Sub-Saharan Africa

Sidi Brahim Mohamed Embarek talks to Reuters journalists as he stands beside the wreckage of a Moroccan air force F-5, which was shot down by the Polisario in a 1991 battle in the Western Sahara war, in Tifariti, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/ Zohra Bensemra SEARCH “POLISARIO” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in the news: Fighting in Ethiopia, end of cease-fire in Western Sahara, and debt relief updates

Saturday, November 21, 2020

A shopper wearing a face mask looks at grocery items, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Mall of the south, in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Lockdown economics in South Africa: Social assistance and the Ramaphosa stimulus package

Haroon Bhorat and Tim Köhler

Friday, November 20, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

What Ethiopia’s crisis means for Somalia

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, November 20, 2020

South African election voting station sign from the electoral commission, with the polling station in background. Cape Town, South Africa - Circa 2019

Figures of the week: Research in South Africa into whether polls influence votes

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to the mission to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri//File Photo

Averting civil war in Ethiopia: It’s time to propose elements of a negotiated settlement

Monday, November 16, 2020

A volunteer holds an Ethiopian flag during a blood donation ceremony for the injured members of Ethiopia's National Defense Forces (ENDF) fighting against Tigray's special forces on the border between Amhara and Tigray, at the stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Africa in the news: Post-election updates, Nigeria ratifies AfCFTA, and continued unrest in Ethiopia

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Douala, Cameroon - April 26.2019: Used vehicles in Douala Cameroon Port

Figure of the week: Africa’s used vehicle market and the environment

Thursday, November 12, 2020

A passenger wearing a face mask sits on bus called "Car Rapide", amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dakar, Senegal June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Localized communication plans help Senegal control COVID-19

Ben Leo and Catherine Winn

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Officials count the presidential election ballots in Abidjan, Ivory Coast October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Africa in the news: Unrest in Ethiopia, contentious elections results in Tanzania and Côte d’Ivoire, and a new UK-Kenya trade deal

Saturday, November 7, 2020

An african woman who owns a small business putting up open sign

Figure of the week: The post-pandemic road to economic recovery in Africa

Thursday, November 5, 2020