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Recent News Coverage:

• Bloomberg Markets, “South African Jobless Rate at 14-Year High as Economy Stalls,” October 31, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “One Metal Will be Transformed by the Electric Car Boom,” October 30, 2017.
• Reuters, “Exclusive: Chad Wants to Cut off Glencore’s Oil Supplies in Debt Row,” October 30, 2017.
• Reuters, “Mali Lifts Maize Export Ban After Rains Return,” October 30, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Africa’s Health Crisis Needs a Focus on Systems, Not People,” October 30, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Uhuru Kenyatta Is Declared Winner of Kenya’s Repeat Election,” October 30, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Public Shaming and even Prison for Plastic Bag Use in Rwanda,” October 28, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Africa Loses $50 Billion Annually Through Illicit Financial Flows – AU Official,” October 26, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “The Bond Market Hates the New Plan for South Africa’s Finances,” October 25, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “Sen. Coons on MLPs, Tax Reform & Foreign Policy in Africa,” October 25, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “U.S. Energy Secretary Discusses Power Supply with Africa Nations,” October 25, 2017.
• Reuters, “Wanted: 11 Million Professionals to Save Africa From ‘Disaster’,” October 25, 2017.
• Reuters, “Africa Eyes Senior Trump Envoy Visit for U.S. Policy Hints,” October 23, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Kenya Can Ill-Afford Another Flawed Election,” October 22, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Conflicting Accounts in Niger Ambush Are Subject of Pentagon Investigation,” October 20, 2017.
• Reuters, “Namibia Tells Airbnb Hosts to Register or Face Jail,” October 20, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Weah Sprints Towards an Open Goal,” October 20, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Mabuza Changes the Race,” October 20, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Afro Optimism Loses Momentum,” October 20, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Guns, Gas and Nukes,” October 20, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Ebola’s Legacy: Children With Cataracts,” October 19, 2017.
• Financial Times, “FBI Probes US Links to South Africa’s Guptas,” October 19, 2017.
• The Economist, “John Magufuli Is Bulldozing the Opposition and Wrecking the Economy,” October 19, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Namibia: Students Threaten to Shut Down NSFAF Nationwide,” October 19, 2017.
• Reuters, “South Africa Commits to Shale Gas Despite Adverse Court Ruling,” October 19, 2017.
• Reuters, “Get Transport on Track to Drive Development, Global Agencies Say,” October 19, 2017.
• Reuters, “Financial, Security Woes Put Libyan Oil Recovery on Shaky Ground,” October 18, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Africa: Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire Move to Address Unfavorable Cocoa Pricing Regime,” October 18, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Kenyan Election Official Fears New Vote Won’t Be Credible,” October 18, 2017.
• Reuters, “Harness ‘Natural Enemies’ to Fight Pests and Protect Crops: World Food Prize Winner,” October 17, 2017.
• Reuters, “Ghana and Ivory Coast Act to Implement Ruling on Maritime Border Dispute,” October 17, 2017.
• Reuters, “Airbnb Africa Arrivals More Than Double to 1.2 Million,” October 17, 2017.
• Reuters, “Inspection Battle Threatens Egypt’s Wheat Supply,” October 17, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “Liberia Heads for Presidential Runoff,” October 16, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Somalia Blasts Expose Security Failings and Possible Shabab Infiltration,” October 16, 2017.
• Financial Times, “McKinsey Admits to Errors in South Africa Scandal,” October 16, 2017.
• Reuters, “African Rulers’ Weapon Against Web-Based Dissent: The Off Switch,” October 16, 2017.
• Reuters, “Mix of Sun and Rain in Ivory Coast to Boost Cocoa Crop,” October 16, 2017.
• Reuters, “World Bank Sets Spring 2018 Target to Enhance Financial Capacity,” October 14, 2017.
• The Economist, “Sudan’s Economy is in Trouble, Even Without Sanctions,” October 14, 2017.
• The Economist, “Raila Odinga Takes a Gamble by Threatening to Boycott Kenya’s Election,” October 14, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “Four Dead in Cargo Plane Crash Near Ivory Coast,” October 14, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Lack of Capital Keeping Africa’s Financial Markets in Check,” October 13, 2017.
