africa

Landry Signé

Friday, January 29, 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

LandrySigne

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Multimedia

File photo - Chad, Ennedi, Amdjarass, arrival of President Idriss Deby with his wife in his native village and official welcome at the airport. Chads President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term in office. Deby's campaign said on Monday that he was headed to the front lines to join troops battling "terrorists". Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Podcast Episode

What does President Idriss Déby’s death mean for Chad?

John Mukum Mbaku and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, April 22, 2021

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

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More on Africa Growth Initiative

King Mswati III of Swaziland waits to address attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Eswatini protests, upgrades to Rwanda’s health system, and energy and environment updates

Tamara White, Leo Holtz, and Mary Blankenship

Saturday, July 3, 2021

The Insurance Company of Africa is pictured in Monrovia, Liberia, October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

Africa in Focus

Capturing Africa’s insurance potential for shared prosperity

Landry Signé

Friday, July 2, 2021

Driver of a Golf Club Car drives to the main building of the Aqua Safari Resort. Relax at a luxury beach resort. Modern architecture. Travel and vacation in West Africa. Ghana, Volta, Ada – Jan14,2017

Africa in Focus

Addressing youth unemployment in Ghana by supporting the agro-processing and tourism sectors

Ernest Aryeetey, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, and Festus Ebo Turkson

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Africa Growth Initiative

Addressing Africa’s extreme water insecurity

What lessons can Africa learn from India’s COVID-19 crisis?

What India’s COVID-19 crisis means for Africa

Regional integration in West Africa: Is there a role for a single currency?

Research

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

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

Blog Posts

Africa in the news: Natural resource update, security updates, and COVID-19’s third wave in Africa

COVID-19 and poverty’s impact on electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa

Africa in the news: COVID-19 spreads, Jacob Zuma sentenced, and climate change mitigation efforts enhanced

Events

Bolstering Africa’s green transitions: The role of an African-European partnership

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

Op-Eds

A golden opportunity to end destructive fishing subsidies

The digital revolution is eating its young

How to restore US credibility in 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

Multimedia

What does President Idriss Déby’s death mean for Chad?

US policy toward Africa, with Landry Signé

How Africa can emerge stronger after COVID-19

More on Africa Growth Initiative

Africa in the news: Eswatini protests, upgrades to Rwanda’s health system, and energy and environment updates

Capturing Africa’s insurance potential for shared prosperity

Addressing youth unemployment in Ghana by supporting the agro-processing and tourism sectors