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A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah January 30, 2015. Health officials botched more than 20 Ebola blood tests in January and February which led to the release of at least four positive patients, two of whom later died, Guinea's anti-Ebola coordinator and other health officials told Reuters. Picture taken January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Misha Hussain (GUINEA - Tags: DISASTER HEALTH)

Africa in the News: Risk of Ebola outbreak grows, South African economy rebounds, and politics update

Chris Heitzig and Leo Holtz

Saturday, March 13, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he takes part in a Munich Security Conference virtual event from the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

America’s return to the world

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Two men working on a computer

Facilitating the transformational AfCFTA: Tools for eliminating bottlenecks

Benedict Okey Oramah

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Illustration of power plant and euros in the sky

Climate finance: What are the ‘known unknowns’?

Homi Kharas and Andrew Rogerson

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Woman walks past trucks waiting in a 10km queue to cross the Kenyan-Ugandan border in the town of Busia, Kenya November 14, 2020. Picture taken November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

How have lockdown policies affected international trade? Evidence from Kenya

Addisu Lashitew and Majune K. Socrates

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Parked trucks wait in a 10km queue, to cross the Kenyan-Ugandan border from the town of Busia, Kenya November 14, 2020. Picture taken November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The effect of lockdown policies on international trade: Evidence from Kenya

Addisu Lashitew and Majune K. Socrates

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

A second-hand clothes vendor examines a jean jacket in his shop at the Yaba market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lagos, Nigeria March 23, 2020. Picture taken March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Deepening access to capital for Nigerian MSMEs during a pandemic

Monday, March 8, 2021

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA- Community health workers operate a mobile health bus in Durban, South Africa on April 16, 2020. Health Minister Zikalala officially launched the mass detection campaign for Covid-19 coronavirus, going door to door all households in the country. (NO RESALE)

5 ways women are driving Africa’s transformation and contributing to a global reset

Winnie Byanyima and Caroline Kende-Robb

Friday, March 5, 2021

A girl reacts as she carries a bucket with laundry on her head while heading home as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Yoff neighbourhood, Dakar, Senegal January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Putting girls at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response in Africa

Friday, March 5, 2021

A worker walks past solar panels at Centragrid power plant in Nyabira, Zimbabwe, June 22, 2020. Picture taken June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Improving infrastructure in Africa: Creating long-term resilience through investment

Alain Ebobissé

Thursday, March 4, 2021