• Reuters, “Brandy Chases Whiskey in South African Spirit Wars,” October 13, 2017.
• The Economist, “As South Sudan Implodes, America Reconsiders its Support for the Regime,” October 12, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Ex-Soccer Star and Vice President Lead in Liberian Presidential Vote,” October 12, 2017.
• The New York Times, “For Dignity and Development, East Africa Curbs Used Clothes Imports,” October 12, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Puts Positive Spin on Economy,” October 9, 2017.
• The New York Times, “In Nigeria and Cameroon, Secessionist Movements Gain Momentum,” October 8, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Cash, T-Shirts and Gallons of Booze: How Liberian Candidates Woo Voters,” October 8, 2017.
• The New York Times, “As Cancer Tears Through Africa, Drug Makers Draw Up a Battle Plan,” October 7, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Balancing the Good Cop with the Bad,” October 6, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “No Open-and-Shut Case,” October 6, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Liberia Holds a Free Election. Make That ‘Free-For-All,'” October 6, 2017.
• The Washington Post, “Liberia Has a Big Election Next Week – and a True Test of Democracy in Africa’s Oldest Republic,” October 4, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Investing in Mauritius,” October 4, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Kenya Election Re-Run Puts Further Brake on Economy,” October 4, 2017.
• BBC News, “Kenya Uncertainty Slows Economic Growth,” October 4, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “Ghana’s Banks Need More Cash Than Its Markets Can Provide,” October 4, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “Africa Real-Estate Investors Had Strong Fundraising, Then a ‘Pause’ in Deployment,” October 3, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “Foreigners Desert South Africa’s Stock Market Like Never Before,” October 3, 2017.
• BBC News, “First Global Pledge to End Cholera by 2030,” October 3, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Nigeria: Why Cost of Food is High Despite Buhari’s Efforts – Govt,” October 3, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Cameroon Crackdown Leaves At Least 17 Dead,” October 3, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Fight to Stay in Power Threatens Museveni’s Legacy,” October 2, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Questions Raised on China’s Foreign Policy in South Sudan,” October 2, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “Liberia Must Boost Farming to Revive Economy, VP Boakai Says,” October 2, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers See Bumper Crop After Slow Start,” October 2, 2017.
• Bloomberg Politics, “Trump Push to Cut U.S. Aid Prompts EU Geopolitical-Risk Warning,” October 2, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC,” October 2, 2017.
• The New York Times, “The Global Siren Call of Fast Food,” October 2, 2017.
• The Economist, “South Africa’s Ruling Party Is at War with Itself,” September 30, 2017.
• The Economist, “Uganda’s 73-year-old President Has a Plan to Rule Forever,” September 30, 2017.
• The Economist, “Tax Authorities Are the Latest Tools of Repression in Africa,” September 30, 2017.
• BBC News, “Cameroon Bans Pro-Independence Rallies in Anglophone Area,” September 29, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “South Africa Extends Longest Trade-Surplus Run Since 2011,” September 29, 2017.
• Reuters, “US Invests $170 Million in Late-Stage Ebola Vaccines, Drugs,” September 29, 2017.
• Reuters, “Tanzania Closes Third Newspaper Since June as Part of Media Crackdown,” September 29, 2017.
• Reuters, “Plague in Madagascar Kills 20: WHO,” September 29, 2017.
• Quartz, “Internet Shutdowns Are Costing African Governments More Than We Thought,” September 28, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Nigeria Exits 90 Int’l Bodies to Save Image,” September 28, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Tanzania: Uncertainty Clouds Tanzania Gas Investment As Low Prices Persist,” September 28, 2017.
• BBC News, “Laos Is ‘World’s Fastest Growing’ Ivory Market,” September 28, 2017.
• BBC News, “When Does Cultural Borrowing Turn Into Cultural Appropriation?” September 28, 2017.
