South Africa

The state of human rights in Africa

Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Brookings Institution

Washington, DC

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: South Africa’s and Kenya’s rising fiscal deficits, AfDB’s capital increase, and Ethiopia in turmoil

Saturday, November 2, 2019

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Russia-Africa summit, Botswana’s election, and Africa’s new growth projections

Saturday, October 26, 2019

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Africa in focus

3 promising sectors for Nordic-African collaboration around sustainable development

Daniel Akinmade Emejulu

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Reports

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Report

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

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

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Report

Understanding China’s Belt and Road infrastructure projects in Africa

September 2019

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Global Governance & Politics

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

February 2019

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Report

The power of demonstration: To increase resilience, democracy must be shown to work

February 2019

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Developing Economies

Africa’s consumer market potential

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Blog Posts

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Abiy’s Nobel Prize, Rwanda’s new smartphone factory, and Zimbabwe’s rate hikes on power

Thursday, October 10, 2019

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Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Foreign direct investment in Africa

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: South Africa bails out Eskom, Kenya Airways is nationalized, and Kenya and Namibia announce green energy plans

Saturday, July 27, 2019

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Events

The future of work in Africa: Opportunities and challenges of digital technologies

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

Examining the health of democracy across Africa

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

BDC roundtable with Mandla Mandela

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM AST

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Experts

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

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

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Multimedia

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Podcast Episode

How will the Continental Free Trade Area transform Africa?

Friday, May 31, 2019

Photo: African leaders at Continental Free Trade Agreement signing

Podcast Episode

China, the US, and Africa’s transforming trade environment

Witney Schneidman, Yun Sun, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Podcast Episode

Africa’s expanding middle class

Haroon Bhorat, Homi Kharas, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

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