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Foresight Africa 2023

Friday, January 27, 2023

U.S President Joe Biden and leaders pose for a family photo during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Africa in Focus

After the US-Africa Leaders Summit, the US must ensure accountability and strengthen coordination

Aloysius Uche Ordu and Danielle Resnick

Friday, December 23, 2022

Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Senegalese President Macky Sall participate in the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Closing Session on Promoting Food Security and Food Systems Resilience at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on Dec. 15, 2022. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)No Use *** World Rights ***.

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Did the US-Africa Leaders Summit meet its objectives?

Aloysius Uche Ordu and David Dollar

Monday, December 19, 2022

Sand begins to surround houses close to the town of Ambovombe, Androy region, Madagascar, February 15, 2022. Madagascar has always known extreme weather events, but scientists say these will likely increase as human-induced climate change pushes temperatures higher. Four years of drought, along with deforestation caused by people burning or cutting down trees to make charcoal or to open up land for farming, have transformed the area into a dust bowl. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "GLOBAL POY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2022 PACKAGES.

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Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Malagasy youth on Madagascar’s beauty and the climate risks it faces

Fenitra Jérémiah, Anja Radoharinirina, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Thursday, December 8, 2022

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Foresight Africa 2022

Thursday, January 20, 2022

A worker cleans mussels farmed on aquaculture rafts in Saldanha Bay near Cape Town, South Africa, June 15, 2021. Picture taken June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

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The impact of COVID-19 on industries without smokestacks in South Africa

Zaakhir Asmal and Christopher Rooney

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Women pick unwanted coffee beans from the final product just before packaging in Holiso cooperative of Shebedino district in Sidama, Ethiopia November 30, 2018. Picture taken November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie - RC1A79217960

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Supporting small informal businesses to improve the quality of jobs in Africa

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

A cargo train is launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC18EA14A4B0

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Understanding China’s Belt and Road infrastructure projects in Africa

David Dollar

September 2019

Demonstrators shout slogans against Jair Bolsonaro, far-right lawmaker and presidential candidate of the Social Liberal Party (PSL), during a protest called "dictatorship never again" in Sao Paulo, Brazil October 10, 2018. The poster (R) reads: "Fight for democracy!" REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli - RC12E4A0D820

Global Governance & Politics

Rising democracies, burden-sharing, and the international liberal order

Ted Piccone

February 2019

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2 reasons why climate skeptics should support South Africa’s just energy transition

Jacques Morisset and Mariano Salto

Thursday, November 17, 2022

A customs officer redirects a truck at the Yopougon checkpoint in Abidjan June 2, 2008. Ivory Coast authorities recently launched a campaign to crack down on racketeering on the roads and improve traffic. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (IVORY COAST)

Africa in Focus

The AfCFTA Country Business Index: Understanding private sector involvement in the AfCFTA

Stephen Karingi and Wafa Aidi

Thursday, August 11, 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his airplane at Ngurah Rai International Airport as he travels to Bangkok, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

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US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Africa as tension with China and Russia intensifies

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Friday, August 5, 2022

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Danielle Resnick

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Director - Africa Growth Initiative

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David Dollar

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center

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FILE PHOTO: A girl walks past a flag of Ghana outside the Cape Coast Castle, in Ghana, July 28, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

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Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Ghanaian youth are joining climate action for survival

Maryjane Enchill, Nadia Owusu, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

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Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Seychelles youth opt for climate capacity building

Victoria Alis and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Kenya, Marsabit, 2022-08-02. A young girl carries yellow water jerry cans, a symbol of the hours spent searching for water in the area. Report in northern Kenya where the drought is only getting worse. Photography by Claudia Lacave / Hans Lucas. Kenya, Marsabit, 2022-08-02. Une jeune fille porte des jerricanes d eau jaunes, un symbole des heures passees a la recherche d eau dans la region. Reportage dans le nord du Kenya ou la secheresse ne fait que s aggraver. Photographie par Claudia Lacave / Hans Lucas.

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Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Kenyan youth on the frontlines of climate adaptation

Tomas Hurdsone, Beverly Musili, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, December 5, 2022

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Foresight Africa 2023

After the US-Africa Leaders Summit, the US must ensure accountability and strengthen coordination

Did the US-Africa Leaders Summit meet its objectives?

Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Malagasy youth on Madagascar’s beauty and the climate risks it faces

Reports

Foresight Africa 2022

The impact of COVID-19 on industries without smokestacks in South Africa

Supporting small informal businesses to improve the quality of jobs in Africa

Understanding China’s Belt and Road infrastructure projects in Africa

Rising democracies, burden-sharing, and the international liberal order

Blog Posts

2 reasons why climate skeptics should support South Africa’s just energy transition

The AfCFTA Country Business Index: Understanding private sector involvement in the AfCFTA

US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Africa as tension with China and Russia intensifies

Events

The future of peacekeeping in Africa

How Africa is tackling COVID-19

The state of human rights in Africa

Experts

Danielle Resnick

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

David Dollar

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center

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Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Ghanaian youth are joining climate action for survival

Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Seychelles youth opt for climate capacity building

Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Kenyan youth on the frontlines of climate adaptation

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