• Reuters, “Mauritius Starts Construction of $557 Million Light Rail System,” September 28, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “Ugandan President’s Plan to Extend Rule Triggers Turmoil,” September 28, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Chad: Key US Ally Chad Baffled by Travel Ban Inclusion,” September 27, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Forgotten Crop Strains Can Rescue Drought-Stricken Economies,” September 27, 2017.
• Reuters, “Angola’s First New President in 38 Years Vows to Fight Graft,” September 26, 2017.
• Financial Times, “South Africa Finance Minister Denies Trying to ‘Dig Into Pensions’,” September 26, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Chad’s Inclusion in Travel Ban Could Jeopardize American Interests, Officials Say,” September 26, 2017.
• Reuters, “Ivory Coast Cocoa Port Arrivals Hit Record 2 Million Tons for Season,” September 25, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Trump Implements Travel Restrictions on 8 Countries – 3 African,” September 25, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Should Nigeria be Worried as the World Turns Away from Oil?” September 24, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Cash Needed for Ghana’s ‘One District, One Factory’ Policy,” September 22, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Oil Price Crash a Blessing in Disguise for Ghana,” September 22, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Game of Mansions,” September 22, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “False Start to IMF Talks,” September 22, 2017.
• The New York Times, “World Health Officials Describe Progress Against Tetanus, H.I.V. and Malaria,” September 22, 2017.
• President’s Malaria Initiative, “PMI Launches and Expands in West and Central Africa,” September 21, 2017.
• Reuters, “Global Cocoa Surpluses to Continue for Four or Five Years,” September 21, 2017.
• The Economist, “The President of Togo is Under Pressure to Resign,” September 21, 2017.
• The Economist, “Africa is a Smugglers’ Paradise for North Korean Diplomats,” September 21, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Ivorian Prime Minister Warns of Brexit Fallout,” September 20, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Kenya Court Says it Nullified Election Over Possible Hacking,” September 20, 2017.
• Reuters, “Egypt Exports Seen Up 10 Percent for Year, China Fastest Growing Investor,” September 19, 2017.
• Bloomberg Politics, “Tanzanian Leader’s War on Taxes Puts Economy in Firing Line,” September 17, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “South Africa’s Political Scandal Spreads to International Firms,” September 15, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “South Africa’s #Gupta Scandal Claims More Execs,” September 15, 2017.
• The Economist, “Egypt is Making Renewed Efforts to Reform its Economy,” September 14, 2017.
• The Economist, “Congolese Art is Recovering from its Lowest Days,” September 14, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “The Incumbent Never Loses,” September 14, 2017.
• Financial Times, “African Nations Turn to Bond Markets for Finance Needs,” September 14, 2017.
• BBC News, “London Through Ghanaian Eyes,” September 13, 2017.
• Reuters, “Pressure on South Africa’s Central Bank a Key Credit Risk: Moody’s,” September 13, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Tanzania: Radiation Tech Bears Fruit as Zanzibar Declared Tsetse Free,” September 13, 2017.
• Reuters, “Under EU Attack, Top Palm Oil Producers Rethink Trade Strategy,” September 12, 2017.
• Reuters, “Bell Pottinger’s British Business Folds After South Africa Scandal,” September 12, 2017.
• Reuters, “EU States Broke Law by Allowing Fishing Off Gambia, Equatorial Guinea: Watchdog,” September 12, 2017.
• Reuters, “Turkish Airlines Profits in Africa, Where Others Fear to Fly,” September 12, 2017.
• Bloomberg Politics, “South Africa’s High Court Annuls Election of Zuma’s Allies,” September 12, 2017.
• Bloomberg Politics, “Olam Invests $150 Million to Boost Its Nigeria Food Business,” September 12, 2017.
• Financial Times, “South Africa’s Central Bank Accuses Watchdog of Bid to Undermine it,” September 12, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Weak Growth Adds to Fears About Rwanda Transformation,” September 11, 2017.
• Bloomberg Businessweek, “Why Africa Is Set to Backstop Britain’s Post-Brexit Health Care,” September 11, 2017.
• Reuters, “Zambia Sees Copper Output Easing Slightly This Year,” September 11, 2017.
