Africa Growth Initiative

A man rests on a mini truck loaded with bagged food-stuff at a internal displaced persons (IDP) camp during the official flag-off of food and relief materials distribution for the internal displaced persons in Nigerian city of Maiduguri, June 8, 2017.REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC1CF1A1DD10

The effects of Nigeria’s closed borders on informal trade with Benin

Stephen Golub, Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, and Christina Golubski

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

A policeman stands guard atop rocks overlooking the proposed Dangote oil refinery site during a facility tour near Akodo beach in the outskirt of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos June 25, 2016. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - S1BETLZHQAAA

Figure of the week: Government domestic arrears rise for oil-exporters in sub-Saharan Africa

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi listens asRussian President Vladimir Putin makes a statement for media following the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, 24 October, 2019. Sergei Chirikov/Pool via REUTERS - RC1E4E8D6FC0

Africa in the news: Russia-Africa summit, Botswana’s election, and Africa’s new growth projections

Saturday, October 26, 2019

A child works in the Andralanitra garbage dump in Antananarivo, Madagascar, August 27, 2019. Picture taken August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC13804CBA80

Figure of the week: Accelerating poverty reduction in Africa

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Posters of Russian President Vladimir Putin hang on the streets of Egypt's capital ahead of his meeting with his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC119911E330

Vladimir Putin is resetting Russia’s Africa agenda to counter the US and China

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Fishermen tend their boats and fishing nets as members of a heritage tour group, traveling to Ghana to discover their roots, visit the Cape Coast castle, Ghana August 12, 2019. Picture taken August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kweku Obeng - RC16CBB8F0D0

3 promising sectors for Nordic-African collaboration around sustainable development

Daniel Akinmade Emejulu

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

A Congolese woman carries her baby and personal belongings as she walks through a banana plantation near the town of Rangira, affected by the recent fighting between government forces and rebels around North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E85O0A6B01

Assessing past and future strategies for reducing poverty in Africa

Monday, October 21, 2019

Mozambicans walk past election posters ahead Tuesday's provincial and legislative elections, in Maputo, Mozambique, October 11, 2019 REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg - RC1D5F9B7C60

Figures of the week: Gender gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Using extractive industry data to fight inequality & strengthen accountability: Victories, lessons, future directions for Africa

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Economic adjustment in conflict-affected and fragile states in Africa: Lessons from Somalia

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EDT