Sub-Saharan Africa

Sudanese people chant slogans as they celebrate, after Sudan's ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups reached an agreement to share power during a transition period leading to elections, along the streets of Khartoum, Sudan, July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah - RC19A80F15C0

Africa in the news: Updates on the AfCFTA, EAC border closures, and Sudan power-sharing agreement

Saturday, July 13, 2019

A Chinese construction worker helps build a new bridge against the skyline of Mozambique's capital Maputo April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg - GF10000389278

Avoiding a debt crisis in Africa

Shanta Devarajan, Indermit Gill, and Kenan Karakülah

Thursday, July 11, 2019

People walk past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RC15E2478890

Figure of the week: China’s ‘hidden’ lending in Africa

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Young startup promoters work on their computers in New Bonako village, Cameroon March 28, 2017 2017. Picture taken March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer - RC169F5B0CF0

Strategies for jobs in Africa in the digital age

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Monday, July 8, 2019

A health worker sprays disinfectant near a suspected Ebola patient holding a baby at an Ebola treatment centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 27, 2019. Picture taken March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC1D9E7A2400

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: It’s more than a public health problem

Michael T. Evans

Monday, July 1, 2019

Ethiopia's deputy prime minister Demeke Mekonnen (C) attends the funeral of Amhara president Ambachew Mekonnen and two other officials who where killed in an attack in the town of Bahir Dar, Amhara region, Ethiopia June 26, 2019. Picture taken June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner To match Insight ETHIOPIA-SECURITY/ATTACKS - RC1E3C93C210

Africa in the news: Ethiopia coup attempt, Zimbabwe currency reforms, and oil sector investments in Kenya

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Electric wires are pictured in Ojuelegba district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Nigeria June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC1A28D557C0

Figures of the week: Africa’s infrastructure needs are an investment opportunity

Genevieve Jesse and Payce Madden

Thursday, June 27, 2019

A solar panel is pictured on the roof of Jean-Noel Kouame's house, on the outer limits of the main city Abidjan's vast urban sprawl, Ivory Coast December 18, 2017. Picture taken December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon - RC1ECCAAF400

Can microgrids enable macro development?

Rob Fetter, June Lukuyu, Jay Taneja, and Nathan Williams

Thursday, June 27, 2019

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech as he and China's President Xi Jinping meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo - RC14E55F28A0/File Photo - RC1164453C40

Can Trump’s Prosper Africa make America greater than China and other partners in Africa?

Landry Signé and Eric Olander

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Can the US and Africa prosper together?

Witney Schneidman and Jay Ireland

Wednesday, June 26, 2019