Sub-Saharan Africa

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi listens asRussian President Vladimir Putin makes a statement for media following the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, 24 October, 2019. Sergei Chirikov/Pool via REUTERS - RC1E4E8D6FC0

Africa in the news: Russia-Africa summit, Botswana’s election, and Africa’s new growth projections

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Fishermen tend their boats and fishing nets as members of a heritage tour group, traveling to Ghana to discover their roots, visit the Cape Coast castle, Ghana August 12, 2019. Picture taken August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kweku Obeng - RC16CBB8F0D0

3 promising sectors for Nordic-African collaboration around sustainable development

Daniel Akinmade Emejulu

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

A Congolese woman carries her baby and personal belongings as she walks through a banana plantation near the town of Rangira, affected by the recent fighting between government forces and rebels around North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E85O0A6B01

Assessing past and future strategies for reducing poverty in Africa

Monday, October 21, 2019

Mozambicans walk past election posters ahead Tuesday's provincial and legislative elections, in Maputo, Mozambique, October 11, 2019 REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg - RC1D5F9B7C60

Figures of the week: Gender gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

Thursday, October 17, 2019

A couple embrace as they stand near a bronze statue of late former South African President Nelson Mandela hours after it was unveiled as part of Day of Reconciliation celebrations at the Union Buildings in Pretoria December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: OBITUARY SOCIETY POLITICS TRAVEL) - GM1E9CH0AR701

More than 100 million young adults are still living in extreme poverty

Kristofer Hamel and Constanza Di Nucci

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses delegates during the signing of the Sudan's power sharing deal, that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventual elections, following the overthrow of a long-time leader Omar al-Bashir, in Khartoum, Sudan, August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah - RC138A0BD790

Alfred Nobel catches ‘Abiy-mania’

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

A man looks at a billboard with the image of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 11, 2019. The billboard reads "Our Justice motto should be love, respect and anchor of morality for all human beings." REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RC1FE40221D0

Africa in the news: Abiy’s Nobel Prize, Rwanda’s new smartphone factory, and Zimbabwe’s rate hikes on power

Thursday, October 10, 2019

A Chinese construction labourer works at the site of the future Iconic Tower skyscraper, at its foundations in the business district, being built by China State Construction Engineering Corp (CSCEC) in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt May 2, 2019. Picture taken May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC143E9C90F0

Figure of the week: Foreign direct investment in Africa

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Mulugeta Desalegn, an owner of a convenience store, or "spaza shop", picks an item for a customer as he holds a candle, in Senaone, Soweto, South Africa March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC13FB1CC910

Figure of the week: Deployment and use of back-up generators in sub-Saharan Africa

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during the opening of the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - HP1EF9N1LG1ZS

Africa in the news: UNGA, Zimbabwe, and Sudan updates

Saturday, September 28, 2019