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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his airplane at Ngurah Rai International Airport as he travels to Bangkok, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

Africa in Focus

US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Africa as tension with China and Russia intensifies

Landry Signé

Friday, August 5, 2022

Graphic of South African and Ukrainian flags

Africa in Focus

How do Global South politics of non-alignment and solidarity explain South Africa’s position on Ukraine?

Elizabeth Sidiropoulos

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Africa in Focus

Russia’s narratives about its invasion of Ukraine are lingering in Africa

Mary Blankenship and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, June 27, 2022

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Events

Experts

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Professor and Executive Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

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Witney Schneidman

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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Activists from the social justice centres working group chant during a demonstration asking the government to lower costs of living, especially on food prices, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

Podcast Episode

African Youth Survey reveals sustained optimism and shifting priorities

Ivor Ichikowitz and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Podcast Episode

Pursuing an education “Against All Odds”

Betty Ogiel Rubanga and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

A newly commissioned Nigerian railway is seen Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station in Ebutemeta, Lagos, Nigeria, on June 10, 2021. President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday visited Lagos for the inauguration of the 157-kilometer Lagos-Ibadan standard rail project at the Mobolaji Johnson railway station in Ebutte Metta. The Construction which started in March 2017, and test-running commenced in December 2020. The Ebute Metta Station, known as the Mobolaji Johnson Station, is the largest railway station in West Africa with a holding capacity of 6000 passengers A statement from the precedential aide ''''Femi Adesina''. ''President Buhari is committed to developing a modern national railway network that will connect every part of Nigeria, and promote trade, travel, tourism, commerce and national integration.'' (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Podcast Episode

Re-approaching Africa’s economic integration agenda

Aloysius Uche Ordu and Julius Kiiza

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

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Are Africa’s children our last hope to save us from demographic decline?

Wolfgang Fengler

Thursday, June 23, 2022

vibrant coral reef with various species of fish and sea creatures

The Great Blue Wall Initiative: At the nexus of climate change, nature conservation, and the blue economy

Nassim Oulmane and Thomas Sberna

Thursday, June 23, 2022

'Fridays for Future' coordinator Hilda Flavia Nakabuye holds a sign during the global 'School Strike for Climate' in Kampala, Uganda on May 24, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Alice McCool.

Young Ugandan climate activists on their work and vision

Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Morris Nyombi, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

United States Vice President Kamala Harris talks to the media next to President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana before their meeting in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.Featuring: Vice President Kamala Harris, President Nana Akufo-AddoWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 23 Sep 2021Credit: Yuri Gripas/POOL via CNP/INSTARimages/Cover Images

What’s next for U.S.-Africa relations under the Biden administration?

Witney Schneidman and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Nurses talk with Blessing Mbeng, 13, who was shot by gunmen after they stormed his school, as he lies in a hospital bed in Kumba, Cameroon October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Josiane Kouagheu

The resilience of African nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Winnifred Groves and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

A signage is seen at the border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania in Namanga, Tanzania July 19, 2019. Picture taken July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

New tools for easing cross-border trade in Africa

Mike Ogbalu III and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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South Africa

2 reasons why climate skeptics should support South Africa’s just energy transition

The future of podcasting in Africa

Making the future of African STEM female

The AfCFTA Country Business Index: Understanding private sector involvement in the AfCFTA

Reports

Foresight Africa 2022

The impact of COVID-19 on industries without smokestacks in South Africa

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

Understanding China’s Belt and Road infrastructure projects in Africa

Rising democracies, burden-sharing, and the international liberal order

Blog Posts

US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Africa as tension with China and Russia intensifies

How do Global South politics of non-alignment and solidarity explain South Africa’s position on Ukraine?

Russia’s narratives about its invasion of Ukraine are lingering in Africa

Events

The future of peacekeeping in Africa

How Africa is tackling COVID-19

The state of human rights in Africa

Experts

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Professor and Executive Director - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Distinguished Fellow - Stanford University

Witney Schneidman

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Multimedia

African Youth Survey reveals sustained optimism and shifting priorities

Pursuing an education “Against All Odds”

Re-approaching Africa’s economic integration agenda

More on South Africa

Are Africa’s children our last hope to save us from demographic decline?

The Great Blue Wall Initiative: At the nexus of climate change, nature conservation, and the blue economy

Young Ugandan climate activists on their work and vision

What’s next for U.S.-Africa relations under the Biden administration?

The resilience of African nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

New tools for easing cross-border trade in Africa