Africa Growth Initiative

Research

Economic Development

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2018

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Developing Economies

Reassessing Africa’s global partnerships

Wenjie Chen and Roger Nord

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Developing Economies

Harnessing Africa's digital potential

Njuguna Ndung’u

Thursday, January 11, 2018

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Blog Posts

(From L) Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Chad's President Idriss Deby, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou and Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore pose as they leave the African Union summit to go to a meeting of the G5 Sahel "College de defense du G5 Sahel" CDS meeting in Nouakchott, Mauritania, July 2, 2018. Macron, making an exceptional appearance at an African Union (AU) summit, was expected to discuss hurdles facing a five-nation French-backed anti-terror unit, the "G5 Sahel" force. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters? - RC1B3C750F50

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: US-Africa business council, AU summit, and Nigeria updates

Amy Copley

Friday, July 6, 2018

Representatives from various African nations gather at the opening session at the AGOA Forum during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington August 4, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1EA841P4701

Africa in focus

The 2018 AGOA Forum: A turning point for US-Africa commercial relations?

Witney Schneidman and Landry Signé

Friday, July 6, 2018

Workers arrange fresh roses at the Vermont Flowers export processing zone (EPZ) factory in Kenya's capital Nairobi March 10, 2011. Vermont claims their technique allows real blossoms and leaves to retain their natural appearance for long periods of time after being plucked, according to their website. A Kenyan company, Vermont benefits greatly from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which has granted duty-free access for many sub-Saharan African nations' products into the U.S. since 2000. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA - Tags: SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) - GM1E73A1Q6T01

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Update on US-Africa trade and the implementation of AGOA

Dhruv Gandhi

Friday, July 6, 2018

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Events

Re-examining trade with Africa under the Continental Free Trade Agreement

2:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

Industry 4.0 in Africa: Helping or hindering?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Supporting local research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Unpacking the quest for evidence from aid agencies

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Initiative pour la Croissance en Afrique - Recherches et Commentaires

Africa flags are blown in the wind as leaders arrive in Rwanda's capital, Kigali for the opening meeting for New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), February 13, 2004. African leaders are gathering for a two-day meeting to push forward a plan to monitor each other's performance on human rights, corruption and other issues, to counter the continent's reputation for bad governance. The African Union's 53 members agreed to set up the peer-review mechanism in 2002 but so far only 16 governments have agreed to be rated on criteria such as economic policy, commitment to democracy and business environment. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna REUTERS AN - RTRCNAA

Africa in focus

Quatre questions destinées au nouveau directeur de l’Africa Growth Initiative de Brookings

Christina Golubski and Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Storm clouds hover as a cyclist rides past a field of maize after late rains near Malawi's capital Lilongwe, February 1, 2016. Late rains in Malawi threaten the staple maize crop and have pushed prices to record highs.About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - RTX24Z7D

Africa in focus

Le tonnerre n’est pas toujours suivi de la pluie : Maintenir le progrès vers la réalisation de la vision pour l’Afrique

Amadou Sy, Christina Golubski, and Amy Copley

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Chadi Srour (in white shirt), technical director of real estate company Sipim, walks at a Sipim development site with his colleagues in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, September 15, 2015. From Abidjan’s packed airport arrivals hall to the buildings mushrooming across the capital, Ivory Coast is booming, a rare African bright spot as the world’s biggest cocoa producer bounces back from a 2011 civil war. Buyers of luxury apartments include Ivorians living overseas, while promoters from Morocco, Turkey and China are attracted by tax breaks. Elections - the source of national unrest four years ago - are due in a month but there is no let-up in investment given expectations of an easy victory for incumbent Alassane Ouattara. The government predicts 9.6 percent growth this year, making the former French colony the standout performer on a continent hammered by a slump in commodity prices, capital outflows and tumbling currencies. REUTERS/Joe PenneyPICTURE 17 OF 33 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "IVORY COAST IS BOOMING". SEARCH "BOOMING PENNEY" FOR ALL IMAGES - RTX1SEEB

Africa in focus

Point de vue prospectif sur l’Afrique: les potentiels obstacles à l’investissement à surveiller en 2017

Elizabeth Littlefield

Monday, March 6, 2017

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Experts

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

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Eyerusalem Siba

Research Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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Landry Signé

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

LandrySigne

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Multimedia

Employees work on the manufacturing line at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 13, 2017. Picture taken April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC116416CF10

Africa in focus

Capitalizing on Industry 4.0 in Africa

Christina Golubski

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Somali government soldiers secure the scene of an attack on a restaurant by the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - S1BEUEMCYWAA

Order from Chaos

Somalia, facing severe challenges, also shows signs of hope

Ian Livingston

Thursday, May 3, 2018

African leaders pose for a group photograph as they meet to sign a free trade deal that would create a liberalized market for goods and services across the continent, in Kigali, Rwanda March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. - RC1CA93F2E10

China

China, the US, and Africa’s transforming trade environment

Witney Schneidman, Yun Sun, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa greets supporters before an explosion at an election rally in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe June 23, 2018. Tafadzwa Ufumeli/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. - RC12AD0558B0

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: South Sudan cease-fire, Zimbabwe politics, and Mercedes-Benz’s South African investment

Mariama Sow

Friday, June 29, 2018

A general view of the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello - RC18705A90F0

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Growth, income polarization, and poverty reduction in Africa

Amy Copley

Friday, June 29, 2018

Africa in focus

Point de vue prospectif sur l’Afrique: Le partenariat de l’Afrique avec le G-20: Compact avec l’Afrique en 2018

Jan Walliser

Thursday, June 28, 2018

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Africa Growth Initiative

Politics, policy, and implementation: The ‘Ghanaian Paradox’

Africa in the news: South Sudan peace breaks down, Ethiopia-Eritrea peace cemented, and major energy projects make progress

Figure of the week: Hotel revenues and growth in South Africa, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, and Tanzania

American companies and Chinese Belt and Road in Africa

Research

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2018

Reassessing Africa’s global partnerships

Harnessing Africa's digital potential

Blog Posts

Africa in the news: US-Africa business council, AU summit, and Nigeria updates

The 2018 AGOA Forum: A turning point for US-Africa commercial relations?

Figures of the week: Update on US-Africa trade and the implementation of AGOA

Events

Re-examining trade with Africa under the Continental Free Trade Agreement

Industry 4.0 in Africa: Helping or hindering?

Supporting local research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Unpacking the quest for evidence from aid agencies

Initiative pour la Croissance en Afrique - Recherches et Commentaires

Quatre questions destinées au nouveau directeur de l’Africa Growth Initiative de Brookings

Le tonnerre n’est pas toujours suivi de la pluie : Maintenir le progrès vers la réalisation de la vision pour l’Afrique

Point de vue prospectif sur l’Afrique: les potentiels obstacles à l’investissement à surveiller en 2017

Experts

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Eyerusalem Siba

Research Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Landry Signé

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Multimedia

Capitalizing on Industry 4.0 in Africa

Somalia, facing severe challenges, also shows signs of hope

China, the US, and Africa’s transforming trade environment

More on Africa Growth Initiative

Africa in the news: South Sudan cease-fire, Zimbabwe politics, and Mercedes-Benz’s South African investment

Figure of the week: Growth, income polarization, and poverty reduction in Africa

Point de vue prospectif sur l’Afrique: Le partenariat de l’Afrique avec le G-20: Compact avec l’Afrique en 2018