Sub-Saharan Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron (3-R), flanked by Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (2-L), Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore (R), Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou (2-R), Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani (L) and Chad's President Idriss Deby (3-R), speaks during a press conference as part of the G5 Sahel summit on the situation in the Sahel region at the Chateau de Pau in Pau, France, January 13, 2020. Photo by Quentin Top/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: WAEMU’s eco implementation, Sahel security update, and Foresight Africa launch

Payce Madden

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Liberian banknotes are pictured at a money changer's stand in Monrovia, Liberia September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Derick Snyder

Africa in focus

Approaches for better resource mobilization to finance Africa’s Sustainable Development Goals

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Friday, January 17, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Children play in a flooded street in Hamerweyne district of Mogadishu, Somalia May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

Africa in focus

Confronting the challenges of climate change on Africa’s coastal areas

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Thursday, January 16, 2020

A displaced girl is tested for malaria at an MSF clinic in Tomping camp, where some 17,000 displaced people who fled their homes are being sheltered by the United Nations, in Juba January 10, 2014. Violence erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba in mid-December and spread to oil-producing regions and beyond, dividing the two-year-old land-locked country along ethnic lines. Some 60,000 civilians are being protected at U.N. Bases. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY HEALTH)

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Poverty and health care SDG projections in sub-Saharan Africa

Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Reports

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A continental strategy for economic diversification through the AfCFTA and intellectual property rights

Vera Songwe

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and digitization will transform Africa into a global powerhouse

Njuguna Ndung’u and Landry Signé

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

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Africa can play a leading role in the fight against climate change

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

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Exploring new sources of large-scale job creation: The potential role of Industries Without Smokestacks

Zaakhir Asmal, Haroon Bhorat, and John Page

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

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Good and inclusive governance is imperative for Africa’s future

John Mukum Mbaku

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Blog Posts

Senegal's President Macky Sall and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Arene Nationale du Senegal in Dakar, Senegal July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mikal McAllister

Africa in focus

Unpacking the engagement of nontraditional actors in Africa: China and other emerging players

Yun Sun

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Drone pilot watches a customized DJI Agras MG-1S drone fly over a rice field during a training flight being part of a test in using drone technology in the fight against malaria, near Zanzibar City, on the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania, October 31, 2019. Picture taken October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC15BBAB1290

Africa in focus

The future is intelligent: Harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence in Africa

Youssef Travaly and Kevin Muvunyi

Monday, January 13, 2020

Cyril Ramaphosa arrives for his inauguration as South African president, at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Africa in focus

A national strategy for harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The case of South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa

Friday, January 10, 2020

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Highlights: Experts discuss human rights trends across Africa

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, January 2, 2020

Students laugh and share a joke outside their classroom at the Sudan University of Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan, May 14, 2015. In Sudan, which faces insurgences in the western region of Darfur and along its border with breakaway South Sudan, as well as double-digit inflation and high unemployment, life goes on for young people in the capital Khartoum. As well as studying, for those who can afford it, the urban young of Sudan play football and netball, swim and fish in the nearby River Nile, attend prayers at local mosques and enjoy concerts or family celebrations. Other entertainment includes watching U.K. football matches and films on TV, with Facebook being ever popular for chatting amongst friends. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahPICTURE 11 OF 28 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "YOUTH OF TODAY IN SUDAN". SEARCH "YOUNG NURELDIN" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000121814

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The future of work in Africa: Opportunities and challenges of digital technologies

Dhruv Gandhi

Thursday, November 7, 2019

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Beneath the Tamarind Tree: Nigeria and the resilience of the Chibok Girls

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