Africa Growth Initiative

A conversation with African diaspora business leaders on Prosper Africa

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Children attend lessons at the evening school in Ouakam neighbourhood, Dakar, Senegal January 16, 2019. Picture taken January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC1AD6488A90

African states’ varying progress toward gender equality in education

Nirav Patel and Genevieve Jesse

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Guests sing as they arrive for the inauguration of Cyril Ramaphosa as President, at Loftus Versveld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC17E4818CD0

Post-election South Africa: Top priorities for the administration

Landry Signé and Witney Schneidman

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

African Development, African Transformation book cover (Cambridge University Press, 2018)

African Development, African Transformation: How Institutions Shape Development Strategy

By Landry Signé

2018

A woman recycles plastic bags from a river near the Dondora dumpsite close to the slum of Korogocho in the capital Nairobi, Kenya, March 17, 2015.

Africa in the news: New environmental policies on the continent, Zimbabwe’s IMF stabilization program, and Sudan update

Christina Golubski

Saturday, June 8, 2019

A view showing the tower and departure sign outside the Murtala Mohammed International airport in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC1A51F62B00

Figures of the week: International trade in services

Thursday, June 6, 2019

A manufacturer, works on sportswear in Adjame, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon - RC1BDE579120

Africa’s industrialization under the Continental Free Trade Area: Local strategies for global competitiveness

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari waves at the crowd while he drives around the venue during his inauguration for a second term in Abuja, Nigeria May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC1A84EB7CC0

Africa in the news: AfCFTA enters into force, South Africa and Senegal tackle climate change, and presidents inaugurated in Nigeria and Malawi

Christina Golubski

Saturday, June 1, 2019

General view of the port terminal in Algiers, Algeria March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC1308CF2410

How will the Continental Free Trade Area transform Africa?

Friday, May 31, 2019

Trucks and commericial vehicles are unloaded at the Mercato market in Addis Ababa September 11, 2015. Addis Ababa's 'Mercato' - Italian for 'market' - is reputedly the biggest open-air market in Africa, lying in the west of the capital. Supermarkets have sprouted across the city as the metropolis has expanded with Ethiopia's booming economy, but Mercato remains a popular destination for shoppers seeking clothing, electronics and a huge range of other items. It has been around for as long as the city, which was founded at the end of the 19th century, but it took its current form, and its name, from the Italians who invaded Ethiopia in 1935. The Italian occupation ended in 1941. Picture taken September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - GF10000267939

Figures of the week: With AfCFTA officially in force, Africa is now the largest free trade area

Thursday, May 30, 2019