Sub-Saharan Africa

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A boy poses for a picture under a massive Bangladeshi flag, during a flag rally three days ahead of the country's 50th Victory Day anniversary, in front of the parliamentary building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Future Development

Success despite the odds: South Sudan and Bangladesh

Shanta Devarajan

Friday, January 14, 2022

Displaced people are seen in the camp build by the German NGO Help in Pissila, Burkina Faso January 24, 2020. Picture taken January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Anne Mimault

Africa in Focus

Toward a regional response to fragility, conflict, and violence in West Africa: ‘Think Regionally and Act Locally’

Nicolas Perrin and Aly Rahim

Friday, January 14, 2022

United States President Joe Biden, meets with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Featuring: President Joe Biden, President Uhuru Kenyatta Where: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States When: 14 Oct 2021 Credit: POOL via CNP/INSTARimages/Cover Images

Africa in Focus

Will Biden deliver on his commitment to Africa in 2022?

Witney Schneidman

Monday, January 10, 2022

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Events

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for Africa in 2022

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Biodiversity conservation, zoonotic diseases, and human security in Africa two years into COVID-19

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How should the Biden administration approach Africa?

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Related Books

Formal and Informal Enterprises in Francophone Africa: Moving Toward a Vibrant Private Sector

Edited by Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Stephen S. Golub, and Fatou Gueye

2020

Leave No One Behind

Edited by Homi Kharas, John McArthur, and Izumi Ohno

2019

Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in the Armies of Jihad

By Daniel L. Byman

2019

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Experts

Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

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Witney Schneidman

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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Yun Sun

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

Introducing the Foresight Africa podcast, exploring Africa’s dynamism and strategies to benefit all people in the region

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

File photo - Chad, Ennedi, Amdjarass, arrival of President Idriss Deby with his wife in his native village and official welcome at the airport. Chads President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term in office. Deby's campaign said on Monday that he was headed to the front lines to join troops battling "terrorists". Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Podcast Episode

What does President Idriss Déby’s death mean for Chad?

John Mukum Mbaku and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Johannesburg, South Africa - December 21, 2013: Johannesburg began as a gold-mining settlement. Today it is one of the world's leading financial centers, the economic & financial hub of South Africa

Podcast Episode

US policy toward Africa, with Landry Signé

Landry Signé

The President's Inbox

Thursday, February 25, 2021

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More on Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa’s external relations: Reinventing and pursuing new partnerships

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo and Greg Mills

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Africa Growth Initiative’s top 5 figures of 2021

Leo Holtz and Tamara White

Thursday, December 30, 2021

A supporter of Kenya's Opposition leader Raila Odinga walks past his election posters before the Azimio la Umoja (Declaration of Unity) rally to unveil his August 2022 Presidential race candidature at the Moi International Sports centre in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

African democracy in 2022: 3 elections to watch

Danielle Resnick

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech via video link at the opening of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, (FOCAC) in Dakar, Senegal November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen

An examination of the 2035 Vision for China-Africa Cooperation

Yun Sun

Monday, December 27, 2021

A worker sews blankets made from recycled plastic bottles at a recycling plant in Chelghoum Laid, 360 km (224 miles) east of Algiers February 26, 2014. Picture taken February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (ALGERIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Figure of the week: The African Continental Free Trade Area’s impact on income and wages

Leo Holtz

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

An oil slick is seen on Santa Barbara creek, following an oil spill in Nembe, Bayelsa, Nigeria, November 25, 2021. Picture taken November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Africa in the news: Vaccine, politics, and natural resources updates

Tamara White

Saturday, December 18, 2021

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Reports

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for Africa in 2022

Biodiversity conservation, zoonotic diseases, and human security in Africa two years into COVID-19

How should the Biden administration approach Africa?

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative