West Africa

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

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Experts discuss human rights trends across Africa

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, January 2, 2020

The state of human rights in Africa

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST

A man rests on a mini truck loaded with bagged food-stuff at a internal displaced persons (IDP) camp during the official flag-off of food and relief materials distribution for the internal displaced persons in Nigerian city of Maiduguri, June 8, 2017.REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC1CF1A1DD10

Africa in focus

The effects of Nigeria’s closed borders on informal trade with Benin

Stephen Golub, Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, and Christina Golubski

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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 focus

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

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Reports

Women pick unwanted coffee beans from the final product just before packaging in Holiso cooperative of Shebedino district in Sidama, Ethiopia November 30, 2018. Picture taken November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie - RC1A79217960

Report

Supporting small informal businesses to improve the quality of jobs in Africa

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

A cargo train is launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC18EA14A4B0

Report

Understanding China’s Belt and Road infrastructure projects in Africa

September 2019

Tourists sit at the Mara Serena Safari Lodge, within the Masai Mara game reserve, southwest of Nairobi, Kenya, July 28, 2009. Picture taken July 28, 2009. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC1A8B82F4A0

Developing Economies

Africa’s tourism potential

Monday, December 3, 2018

School children

Report

Gender-sensitive pedagogy

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands with a civilian on the rubble of the Carlton Hotel, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria December 17, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki - RC181701B570

Peacekeeping & Conflict Management

Managing the new threat landscape

Bruce Jones, Charles T. Call, Daniel Toubolets, and Jason Fritz

September 2018

Blog Posts

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

Africa in focus

3 promising sectors for Nordic-African collaboration around sustainable development

Daniel Akinmade Emejulu

Tuesday, October 22, 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 focus

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

Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Foreign direct investment in Africa

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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Events

Jihadism in Africa

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Using extractive industry data to fight inequality & strengthen accountability: Victories, lessons, future directions for Africa

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

The future of work in Africa: Opportunities and challenges of digital technologies

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

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Experts

John Mukum Mbaku

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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Multimedia

A conversation with Guinean President Condé on natural resource management in Africa

Africa in focus

A conversation with Guinean President Condé on natural resource management in Africa

Christina Golubski

Thursday, October 3, 2019

General view of the port terminal in Algiers, Algeria March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC1308CF2410

Podcast Episode

How will the Continental Free Trade Area transform Africa?

Friday, May 31, 2019

A boy rides a bicycle past a monument decorated with election posters depicting Nigeria's main opposition party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar with his running mate, Peter Obi, in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Nyancho NwaNri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1BF60DDCA0

West Africa

Is Nigeria’s presidential election result valid?

John Mukum Mbaku

Thursday, February 28, 2019

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