Global Governance & Politics

A man walks along the electrified light rail-transit construction in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, June 25, 2014. The construction has passed the halfway mark with 60 percent of the project complete, the Ethiopian Railways Corporation said. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT BUSINESS) - RTR3VP85

Africa in the news: Ethiopia-Djibouti railway complete, AU summit held, and the Gambia crisis ends

Christina Golubski

Friday, January 27, 2017

Chadi Srour (in white shirt), technical director of real estate company Sipim, walks at a Sipim development site with his colleagues in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, September 15, 2015. From Abidjan’s packed airport arrivals hall to the buildings mushrooming across the capital, Ivory Coast is booming, a rare African bright spot as the world’s biggest cocoa producer bounces back from a 2011 civil war. Buyers of luxury apartments include Ivorians living overseas, while promoters from Morocco, Turkey and China are attracted by tax breaks. Elections - the source of national unrest four years ago - are due in a month but there is no let-up in investment given expectations of an easy victory for incumbent Alassane Ouattara. The government predicts 9.6 percent growth this year, making the former French colony the standout performer on a continent hammered by a slump in commodity prices, capital outflows and tumbling currencies. REUTERS/Joe PenneyPICTURE 17 OF 33 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "IVORY COAST IS BOOMING". SEARCH "BOOMING PENNEY" FOR ALL IMAGES - RTX1SEEB

Foresight Africa viewpoint: Potential potholes to investment to watch for in 2017

Elizabeth Littlefield

Friday, January 13, 2017

Supporters of Islamic charity organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), raise hands and flags during a rally against India and in support of Kashmir, in Karachi, Pakistan, December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro - RTX2VJLV

Redefining Pakistan

Madiha Afzal and Anand Patwardhan

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

A woman gets registered before casting her vote at a polling station during the legislative elections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon - RTX2VIML

Foresight Africa viewpoint: Democracy in Africa in 2017

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

A Women carries fire wood on her head as she walks below Eskom's Elecricity pylons in Soweto, South Africa. August 8,2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RTSMORN

Foresight Africa: Join the conversation on the top priorities for Africa in 2017

Monday, January 9, 2017

Peruvian shamans perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Pescadores beach in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo - RTX2WVLF

2017: A year for surprise (and optimism)

Shanta Devarajan, Wolfgang Fengler, Indermit Gill, and Homi Kharas

Monday, January 9, 2017

Two workers and their supervisor walk on their first day of work at the site of what is slated to be Senegal's largest solar plant in Santhiou Mekhe, Senegal, July 11, 2016. Picture taken July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Nellie Peyton - RTSL000

Domestic resource mobilization and external financing: When does governance matter?

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Supporters of Ghana's president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) celebrate on a street in Accra, Ghana, December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Gnago - RTX2UD0K

The Ghanaian elections: 2016

John Mukum Mbaku

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Women holding Venezuelan bolivar notes talk in front of a store that sells food and staple items in Puerto Santander, Colombia, June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "SMUGGLING VENEZUELA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - RTSGLBK

The power of impact evaluation for policy learning

Daniel E. Ortega

Thursday, December 15, 2016

World leaders pose for a family photo at the UN Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal - RTX2TRG3

A shift toward climate leadership

Mengye Zhu and Ye QI

Tuesday, December 13, 2016