Sub-Saharan Africa

A Congolese policewoman and customs officials secure the gate barriers at their border crossing point with Rwanda in Goma town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo - S1BETDUZYLAA

Africa in focus

Headwinds towards East African regional integration: Will this time be different?

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, April 22, 2019

A girl stands near a wall covered with Placards of Cameroon President Paul Biya, who runs for reelection scheduled for October 7, in Yaounde, Cameroon October 5, 2018. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC1BA30D24C0

Order from Chaos

Bouteflika, Bashir—and Biya?

Jeffrey Feltman

Monday, April 22, 2019

Sudanese demonstrators chant slogans during the sit-in protest, outside Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah - RC1BF818B3C0

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Sudan, Mali, and Uganda political updates and Ivanka Trump’s visit to Africa

Dhruv Gandhi

Saturday, April 20, 2019

A news reporter makes a live-reporting of the International Labour Day celebration in Agege district in Lagos, Nigeria May 1, 2018.REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC160928F4F0

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Press freedom in Africa

Nirav Patel

Friday, April 19, 2019

Reports

A trader changes dollars for naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos, Nigeria, February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

Report

Is sub-Saharan Africa facing another systemic sovereign debt crisis?

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Dhruv Gandhi, and Lemma Senbet

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

A man casts his ballot at a polling station during a referendum Aegean port city of Izmir, Turkey, April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal - UP1ED4G0S0TZ1

Report

Populist and authoritarian referendums: The role of direct democracy in democratic deconsolidation

Katy Collin

February 2019

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

Report

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

Eyerusalem Siba

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Report

Reconciling financing needs and rising debt levels

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Friday, January 11, 2019

Report

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

John Page

Friday, January 11, 2019

Blog Posts

Delegates walk outside the International Monetary Fund headquarters building ahead of the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC17038BDDE0

Africa in focus

African economies, digitalization, and fragility: Insights from the Spring Meetings

Landry Signé

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Sudanese military officers and demonstrators ride atop a military tanker as they protest against the army's announcement that President Omar al-Bashir would be replaced by a military-led transitional council, near Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 12, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer - RC1BA0866340

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Sudan faces regime change, Vatican hosts South Sudan peace summit, and IMF and World Bank release growth projections

Christina Golubski

Saturday, April 13, 2019

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Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Gap in universal mobile phone and internet access in Africa

Dhruv Gandhi

Friday, April 12, 2019

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A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 30, 2018. REUTERS/Olivia Acland - RC190B6199F0

Order from Chaos

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

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, February 7, 2019

A voter casts their ballot during the presidential election at a polling centre in Analakely, Antananarivo, Madagascar November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Malin Palm - RC15F4D62800

Order from Chaos

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Adam Twardowski

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Headwinds towards East African regional integration: Will this time be different?

Bouteflika, Bashir—and Biya?

Africa in the news: Sudan, Mali, and Uganda political updates and Ivanka Trump’s visit to Africa

Figure of the week: Press freedom in Africa

Reports

Is sub-Saharan Africa facing another systemic sovereign debt crisis?

Populist and authoritarian referendums: The role of direct democracy in democratic deconsolidation

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

Blog Posts

African economies, digitalization, and fragility: Insights from the Spring Meetings

Africa in the news: Sudan faces regime change, Vatican hosts South Sudan peace summit, and IMF and World Bank release growth projections

Figure of the week: Gap in universal mobile phone and internet access in Africa

Events

Is sub-Saharan Africa facing another systemic sovereign debt crisis?

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Assessing the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Related Books

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

Africa’s Lions

Made in Africa

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