West Africa

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China

China, the US, and Africa’s transforming trade environment

Witney Schneidman, Yun Sun, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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Nigeria

Nigeria’s troubling counterinsurgency strategy against Boko Haram

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, March 30, 2018

Advancing female entrepreneurship in the developing world: A look at Africa

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

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Developing Economies

Africa’s expanding middle class

Haroon Bhorat, Homi Kharas, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Reports

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Crime & Criminal Justice

Designing pan-Atlantic and international anti-crime cooperation

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Sunday, March 1, 2015

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Afghanistan

Despite Its Siren Song, High-Value Targeting Doesn’t Fit All: Matching Interdiction Patterns to Specific Narcoterrorism and Organized-Crime Contexts

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Gender

Livelihoods, Gender and Displacement in Côte d’Ivoire

Monday, April 29, 2013

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Global Development

Impacts of Malaria Interventions and their Potential Additional Humanitarian Benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa

David L. Caprara and Ken Ballen

Friday, October 26, 2012

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Global Development

Toward Inclusive Growth in Nigeria

Monday, June 4, 2012

Blog Posts

Children file into classrooms in Monrovia, February 16, 2015. Thousands of Liberian children in pristine uniforms flocked back to school on Monday as classrooms opened their doors for the first time after a six-month hiatus designed to stem the spread of the worst Ebola outbreak in history. REUTERS/James Giahyue (LIBERIA - Tags: DISASTER HEALTH EDUCATION) - GM1EB2H06TT01

Future Development

New research on public private partnerships in education in Liberia and Pakistan

Thursday, October 5, 2017

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Electoral tensions arise in Mali and Congo, Ivorian president reshuffles cabinet, and Somalia’s internet returns

Friday, July 21, 2017

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Audit reveals depth of Mozambique’s debt, Nigeria launches tax amnesty program, and Ethiopian Airlines grows its fleet

Friday, June 30, 2017

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Events

POSTPONED – Organized crime, terrorism, and political power: The case of West Africa

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Development policies to foster stability in West Africa

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

The Ebola Crisis: U.S. Leadership and International Response

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

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Multimedia

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Order from Chaos

Experts offer ideas for dealing with insecurity in Africa

Thursday, May 25, 2017

People crowd a street at the central business district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos ahead of Christmas December 23, 2016.

Developing Economies

Africa in 2017: Innovation, employment, and governance

Amadou Sy, Witney Schneidman, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

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Gender

@ Brookings Podcast: Challenges for Women in the African Economy

Friday, May 11, 2012

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More on West Africa

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Africa in the news: WEF underway, Kenya cuts budget, and terrorists hit Burkina Faso

Friday, January 22, 2016

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The state is hardly always just in suppressing militancy

Jide Akintunde and Vanda Felbab-Brown

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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Africa in the news: Buhari steps up transparency, Burkina Faso faces coup, and U.S. and South Africa strengthen ties

Friday, September 18, 2015

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Resource funds: Stabilization, parking and intergenerational transfer

Anthony Venables and Dr. Samuel Wills

Friday, September 18, 2015

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Africa in the news: J.P. Morgan expels Nigeria from bond index, IMF chief Lagarde visits Liberia, and ICT project takes off in East Africa

Friday, September 11, 2015

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The State of African Security

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Kelly Sampier

Friday, July 31, 2015