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Vera Songwe

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Foresight Africa 2021 Chapter 1

Essay

The Great Reset: Relaunching African economies

Acha Leke, Landry Signé, and Vera Songwe

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Regional integration in West Africa: Is there a role for a single currency?

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Map of West Africa

Africa in Focus

Is West Africa ready for a single currency?

Aloysius Uche Ordu, Ali Zafar, and Jan Muench

Friday, July 30, 2021

Demonstrators protest with placards against the ban of motorcycles and tricyles in Lagos, Nigeria February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: AU summit, Kenyatta meets with Trump, and Lagos bans motorcycles

Christina Golubski

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Illustration of a globe focused on Africa

Interactive

African Leadership Transitions Tracker

Monday, January 4, 2021

Panelists discuss the prospect of another debt crisis in sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa in Focus

A conversation on sub-Saharan Africa’s debt situation

Christina Golubski

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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On The Record

Diversifying Africa’s economies

Monday, October 5, 2015

A man works inside a laboratory at Sofitex, Burkina Fasos biggest cotton company, in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso March 9, 2017. Picture taken March 9, 2017. To match Special Report MONSANTO-BURKINA/COTTON REUTERS/Luc Gnago - RC1C1E0B1B00

Africa in Focus

Figure of the week: Patent policies and their effects on African innovation

Thursday, January 23, 2020

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Report

A continental strategy for economic diversification through the AfCFTA and intellectual property rights

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

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Africa in Focus

Benin’s landmark elections: An experiment in political transitions

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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Africa in Focus

From strong men to strong institutions: An assessment of Africa’s transition towards more political contestability

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

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Africa in Focus

From father to son: Africa’s leadership transitions and lessons

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Train tracks are seen at the National Arts Theatre stop of the light rail system under construction in Lagos, Nigeria, May 30, 2014. Started in 2009 to ease traffic, Lagos state government is building a rail system with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. The first test runs should start in 2015, according to an official at the National Arts Theatre work site. REUTERS/Joe Penney (NIGERIA - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORT POLITICS) - RTR3RK50

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: IMF and the World Bank revise Africa’s economic outlook, U.S. Senators Corker and Coons visit Uganda, and Kenya implements political reforms

Friday, April 21, 2017

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Africa in Focus

Foresight Africa 2015: Eradicating Ebola and Strengthening African Health Systems

Thursday, January 8, 2015