Sub-Saharan Africa

Global Development

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

Landry Signé

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

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Africa in focus

The state of African economies: Insights from the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings

Landry Signé

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Google's CEO Sundar Pichai (L) and country manager for Nigeria Juliet Ehimuan speak during a conference tagged 'Google for Nigeria' in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC193A6B3190

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Google Go launch, DRC humanitarian conference, and WB/IMF Spring Meetings

Mariama Sow

Friday, April 20, 2018

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: Labor market and inequality in South Africa

Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Reports

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

Developing Economies

Reassessing Africa’s global partnerships

Wenjie Chen and Roger Nord

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Developing Economies

Harnessing Africa's digital potential

Njuguna Ndung’u

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Global Development

Rethinking Africa's structural transformation

John Page

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Developing Economies

Broadening the benefits of growth

Landry Signé

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Blog Posts

Workers are seen near a sign written in Chinese at the construction site of the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) at Emali in Kenya October 10, 2015. Picture taken October 10, 2015. REUTERS/Noor Khamis - GF20000082320

Africa in focus

Competing in Africa: China, the European Union, and the United States

Witney Schneidman and Joel Wiegert

Monday, April 16, 2018

A worker walks near a row of cars at Nissan's manufacturing plant in Rosslyn, outside Pretoria, September 11, 2009.
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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: US-Africa relations, Zambian debt, and East African business deals

Christina Golubski

Friday, April 13, 2018

Women carry boxes of nutritional food delivered by the United Nations World Food Programme (UN WFP), in Rubkuai village, Unity State, South Sudan February 16, 2017. Picture taken February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola - RC17BC6E59B0

Africa in focus

Figures of the week: The state of social safety nets in Africa

Amy Copley

Thursday, April 12, 2018

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Events

2018

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

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Addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nigeria

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Charting a path forward for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Washington, DC

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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

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Multimedia

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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

Supporters of the opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition gather at a water fountain during a protest calling for the sacking of election board officials involved in August's cancelled presidential vote, in Kisumu, Kenya October 6, 2017. REUTERS/James Keyi - RC18F84DF2A0

Order from Chaos

How Kenya is handling uncertainty as it heads toward a presidential election redo

Ian Livingston

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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

The state of African economies: Insights from the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings

Africa in the news: Google Go launch, DRC humanitarian conference, and WB/IMF Spring Meetings

Figures of the week: Labor market and inequality in South Africa

Reports

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

Reassessing Africa’s global partnerships

Harnessing Africa's digital potential

Rethinking Africa's structural transformation

Broadening the benefits of growth

Blog Posts

Competing in Africa: China, the European Union, and the United States

Africa in the news: US-Africa relations, Zambian debt, and East African business deals

Figures of the week: The state of social safety nets in Africa

Events

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

Addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nigeria

Charting a path forward for 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

Multimedia

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

Africa’s expanding middle class

How Kenya is handling uncertainty as it heads toward a presidential election redo

More on Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa in the news: Rwanda’s AGOA suspension, leadership transitions, and Mnangagwa’s China trip

Sounding the alarm on Africa’s debt

How should Israel address African refugees?

Figures of the week: African countries implement reforms to increase women’s access to credit

A house of justice for Africa: Resurrecting the SADC Tribunal

Experts explore prospects for democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo