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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

Future Development

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

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Events

Experts

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Professor and Executive Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

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Haroon Bhorat

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

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Europium, internal transition metal forming part of the rare earth group (RHJPhtotos, Shutterstock)

Podcast Episode

Africa’s global opportunity in rare earth elements

Gracelin Baskaran and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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 ***.

Podcast Episode

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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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

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.

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

The future of podcasting in Africa

Josephine Karianjahi and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Faridat Bakare, 12, a student enrolled in a special STEM programme for children from poor families at the Knosk Secondary School, for which she pays 100 naira ($ 0.25) per day, attend a computer class alongside other students in the area of Kuje, in Abuja, Nigeria February 18, 2022. Picture taken February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Making the future of African STEM female

Ayotola Aremu, Adefunke Ekine, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, August 17, 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

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

Landry Signé

Friday, August 5, 2022

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South Africa

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Reports

South Africa’s “just transition”: A whole economy transformation

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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

Blog Posts

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

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

Events

Keys to climate action

The future of peacekeeping in Africa

How Africa is tackling COVID-19

Experts

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Professor and Executive Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

Haroon Bhorat

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

Multimedia

Africa’s global opportunity in rare earth elements

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

More on South Africa

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

The future of podcasting in Africa

Making the future of African STEM female

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