• Reuters, “Tanzanian City Gets New Sewage Scheme to Curb Disease, Ocean Pollution,” September 11, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Secretive Diamond Mine Enriching Mugabe Allies, Says Report,” September 10, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Kenya’s Election Commission Meets to End Fueding Over Poll,” September 10, 2017.
• The Economist, “Kenya’s Presidential Election Has Been Overturned. What Next?” September 9, 2017.
• The Economist, “Why the Number of Migrants Crossing the Mediterranean is Falling,” September 9, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “The Next Trial of Strength,” September 8, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Abuja’s High Hopes in New York,” September 8, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “The EAC’s Used Clothes,” September 8, 2017.
• Reuters, “South Africa’s Dlamini-Zuma, ANC Leadership Contender, to Become MP,” September 8, 2017.
• Reuters, “Kenyan Opposition Chief to Focus on Corruption in Election Re-Run,” September 8, 2017.
• Reuters, “South Africa’s Mining Industry ‘In Crisis’: Chamber,” September 8, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Kenya Airways Gets Permit For Direct U.S. Flights,” September 8, 2017.
• BBC News, “Tanzanian ‘Diamond Gift’ of £200m,” September 7, 2017.
• Bloomberg, “South Africa Business Confidence Lowest Since 1985 Emergency,” September 6, 2017.
• Reuters, “Togo Moves to Limit Presidential Terms Amid Protests,” September 6, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Kenya Confounds the Coup-Prone Image of Africa,” September 6, 2017.
• Reuters, “China to Loan Guinea $20 Billion to Secure Aluminum Ore,” September 6, 2017.
• BBC News, “Nigeria and South Africa Both Come Out of Recession,” September 5, 2017.
• Bloomberg Markets, “Largest Africa Economies Need More Growth to Cut Joblessness,” September 5, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “Kenya Election Ruling May Be Watershed for African Democracy,” September 4, 2017.
• BBC News, “How the Demand for Sand is Killing Rivers,” September 3, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Kenyans Celebrate Court’s Ruling to Nullify Election,” September 2, 2017.
• BBC News, “What Next for Kenya After Cancelled Presidential Election?” September 1, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Kenyan Court Nullifies Result of Presidential Vote,” September 1, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Africa: Women Play a Key Role in Solar Energy Projects,” August 31, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “How Ethiopia Synergizes its Economic Opportunities with Gulf’s Capital,” August 31, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “Angola’s New Leader Faces Daunting Turnaround Task After Disputed Vote,” August 31, 2017.
• The Economist, “The Grasscutter Shows Why It Is Hard to Stop Bushmeat Hunting,” August 31, 2017.
• The Economist, “Ethiopia is Struggling to Make Housing Affordable,” August 31, 2017.
• Reuters, “South Africa Mulls Merger of Three State-Owned Airlines,” August 30, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Central Africa Must Find its Own Solutions,” August 29, 2017.
• The New York Times, “In Kenya, Selling or Importing Plastic Bags Will Cost You $19,000 – or Jail,” August 28, 2017.
• BBC News, “Kenya Plastic Bag Ban Comes into Force After Years of Delays,” August 28, 2017.
• Reuters, “Germany and Egypt Agree Deal to Stem Migrant Flow,” August 28, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Trovada’s Chinese Gamble,” August 25, 2017.
• Reuters, “Caution May be Creeping in to Emerging Markets: IIF,” August 24, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “OPEC Keeps Options Open, Including Extending Output Cuts,” August 24, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Congo’s Specialty Brews Look to be the ‘Future of Coffee’,” August 23, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Election in Angola Marks End of an Era,” August 23, 2017.
• BBC News, “Africa to Bid for 2025 World Athletics Championships,” August 23, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “Angolans Vote for First New President in 38 Years,” August 23, 2017.
• The New York Times, “The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari,” August 22, 2017.
• CSIS, “Dodd-Frank 1502 and the Congo Crisis,” August 22, 2017.
• Newsweek, “How Nigeria Can Cure its Oil Addiction,” August 20, 2017.
• The Wall Street Journal, “Alipay, WeChat Take Battle for Mobile-Payment Dominance Overseas,” August 19, 2017.
