Global Development

Sudanese refugees who fled from the clashes are seen at a school in Al Dahra district in Tripoli, Libya April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny - RC1A8DEA8F40

Africa in the news: Prosper Africa, World Refugee Day, and DRC updates

Christina Golubski

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Workers inspect railway tracks, which serve as a part of the Belt and Road freight rail route linking Chongqing to Duisburg, at Dazhou railway station in Sichuan province, China March 14, 2019. Picture taken March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC1563D032A0

Winners and losers along China’s Belt and Road

Indermit Gill, Somik V. Lall, and Mathilde Lebrand

Friday, June 21, 2019

Children play football at the graveyards (City of the Dead) called locally "Zawiyyet al-Mayyiteen" in Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC1217CE1350

More than half of the world’s poor are children

Katharina Fenz and Kristofer Hamel

Thursday, June 20, 2019

A technician cleans solar panels, part of the BBOXX and EDF solar energy system used to provide electricity to Sikpe Afidegnon village, Togo May 16, 2019. Picture taken May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Noel Kokou Tadegnon - RC123FE24560

Figure of the week: Progress on SDGs in Africa

Genevieve Jesse and Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Office buildings under construction stand behind the Angolan central bank building in the capital, Luanda, in this January 20, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Files - GF10000382251

Stressful speculations about public debt in Africa

Indermit Gill, Kenan Karakülah, and Shanta Devarajan

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Syrian refugee Omayma al Hushan, 14, who launched an initiative against child marriage among Syrian refugees, speaks to her friends about her initiative at a school in Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - GF10000397998

Forced displacement and child marriage: A growing challenge in MENA

Omer Karasapan and Sajjad Shah

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A flotilla of boats takes part in the "Parade For Equality", ahead of WorldPride, an event promoting LGBT issues, on the Nervion River in front of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain June 24, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent West - RC1B841435A0

Cities: The labs for Sustainable Development Goal innovation

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Young entrepreneurs look at their computers at a resting area inside the University Students Venture Park, in Shanghai, China, July 29, 2015. The University Students Venture Park in northern Shanghai was designed as an incubator for college students considering a startup. The lobby is decked out in a sunny palette and garnished with inspiring slogans about creativity; outside a large sign reads "Dream Community". Picture taken July 29, 2015. To match INSIGHT CHINA-ENTREPRENEURS/ REUTERS/Aly Song - GF10000241676

Why are we so pessimistic?

Wolfgang Fengler

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Rebecca Palai withdraws her medication at an ATM pharmacy which allows patients with chronic illnesses to receive repeat medication within three minutes, in Alexander township, South Africa, March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC1C011CB2B0

Can technology improve service delivery?

Shanta Devarajan

Friday, June 7, 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