West Africa

High view point cityscape of Accra, Ghana. Traffic jam on George Bush Highway with hills on the background

A conversation with Mohammed Adjei Sowah, mayor of Accra

Anthony F. Pipa and Kaitlyn Pendrak

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A money changer counts Nigerian currency notes for a customer in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, Nigeria March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo

How Africa can emerge stronger after COVID-19

Aloysius Uche Ordu and Fred Dews

Friday, February 5, 2021

Trucks drive along the main road from the port city of Mombasa in the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi.

Could COVID-19 produce a ‘great reset’ for African economies?

Aloysius Uche Ordu and David Dollar

Monday, February 1, 2021

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

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

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

Highlights: Experts discuss human rights trends across Africa

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, January 2, 2020

The entrance of the Africa CEO Forum, a two-day business conference, is seen in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

How to boost the economies of Africa

Landry Signé and Jonathan Tepperman

Foreign Policy

Monday, November 4, 2019

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

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

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

Is Nigeria’s presidential election result valid?

John Mukum Mbaku

Thursday, February 28, 2019