Sub-Saharan Africa

Somali secondary school students sit for their national examinations in the capital Mogadishu June 15, 2015. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - GF10000127973

The urgency of securing employment for youth in Africa

Lindsay Wallace

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

An Ethiopian asylum seeker carries an infant in the Dambala Fuchana refugee camp near the Ethiopian-Kenyan border town of Moyale, Kenya, March 27, 2018. Picture taken March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC1F5BBAC1E0

The World Bank’s strategy for addressing fragility in sub-Saharan Africa

Monday, January 28, 2019

Felix Tshisekedi holds up the constitution during the inauguration ceremony whereby Tshisekedi was sworn into office as the new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Olivia Acland - RC143472C080

Africa in the news: Push for wage increase in Nigeria, Tshisekedi inaugurated as DRC president, and Burkina Faso cabinet reshuffle

Saturday, January 26, 2019

A woman casts her vote during a presidential election at a polling station in Cotonou Benin, March 6, 2016. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - GF10000335330

Africa is an opportunity for the world: Overlooked progress in governance and human development

Landry Signé and Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Friday, January 25, 2019

Dairy workers label plastic bottles of yoghurt milk at the L & Z milk processing factory in Nigeria's northern city of Kano January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - GF20000100143

Reviving Nigeria’s economy through economic diversification

H.E. Yemi Osinbajo

Friday, January 25, 2019

Internally displaced people walk on a road close to the outer perimeter of a United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Protection of Civilian site (CoP), outside the capital Juba, South Sudan, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola SEARCH "FAMILY MODOLA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC1819596370

Figures of the week: Fragility and extreme poverty

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Table Mountain looms over Cape Town's Waterfront district, September 30, 2010. With its spectacular mountains and gorgeous beaches, Cape Town is perfect for outdoor activities like rock climbing, wind surfing and cycling. And after seeing lions and elephants on safari further north, you can watch whales, penguins and seals in the waters around the Cape of Good Hope. Picture taken September 30, 2010. To match Reuters Life! TRAVEL-CAPETOWN REUTERS/Steve James (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: TRAVEL) - GM1E6CB0DM801

South Africa’s plan to revive its economy

Cyril Ramaphosa

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

An official records finger prints of a person during voter's card registration for the country's 2019 presidential and general election, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Karu district in Abuja, Nigeria January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC17CD6DFB00

What to expect from the 2019 presidential election in Nigeria

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Kenyan policemen and explosives experts gather evidence from the car suspected to have been used by the attackers outside the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at The DusitD2 complex, in Nairobi, Kenya January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi - RC1EDB13C140

Africa in the news: Terrorist attack in Nairobi and protests in Zimbabwe

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Girls walk to school in Gao, Mali March 7 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E9371K9V01

Figure of the week: Youth representation and inclusion

Friday, January 18, 2019