Sub-Saharan Africa

Oil rigs and platforms are seen at Maracaibo's lake near the western city of Maracaibo January 2, 2008. Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia (VENEZUELA) - GM1DWYLFIRAA

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Per capita growth and fiscal balances in sub-Saharan Africa

Mariama Sow

Friday, June 22, 2018

Passengers board a South African Airways the capital aircraft t the Hosea Kutako International Airport, outside Windhoek in Namibia, February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC1B88ACF170

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: South Sudan peace talks, the Nigeria-Morocco pipeline, and airline updates

Christina Golubski

Friday, June 15, 2018

A glass of SABMiller's flagship brew, Castle Lager is seen at a bar in Cape Town, South Africa November 10, 2015. SABMiller Plc last week extended the deadline for rival Anheuser-Busch InBev to make a formal $100 billion-plus takeover offer to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, in order to finalise shareholder support for the deal. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF20000053400

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: African and global FDI inflows weaken in 2017

Amy Copley

Thursday, June 14, 2018

An official of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authourity (ZESA) inspects water levels on the Kariba dam in Kariba, Zimbabwe, February 19, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - GF10000315340

Africa in focus

Enhancing the attractiveness of private investment in hydropower in Africa

Alain Ebobisse and Amadou Hott

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Reports

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

Global Development

Élargir les bienfaits de la croissance pour ne laisser personne pour compte

Landry Signé

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Global Governance & Politics

Comment donner libre cours aux forces intérieures de l’Afrique: Institutions, politiques et champions

His Excellency Paul Kagame

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Blog Posts

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifiers - South Africa v Senegal - Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa - November 10, 2017 - Senegal soccer players celebrate their win over South Africa. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC12CE3DF140

Africa in focus

Africa in the World Cup: Building cohesion through the world’s most-watched sport

Karim Foda and Mariama Sow

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Residents attend a rally by Ethiopia's newly elected prime minister Abiy Ahmed during his visit Ambo in the Oromiya region, Ethiopia April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RC172DC0DAF0

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Ethiopia’s reform, Russia’s Africa ties, and South Africa’s contracting economy

Amy Copley

Saturday, June 9, 2018

People wait and queue up for commercial transport at a bus stop after the school hours in Ojodu district in Lagos, Nigeria May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC13C752A980

Africa in focus

DCED 2018 keynote: Youth employment in a changing world – Implications for private sector development

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Friday, June 8, 2018

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Events

2018

Jun

Past Event

Industry 4.0 in Africa: Helping or hindering?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Doing Business in Africa: A Risks, Trends, and Opportunities Roundtable

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT

Sustaining growth in Africa: Economic diversification, job creation, and infrastructure financing

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Related Books

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

By Landry Signé

2017

Africa’s Lions

Edited by Haroon Bhorat and Finn Tarp

2016

Made in Africa

By Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, and Finn Tarp

2016

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Multimedia

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

Shoppers push trolleys at an upmarket shopping mall in Sandton, Johannesburg

Developing Economies

Africa’s expanding middle class

Haroon Bhorat, Homi Kharas, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Figures of the week: Per capita growth and fiscal balances in sub-Saharan Africa

Africa in the news: South Sudan peace talks, the Nigeria-Morocco pipeline, and airline updates

Figures of the week: African and global FDI inflows weaken in 2017

Enhancing the attractiveness of private investment in hydropower in Africa

Reports

Réévaluation des partenariats mondiaux de l’Afrique

Comment tirer parti du potentiel numérique de l’Afrique

Comment repenser la transformation structurelle de l’Afrique

Élargir les bienfaits de la croissance pour ne laisser personne pour compte

Comment donner libre cours aux forces intérieures de l’Afrique: Institutions, politiques et champions

Blog Posts

Africa in the World Cup: Building cohesion through the world’s most-watched sport

Africa in the news: Ethiopia’s reform, Russia’s Africa ties, and South Africa’s contracting economy

DCED 2018 keynote: Youth employment in a changing world – Implications for private sector development

Events

Industry 4.0 in Africa: Helping or hindering?

Doing Business in Africa: A Risks, Trends, and Opportunities Roundtable

Sustaining growth in Africa: Economic diversification, job creation, and infrastructure financing

Related Books

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

Africa’s Lions

Made in Africa

Multimedia

Somalia, facing severe challenges, also shows signs of hope

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

Africa’s expanding middle class

More on Sub-Saharan Africa

Accountability and demand for democracy drive leadership changes in Africa

Africa’s 3 deadly deficits: Education, electricity, and taxes

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Cybersecurity in Africa: Securing businesses with a local approach with global standards

Africa in the news: Uganda’s ‘gossip tax,’ Kenya’s corruption probe, and a politics roundup