Africa Growth Initiative

Book cover for Formal and Informal Enterprises in Francophone Africa: Moving Toward a Vibrant Private Sector

Formal and Informal Enterprises in Francophone Africa: Moving Toward a Vibrant Private Sector

Edited by Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Stephen S. Golub, and Fatou Gueye

2020

Truck drivers wait near their parked vehicles for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test results at the Namanga one stop border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania, in Namanga, Kenya May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on trade: Recent evidence from East Africa

Andrew Mold and Anthony Mveyange

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Farm hands working in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, 30 May, 2020. It's strawberry-planting season. When South Africa moved to Level 4 of the national lockdown at the beginning of this month, the agriculture sector was allowed back to work. However, the wine industry was still stalled as the transport and sale of liquor is prohibited. Photo by Eva-Lotta Jansson/RealTime Images/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use South Africa.

Figures of the week: The effect of COVID-19 on food and income security in Africa

Addisu Lashitew and David Kanos

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Visit of the Minister of Handicrafts Dame Diop to a mask-making workshop in Dakar, Senegal on April 22, 2020 in order to limit the spread of Covid-19. Photo by Tidiane Ndiaye Cheikh/ABACAPRESS.COM

Learning from the best: Evaluating Africa’s COVID-19 responses

Youssef Travaly and Aretha Mare

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

A fruit seller is seen in a market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Adjame a neighbourhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon.

The informal sector in francophone Africa: The other side of weak structural transformation

Nancy Benjamin and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Lots of people are seen at an amusement area of Ikebukuro district in Toshima Ward, Tokyo on July 2, 2020, amid continuing worries over the new coronavirus COVID-19. In Tokyo, more than 100 infected people were confirmed for the first time in two months. The Japanese government has efforted to explore a "new normal" by striking a balance between resuming activities and preventing infections. The Japanese government declared that all state of emergency issue was lifted on May 25th, and has continued to request people to avoid three Cs: Closed spaces, Crowded spaces, Close-contact settings across the nation. Tokyo Metropolitan and other prefectures eased the restrictions on schools, restaurants, museums, fitness clubs and other events to proceed to "new life style with coronavirus." ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

This health crisis has morphed into an economic crisis

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Thursday, July 2, 2020

A cashier of the Lagos State Ferry Service (LAGFERRY) counts money from the boat ticket sales at the Five Cowries Terminal in Falomo Lagos, Nigeria February 10, 2020. Picture taken February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Figures of the week: Improvement in tax transparency in Africa

David Kanos and Payce Madden

Thursday, July 2, 2020

A woman crosses a railway track just as a train approaches a makeshift train station in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, November 29, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner SEARCH "MOMBASA–NAIROBI TRAIN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

The role of good governance in fostering pro-poor and inclusive growth

Djeneba Doumbia

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Containers are seen being transported on a container ship as it is docked in the port of Mombasa, Kenya, October 23, 2019. Picture taken October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The ABC triangle: Putting the AfCFTA, Brexit, and COVID-19 to work for Africa

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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

Africa’s roadmap for long-term economic growth

Landry Signé and David Dollar

Monday, June 29, 2020