• Reuters, “Uganda Says Signs Deal with Congo to Build $150 mln power line,” August 16, 2017.
• Reuters, “EU Urges Kenyan Election Commission to Post All Results Online,” August 16, 2017.
• CSIS, “Kenya Elections Preview,” August 16, 2017.
• AllAfrica, “Focus on the Positive as South Africa Hosts SADC 2017,” August 14, 2017.
• Financial Times, “South African Political Uncertainty Hits Economy,” August 10, 2017.
• Reuters, “Informal Economy Not Enough to Handle Africa’s Workforce Explosion,” August 9, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Africa’s Voters Are Ready for a Democracy,” August 9, 2017.
• CSIS, “Empowering Citizens to Reclaim Civic Space to Africa,” August 8, 2017.
• CSIS, “Blockchains and International Development: A Good Bet,” August 7, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Desperate for a Diamond Fix,” August 4, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Donors Risk Funding a Fix,” August 4, 2017.
• The Economist, “Foreign Executives Need to Get Their Feet Dirty to Succeed in Africa,” July 27, 2017.
• Reuters, “Google Hopes to Train 10 Million People in Africa in Online Skills: CEO,” July 27, 2017.
• Reuters, “South Africa’s Tourism a Bright Spot Despite Recession,” July 27, 2017.
• CSIS, “Was the G20 Summit a “Win” for Africa?” July 27, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Acting on Climate Change is Africa’s Opportunity,” July 25, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “CCA U.S.-Africa Business Summit Spotlights African Businesses,” July 22, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “ATA Set to Host 41^st Annual World Tourism Conference,” July 22, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “Investing in Africa’s Future,” July 22, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “Africa’s Role in the Global Supply Chain,” July 22, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “The Business Imperative for Regional Integration,” July 22, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “Unlocking Kenya’s Investment Opportunities,” July 22, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “Reducing Post Harvest Losses and Addressing Water Scarcity,” July 22, 2017.
• The New York Times, “For Ethiopia’s Underemployed Youth, Life Can Center on a Leaf,” July 22, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “The High Cost of Fighting Fraud,” July 21, 2017.
• The Economist, “China Goes to Africa,” July 20, 2017.
• The Economist, “Elections in Fragile Democracies: Make Monitors Matter,” July 20, 2017.
• Reuters, “Africa’s Major Central Banks Embarking on Policy Easing Cycle Ride,” July 20, 20017.
• Financial Times, “South Africa Surprises Market with Interest Rate Cut,” July 20, 2017.
• The Economist, “Regulating Credit Unions in Africa,” July 20, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Private Equity Looks to East Africa for Investment Opportunities,” July 19, 2017.
• The Economist, “Africa is Islamist Banking’s New Frontier,” July 13, 2017.
• BBC News, “South Africa’s Booming Private Security Industry,” July 7, 2017.
• BBC News, “Big Jump in African Tourists,” July 6, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Ethiopia Bids to Become the Last Development Frontier,” July 3, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “Action Plan to Crack the Inga Enigma,” June 29, 2017.
• Reuters, “Technology Can Accelerate Universal Healthcare in Africa: WHO,” June 27, 2017.
• The New York Times, “U.S. Malaria Donations Saved Almost 2 Million African Children,” June 26, 2017.
• Chatham House, “Building Inclusivity in Cote d’Ivoire? Promoting Sustainable Growth Through Infrastructure Development,” June 22, 2017.
• BBC News, “The Fashion Brand Bringing Gambian Style to London,” June 16, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Chinese Investment in Africa: Beijing’s Testing Ground,” June 13, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Nigeria and Libya Push Opec Production Higher,” June 13, 2017.
• BBC News, “Will Kenya Get Value for Money From its New Railway,” June 7, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Nigeria’s Afrobeats Music Scene is Booming, But Profits Go to Pirates,” June 3, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “Balanced Economies Spur East Africa’s Sustained Growth,” June 1, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Chinese Merchants Thrive in Senegal, Where People ‘Needed Stuff’,” May 23, 2017.
