Sub-Saharan Africa

A labourer walks along a Metro-line construction in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa February 7, 2015. Chinese workers mingle with Ethiopians putting the finishing touches to a city metro line that cuts through Addis Ababa, one of a series of grand state infrastructure projects that Ethiopia hopes will help it mimic Asia's industrial rise.To match Insight ETHIOPIA-ECONOMY/. Picture taken February 7, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION CITYSCAPE) - GM1EB281I6C01

Development Financing

Mobilizing private investment and the Compact with Africa: A preliminary assessment and steps ahead

Rob Floyd, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Jann Lay, Rainer Thiele, and Jing Gu

Monday, August 13, 2018

FILE PHOTO: Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila addresses a news conference at the State House in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo - RC1158813D80

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: DRC elections, violence in eastern Ethiopia, and Mozambique refinancing

Dhruv Gandhi

Saturday, August 11, 2018

FILE PHOTO: People walk at the entrance of Ecobank building in Abidjan, Ivory Coast June 4, 2018. Picture taken June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo - RC1745900630

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Exploring economic growth spillover channels in Africa

Amy Copley

Friday, August 10, 2018

Congolese soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) rest in Namoya, Maniema Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 29, 2018. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RC1436F67280

Middle East & North Africa

The state of African security: No longer all about bad news

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Namarig Kram

Monday, August 6, 2018

Reports

A currency dealer counts Moroccan dirhams in a photo illustration at a currency exchange in Casablanca, Morocco, June 29, 2017. Picture taken June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal/Illustration - RC138B2B0ED0

Emerging Markets

AGI Markets Monitor: July 2018 update

Amadou Sy and Amy Copley

Friday, July 27, 2018

HIV-positive farmer Eunice Chiyabi walks near a field of maize during a visit by a home-based care team in Chikonga village, close to the town of Chikuni in the south of Zambia February 21, 2015. The caregivers on the Jesuit-run home-based care team at Chikuni run a capacity building and empowerment project at household level, offering training and assistance in crop-growing and animal rearing, as well as offering companionship, pastoral care and monitoring antiretroviral treatment compliance of HIV-AIDS patients. Picture taken February 21, 2015. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (ZAMBIA - Tags: HEALTH AGRICULTURE DRUGS SOCIETY) - GM1EB2M1GPQ01

Developing Economies

Agriculture, aid, and economic growth in Africa

John McArthur and Jeffrey Sachs

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Developing Economies

Réévaluation des partenariats mondiaux de l’Afrique

Wenjie Chen and Roger Nord

Friday, April 27, 2018

Developing Economies

Comment tirer parti du potentiel numérique de l’Afrique

Njuguna Ndung’u

Friday, April 27, 2018

Global Development

Comment repenser la transformation structurelle de l’Afrique

John Page

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Blog Posts

Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling ZANU-PF party gather to celebrate his election victory in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibekó - RC131F024DD0

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Zimbabwe election results, South Africa updates, and Mali elections

Dhruv Gandhi

Saturday, August 4, 2018

A machine gun is seen on a sandbag on a boat off the Atlantic coast in Nigeria's Bayelsa state December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo - D1AETBYATEAC

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Piracy increasing in the Gulf of Guinea

Mariama Sow

Thursday, August 2, 2018

A customer is served at the teller counter inside the banking hall at Kenya's Sidian Bank headquarters on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 29, 2016. Picture taken June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - S1AETMWQMVAB

Africa in focus

Giving credit to Africa’s financial markets and why we need to step up reform

Mark Napier

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

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Events

2018

Jul

Past Event

Re-examining trade with Africa under the Continental Free Trade Agreement

2:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

Industry 4.0 in Africa: Helping or hindering?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Supporting local research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Unpacking the quest for evidence from aid agencies

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Made in Africa

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Multimedia

Employees work on the manufacturing line at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 13, 2017. Picture taken April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC116416CF10

Africa in focus

Capitalizing on Industry 4.0 in Africa

Christina Golubski

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Somali government soldiers secure the scene of an attack on a restaurant by the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - S1BEUEMCYWAA

Order from Chaos

Somalia, facing severe challenges, also shows signs of hope

Ian Livingston

Thursday, May 3, 2018

African leaders pose for a group photograph as they meet to sign a free trade deal that would create a liberalized market for goods and services across the continent, in Kigali, Rwanda March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. - RC1CA93F2E10

China

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

Witney Schneidman, Yun Sun, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Mobilizing private investment and the Compact with Africa: A preliminary assessment and steps ahead

Africa in the news: DRC elections, violence in eastern Ethiopia, and Mozambique refinancing

Figure of the week: Exploring economic growth spillover channels in Africa

The state of African security: No longer all about bad news

Reports

AGI Markets Monitor: July 2018 update

Agriculture, aid, and economic growth in Africa

Réévaluation des partenariats mondiaux de l’Afrique

Comment tirer parti du potentiel numérique de l’Afrique

Comment repenser la transformation structurelle de l’Afrique

Blog Posts

Africa in the news: Zimbabwe election results, South Africa updates, and Mali elections

Figures of the week: Piracy increasing in the Gulf of Guinea

Giving credit to Africa’s financial markets and why we need to step up reform

Events

Re-examining trade with Africa under the Continental Free Trade Agreement

Industry 4.0 in Africa: Helping or hindering?

Supporting local research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Unpacking the quest for evidence from aid agencies

Related Books

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

Africa’s Lions

Made in Africa

Multimedia

Capitalizing on Industry 4.0 in Africa

Somalia, facing severe challenges, also shows signs of hope

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

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