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Strategies to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Eritrean refugees participate in a demonstration in support of a U.N. human rights report accusing Eritrean leaders of crimes against humanity in front of the Africa Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Highlights: Experts discuss human rights trends across Africa

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, January 2, 2020

People walk past containers in Khalifa Port during its opening in Taweelah, Abu Dhabi September 1, 2012. Abu Dhabi launched operations at a multi-billion dollar port facility on Saturday, seeking to diversify its oil-based economy with a project that could intensify competition for the region's shipping traffic with neighbouring emirate Dubai. Abu Dhabi Ports Co (ADPC) said Khalifa Port, built on a man-made island in the Taweelah area, and its adjacent Khalifa Industrial Zone would together be two-thirds the size of Singapore when fully built. REUTERS/Ben Job (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: MARITIME BUSINESS)

What the United Arab Emirates can teach resource-rich countries in Africa

Thursday, December 19, 2019

A general view shows containers at the Nairobi Terminus operating the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC114F8FE5C0

The Africa Growth Initiative’s top 5 figures of 2019

Dhruv Gandhi and Payce Madden

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

A member of the Batho Pele cooperative of artisanal miners sifts through sand and rocks searching for diamonds in Kimberley, South Africa, October 22, 2019. Picture taken October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham - RC2V8D9IT4DR

Income growth seems to be associated with a more rapid employment transition in Africa, unless you are a mineral exporter

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Workers handle cashew nuts at a processing plant in Bouake February 23, 2012. REUTERS/ Thierry Gouegnon (IVORY COAST - Tags: SOCIETY) - GM1E82O02D001

Job creation for youth in Africa: Assessing the employment intensity of industries without smokestacks

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Dhruv Gandhi, and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Monday, December 16, 2019

Workers harvest roses for export to the European market inside a greenhouse at Maridadi Flowers Limited in Naivasha, 90 km (56 miles) west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, April 19, 2010. Kenya's horticulture industry has already lost $12 million to the volcano-induced European airspace closure and it will take several weeks to recover even if flights resume now, its association of exporters said on Monday. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) - GM1E64J1SUF01

Job creation for youth in Africa: Assessing the potential of industries without smokestacks

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, and Dhruv Gandhi

Monday, December 16, 2019

Signs showing arrival and departure directions are seen on a drive-way into the Murtala Mohammed International airport in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC1EAB8A57B0

Africa in the news: Nigeria’s visa on arrival, Ethiopia’s agreements with IMF, World Bank, and aviation update

Saturday, December 14, 2019

A money changer counts local currency notes at a local bureau where $100 US dollar exchanges for 750,000 Somaliland shillings in Hargeysa May 19, 2015 REUTERS/Feisal Omar - GF10000100128

Show me the money: How do we finance social protection for the future of work in Africa?

Zainab Usman, Indhira Santos, and Jan Loeprick

Thursday, December 12, 2019

A woman hands over a 10,000 CFA ($16.50) note to pay for food during the attieke and fish festival in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, January 30, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Penney - GF10000290428

How the France-backed African CFA franc works as an enabler and barrier to development

Saturday, December 7, 2019