Sub-Saharan Africa

Opposition supporters celebrate after a court annulled the May 2019 presidential vote that declared Peter Mutharika a winner, in Lilongwe, Malawi, February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara

Africa in Focus

Civil society should anchor Biden’s democracy agenda in Africa

Rebecca Rattner and Bjorn Whitmore

Friday, April 23, 2021

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

Africa in Focus

Figures of the week: Venture capital trends in Africa

Leo Holtz and Christina Golubski

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

A relative of one of the missing school girls reacts in Dapchi in the northeastern state of Yobe, after an attack on the village by Boko Haram, Nigeria February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Education Plus Development

Student kidnappings threaten collapse of Nigerian education system

Adedeji Adeniran and Marco Castradori

Monday, April 19, 2021

Reports

A worker sorts baobab fruit at the Bioessence factory, a cosmetic and nutrition company using baobab and shea products, in Dakar June 19, 2013. Bioessence exports many of its products to the United States. REUTERS/Joe Penney (SENEGAL - Tags: BUSINESS)

Report

Employment creation potential, labor skills requirements, and skill gaps for young people: A Senegal case study

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Fatou Gueye, Assane Beye, Abdou Khadir Dia, and Massaer Mbaye

Monday, April 5, 2021

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - January 30 2014: Raw Coffee Bean sorting and processing in a factory

Report

Youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and prospects

Louise Fox and Dhruv Gandhi

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Parked trucks wait in a 10km queue, to cross the Kenyan-Ugandan border from the town of Busia, Kenya November 14, 2020. Picture taken November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Report

The effect of lockdown policies on international trade: Evidence from Kenya

Addisu Lashitew and Majune K. Socrates

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Dakar, Senegal - July 11, 2019: Ro-ro cargo ship Grande Nigeria in the port of Dakar

Report

Washington Consensus reforms and economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa

Belinda Archibong, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Friday, February 19, 2021

Essay

The Great Reset: Relaunching African economies

Acha Leke, Landry Signé, and Vera Songwe

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Blog Posts

A worker weaves a carpet from the fibre extracted from the sheaths of banana trunks at the TexFad plant in Sonde settlement of Mukono near Kampala, Uganda, April 3, 2021. Picture taken April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Africa in Focus

It’s easy to exaggerate the scope of the jobs problem in Africa. The real story is nuanced.

Louise Fox

Monday, April 19, 2021

A woman casts her ballot at the pooling station during the presidential election in N'Djamena, Chad April 11, 2021. REUTERS/ Media Coulibaly NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Uganda oil pipeline, (fewer) locusts in East Africa, and political updates

Christina Golubski, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, April 17, 2021

Two gas flaring furnaces and a woman walking on sand barriers are reflected in a pool of oil-smeared water at a flow station in Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria September 17, 2020. Picture taken September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in Focus

Figure of the week: COVID’s impacts on the Nigerian extractive sector

Tamara White

Friday, April 16, 2021

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Events

2021

Mar

Past Event

The role of youth in preserving democracies in times of crisis: A shared goal of the United States and Africa

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Preparing for the next pandemic: A conversation with Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

The future of peacekeeping in Africa

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Online Only

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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

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

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

Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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John Mukum Mbaku

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Multimedia

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

High view point cityscape of Accra, Ghana. Traffic jam on George Bush Highway with hills on the background

Up Front

A conversation with Mohammed Adjei Sowah, mayor of Accra

Anthony F. Pipa and Kaitlyn Pendrak

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A money changer counts Nigerian currency notes for a customer in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, Nigeria March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo

Podcast Episode

How Africa can emerge stronger after COVID-19

Aloysius Uche Ordu and Fred Dews

Friday, February 5, 2021

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