Sub-Saharan Africa

African Heads of State pose for a group photo during the opening of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 10, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RC1E7E156A00

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: AU summit, Eskom power cuts, and telecom industry consolidation in Kenya

Dhruv Gandhi

Saturday, February 16, 2019

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Africa in focus

The Japanese philosophy of kaizen offers opportunity for industrial development in Africa

Jin Kimiaki, Keijiro Otsuka, and Tetsushi Sonobe

Friday, February 15, 2019

Ron Clark Academy 6th graders applaud during a scene in the film "Black Panther" at Atlantic Station theaters in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry - RC143EE87A40

Africa in focus

From Wakanda to reality: Building mutual prosperity between African-Americans and Africa

Landry Signé and Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Fork-lift machines are seen idle at Dangote tomatoes processing factory along the Kano-Zaria road in Kano, northwest Nigeria August 21, 2017. Picture taken August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye. - RC1F842D65B0

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Africa’s business potential

Payce Madden

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Reports

Schoolchildren look out at the central business district from atop the Kenya International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Penney - GF10000182190

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The new urban agenda and demographic dividend: Investments for Africa’s youth

Eyerusalem Siba

Thursday, January 31, 2019

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Reconciling financing needs and rising debt levels

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Friday, January 11, 2019

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How industries without smokestacks can address Africa’s youth unemployment crisis

John Page

Friday, January 11, 2019

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Intra-African trade: A path to economic diversification and inclusion

Vera L. Songwe

Friday, January 11, 2019

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Spotlighting opportunities for business in Africa and strategies to succeed in the world’s next big growth market

Acha Leke and Landry Signé

Friday, January 11, 2019

Blog Posts

People walk on a street of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago - RC1B61115AA0

Africa in focus

Debt management in a challenging environment: Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire

Adama Koné

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera signs a peace deal between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups following two weeks of talks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, Sudan, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah - RC145AE69E40

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Peace in Central African Republic, US visa sanctions on Ghana, and natural resources in Southern Africa

Payce Madden

Saturday, February 9, 2019

A house partially submerged in flood waters is pictured in Lokoja city, Kogi State, Nigeria September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC1F06C2B7E0

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Fragile states are ripe for disasters

Nirav Patel

Friday, February 8, 2019

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Order from Chaos

What did elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo mean? Experts discuss

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, February 7, 2019

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Order from Chaos

Experts discuss power transitions in Africa

Adam Twardowski

Friday, December 7, 2018

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa in the news: AU summit, Eskom power cuts, and telecom industry consolidation in Kenya

The Japanese philosophy of kaizen offers opportunity for industrial development in Africa

From Wakanda to reality: Building mutual prosperity between African-Americans and Africa

Figures of the week: Africa’s business potential

Reports

The new urban agenda and demographic dividend: Investments for Africa’s youth

Reconciling financing needs and rising debt levels

How industries without smokestacks can address Africa’s youth unemployment crisis

Intra-African trade: A path to economic diversification and inclusion

Spotlighting opportunities for business in Africa and strategies to succeed in the world’s next big growth market

Blog Posts

Debt management in a challenging environment: Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire

Africa in the news: Peace in Central African Republic, US visa sanctions on Ghana, and natural resources in Southern Africa

Figure of the week: Fragile states are ripe for disasters

Events

Kaizen: A management philosophy for advancing development in Africa

Assessing the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Foresight Africa: Top priorities for Africa in 2019

Related Books

Innovating Development Strategies in Africa: The Role of International, Regional, and National Actors

Africa’s Lions

Made in Africa

Multimedia

What did elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo mean? Experts discuss

Experts discuss power transitions in Africa

Terrorists next door? Experts discuss how to respond when communities are overtaken by terrorist groups

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