• BBC News, “South Africa to Harvest the Highest Maize Crop in 40 Years,” May 30, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Young and Unemployed, Tunisians Agitate for a ‘Second Revolution’,” May 27, 2017.
• The Economist, “The Last Dance: Work Begins on Africa’s Tallest Building,” May 25, 2017.
• The New York Times, “W.H.O. Elects Ethiopia’s Tedros as First Director General From Africa,” May 23, 2017.
• The New York Times, “Kenya’s Struggling Uber Drivers Fear a New Competitor: Uber,” May 22, 2017.
• CSIS, “Her Health, Her Lifetime, Our World,” March 17, 2017.
• The Economist, “From Port-Novo to Paris: Africa, Contemporary Art’s New Hot-Spot,” May 11, 2017.
• BBC News, “Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch of .Africa,” March 10, 2017.
• The Economist, “From Shrub to Shirt to Shelf: The Journey of an African Cotton Boll: Will Manufacturing in Africa Ever Take Off?” May 4, 2017.
• The New York Times, “China’s Appetite Pushes Fisheries to the Brink,” April 30, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Investing in Uganda,” April 27, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Uganda’s Oil Reserves Bring Promise of Work and Infrastructure,” April 27, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Ghana’s Finance Minister Pledges Spending Crackdown,” April 16, 2017.
• The Economist, “More Can Be Less: African Universities Recruit Too Many Students,” April 12, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Africa’s Greatest Resource Demands Attention,” April 12, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “Shared-Use Infrastructure in Emerging Markets,” April 12, 2017.
• The Economist, “Hurdles for Hubs: Encouraging African Entrepreneurship,” April 6, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Kenyans Snap Up Debut Mobile-Only Savings Bond,” April 5, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Ghana Central Bank Surprises with Interest Rate Cut to 23.5%,” March 27, 2017.
• CSIS, “Growing the Agriculture Sector in Nigeria,” March 17, 2017.
• The Economist, “Buried Treasure: Sovereign-Wealth Funds Catch on in Africa,” March 16, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Nigeria to Lose Crown as Africa’s Largest Economy,” March 10, 2017.
• Corporate Council on Africa, “Strong Investor Returns on Beef Processing in Ethiopia,” March 8, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Somalia to Print First Banknotes in 25 Years,” March 7, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Private Equity in Africa Can Drive Gender Equality,” March 7, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “A Racing Start in Spite of Rocky Finances,” March 3, 2017.
• The Economist, “Party of Business: The Rwandan Patriotic Front’s Business Empire,” March 2, 2017.
• Thee Economist, “Pay As You Drink: A Better Way to Provide Drinking Water in Rural Africa,” February 28, 2017.
• BBC News, “What Happens When Aid Is Given As Direct Cash Transfers? February 28, 2017.
• Africa-Confidential, “An Awkward Tango for Gertler and Glencore,” February 27, 2017.
• The Economist, “Ashes to Classes: Liberia’s Bold Experiment in School Reform,” February 23, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Resetting Nigeria By Boosting Infrastructure,” February 19, 2017.
• The Economist, “High-Tech, Low Impact: Ethiopia’s State-of-the-art Commodity Exchange,” February 2, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Morocco Rejoins African Union After 33-Year Absence,” January 30, 2017.
• The Economist, “Touch-Screen Teaching: Emerging Markets Welcome Low-Cost Private Schools,” January 26, 2017.
• Financial Times, “African Farmers Set to Reap Insurance Benefits,” January 19, 2017.
• The Economist, “Bags of Qat: A Boom in Qat in Ethiopia and Kenya,” January 19, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Djibouti-Ethiopia Railway Lifts Africa Trade Hopes,” January 16, 2017.
• Financial Times, “South Africa: Looking Up,” January 16, 2017.
• Financial Times, “Commodities Rebound Set to Boost Global Growth,” January 10, 2017.
• Africa Confidential, “New Order Tackles Old Debts,” January 6, 2017.
• Forbes, “What Does the Trump Administration Mean for Power Africa?” January 5, 2017.

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• Deloitte: The Investment Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa
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