Africa Growth Initiative

Seydou Sogoba prepares to weigh crates of tomatoes before they are sent to the market in Katibougou, Mali February 12, 2020. Picture taken February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Annie Risemberg

Unpacking the misconceptions about Africa’s food imports

Louise Fox and Thomas S. Jayne

Monday, December 14, 2020

A man casts his vote at a polling station during Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections in Kyebi, Ghana December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

Africa in the news: Elections in Ghana, US relations with Somalia and Morocco, and trade in East Africa

Saturday, December 12, 2020

South Africa - Durban - 26 July 2020 - With the flea market closed, hawkers have taken to selling on the street to make ends meet. The women and men say that although they do not make as much money as they used to before what they do make is sufficientfor them to get by. Thembi Mbonambi of Maphephethweni. Photo by Bongani Mbatha/African News Agency/RealTime images/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use South Africa out.

Figure of the week: Sub-Saharan Africa shows resilience to the effects of COVID-19, according to high-frequency phone surveys

Friday, December 11, 2020

Vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, are seen before they are packaged inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, Pune, India, November 30, 2020. Picture taken November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Africa in the news: COVID-19 vaccine, Ethiopia, and Burkina Faso updates

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Lagos, Nigeria.- In the photos, it shows the streets of the city of Lagos during the coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the fact that Africa has managed to prevent the "exponential spread" of the novel coronavirus epidemic on the continent. "The transmission of covid-19 in Africa has been characterized by a relatively lower number of infections, which has decreased in the last two months," said the WHO regional leadership.

Figure of the week: Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Sidi Brahim Mohamed Embarek talks to Reuters journalists as he stands beside the wreckage of a Moroccan air force F-5, which was shot down by the Polisario in a 1991 battle in the Western Sahara war, in Tifariti, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/ Zohra Bensemra SEARCH “POLISARIO” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in the news: Fighting in Ethiopia, end of cease-fire in Western Sahara, and debt relief updates

Saturday, November 21, 2020

A shopper wearing a face mask looks at grocery items, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Mall of the south, in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Lockdown economics in South Africa: Social assistance and the Ramaphosa stimulus package

Haroon Bhorat and Tim Köhler

Friday, November 20, 2020

South African election voting station sign from the electoral commission, with the polling station in background. Cape Town, South Africa - Circa 2019

Figures of the week: Research in South Africa into whether polls influence votes

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

A volunteer holds an Ethiopian flag during a blood donation ceremony for the injured members of Ethiopia's National Defense Forces (ENDF) fighting against Tigray's special forces on the border between Amhara and Tigray, at the stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Africa in the news: Post-election updates, Nigeria ratifies AfCFTA, and continued unrest in Ethiopia

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Douala, Cameroon - April 26.2019: Used vehicles in Douala Cameroon Port

Figure of the week: Africa’s used vehicle market and the environment

Thursday, November 12, 2020