Domestic resource mobilization and external financing: When does governance matter? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa (Amadou Sy, Mariama Sow, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/domestic-resource-mobilization-and-external-financing-when-does-governance-matter/

Figures of the week: Presidential elections in Africa in 2016 (Mariama Sow, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/12/07/figures-of-the-week-presidential-elections-in-africa-in-2016/

Figures of the week: Africa Industrialization Day (Mariama Sow, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/11/23/figures-of-the-week-africa-industrialization-day/

Figure of the Week: Where in Africa are the women leaders? (Mariama Sow, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/11/09/figure-of-the-week-where-in-africa-are-the-women-leaders/

Figures of the week: Africa’s entertainment and media industry (Mariama Sow, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/10/27/figures-of-the-week-africas-entertainment-and-media-industry/

Domestic risks to Africa’s growth: Navigating local content regulation and taxation (Amadou Sy, Mariama Sow, Brookings)

Sub-Saharan Africa is currently experiencing its slowest growth pace since 1994. The International Monetary Fund predicts that this year the continent will grow at a rate of 1.4 percent, down from 3.6 in 2015. Africa’s economic powerhouses—Nigeria and South Africa—are seeing their lowest growth rates in years. Nigeria is predicted to experience a 1.7 percent decrease, while South Africa’s growth rate will lie at 0.1 percent. The decline in Africa’s GDP growth is a reflection of the challenging global macroeconomic climate. Amid the slump in commodity prices, policymakers have urged African countries to diversify their economies and trigger structural transformation. In order to do so, African countries must attract foreign capital.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/10/18/domestic-risks-to-africas-growth-navigating-local-content-regulation-and-taxation/

Figures of the week: The state of Africa’s economic powerhouses (Mariama Sow, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/08/24/figures-of-the-week-the-state-of-africas-economic-powerhouses/

Figure of the week: Urban health management in megacities (Mariama Sow, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/2016/08/11/urban-health-management-in-megacities/

Figure of the week: The African Union introduces a new funding structure (Mariama Sow, Brookings)

The 27th African Union summit, held early last week, adopted several resolutions, one of which was to change the African Union’s funding structure. This new proposal, drafted by the former head of the African Development Bank, Dr. Donald Kaberuka, calls for a 0.2 percent levy on imports to member states with the aim of moving away from donor funding. The African Union heavily relies on foreign donors to fund its budget. In 2016, the African Union adopted a budget of $461,867,326, 41 percent of funds were provided by member states, while 59 percent were secured from international partners, notably the United States, Canada, China and the European Union.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/africa-in-focus/posts/2016/07/27-african-union-new-funding-structure-sow

Africa in the News: Nigeria’s state oil firm gets new leadership, Zimbabwean workers protest against Mugabe’s government and Benjamin Netanyahu visits East Africa (Mariama Sow, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/africa-in-focus/posts/2016/07/08-oil-leadership-zimbabwe-workers-protests-netanyahu-visit-sow

The Brexit: What implications for Africa? (Mariama Sow, