West Africa

FILE PHOTO: Colonel Malick Diaw, one of the junta leaders of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), which overthrew Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita,attends a meeting with representatives of political parties and civil society groups to discuss forming a transitional government in Bamako, Mali September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Moussa Kalapo NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES./File Photo

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Updates on politics in Côte d’Ivoire and Mali, oil management, and COVID-19

Christina Golubski

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Mariatu Sesay, 15, smiles as she carries her daughter Nadia while she walks outside her house in the countryside village of Sierra Leone July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen

Future Development

The power of investing in girls in Sierra Leone

Youssouf Kiendrebeogo and Quentin Wodon

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Accra. Ghana - July 27,2013: Students on graduation day

Africa in Focus

Insufficient exposure to actual world of work impedes graduates’ employability: The case of Ghana

William Baah-Boateng and Eric Kofi Twum

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, that ran aground on a reef, at Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on August 11, 2020. French Army command/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Mali coup, Mauritius oil spill, and COVID-19 updates

Chris Heitzig

Saturday, September 5, 2020

Reports

A fruit seller is seen in a market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Adjame a neighbourhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon.

Report

The informal sector in francophone Africa: The other side of weak structural transformation

Nancy Benjamin and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Sons of Onyeka Oguaghamba, one of the Nigerian men arrested on charges of public display of affection with members of the same sex, walk to school in Lagos, Nigeria, February 11, 2020. Oguaghamba says he was sleeping outside the hotel in car at the time of the raid and was caught up in the arrests. While he was in police detention, Oguaghamba said, his four boys were told their father had been on television. "I felt so bad, although they didn't understand what gay means," he said. "They asked me - why police arrested me and they were showing me on television. I explained to them that the police can arrest anybody at any time." REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja SEARCH "NIGERIA LGBT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Terrorism & Extremism

Education and Boko Haram in Nigeria

Madiha Afzal

April 2020

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

David Dollar

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

Landry Signé

Monday, December 3, 2018

Blog Posts

A man looks behind as he drives a truck transporting rubber for sale in Nsuaem, Ghana November 24, 2018.Picture taken November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Africa in Focus

Pathways to structural transformation of the Ghanaian economy—and some roadblocks

William Baah-Boateng and Eric Kofi Twum

Thursday, September 3, 2020

DAKAR, SENEGAL - APR 23, 2017: Unidentified Senegalese people stand in front of the truck at the port of Dakar, the capital of Senegal

Africa in Focus

Removing impediments to export-led growth in Senegal: Groundnuts, fishing, textiles, fruits, and vegetables

Stephen Golub and Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Education Plus Development

Adapting to learning needs in the wake of COVID-19 using data and evidence

Molly Curtiss

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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Container ships wait to load and offload goods in port in Cape Town, South Africa.

Global Economy

Africa’s roadmap for long-term economic growth

Landry Signé and David Dollar

Monday, June 29, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the Prime Minister office after a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 18, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

Podcast Episode

What will Pompeo’s trip mean for US policy toward Africa?

Witney Schneidman and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, February 19, 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

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Experts discuss human rights trends across Africa

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, January 2, 2020

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