Sub-Saharan Africa

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC16840F9D40

The Trump administration’s Africa strategy: Primacy or partnership?

Witney Schneidman and Landry Signé

Thursday, December 20, 2018

A motorcyclist rides near smoke billowing from fire at the independent national electoral commission's (CENI) warehouse in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo December 13, 2018. REUTERS/Olivia Acland - RC1D8543AAD0

Africa in the news: US-Africa strategy, economic reforms in Angola, and elections in DRC

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Flags, Africa

Charts of the week: Africa data

Friday, December 14, 2018

Early morning smog shrouds cooling towers of a power plant in Cape Town, South Africa, June 8, 2006. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo - D1BEUEVDZVAB

Figure of the week: Climate change vulnerability and urban population growth

Friday, December 14, 2018

People walk past roadside stalls with umbrellas in the central business district, near Marina in Lagos, Nigeria December 13, 2016.REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC119A3413E0

Rethinking global poverty reduction in 2019

Homi Kharas, Kristofer Hamel, and Martin Hofer

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Dr.†Marie-Roseline Darnycka BÈlizaire, World Health Organisation (WHO) Epidemiology Team Lead, talks to women as part of Ebola contact tracing, in Mangina, Democratic Republic of Congo August 26, 2018. Picture taken August 26, 2018. WHO/Junior Kannah/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1AE1BC5700

Africa in the news: South Africa land reform advances, DRC Ebola update, and presidential term limits in Sudan

Saturday, December 8, 2018

A voter casts their ballot during the presidential election at a polling centre in Analakely, Antananarivo, Madagascar November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Malin Palm - RC15F4D62800

Experts discuss power transitions in Africa

Adam Twardowski

Friday, December 7, 2018

Workers are seen at the the Utexrwa garment factory in Kigali, Rwanda April 17, 2018. Picture taken April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana - RC11BDF1B3C0

Figures of the week: Wage growth and employment in Africa

Friday, December 7, 2018

African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina gestures as he addresses a news conference on the first day of the annual meeting of AfDB in Gandhinagar, India, May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Amit Dave - RC1746196000

Placing investment at the center of Africa’s development strategy

Landry Signé and Witney Schneidman

Monday, December 3, 2018

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane waits to take off from the Bole International Airport in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa August 21, 2015. Ethiopian Airlines is powering ahead with a plan to expand its fleet and route network after exceeding its profit target for the 2014/15 year, its chief executive said in an interview. To match Interview ETHIOPIA-AIRLINES/REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - GF10000178432

Africa in the news: Minimum wage bill passes in South Africa and Addis Ababa leads in air traffic

Saturday, December 1, 2018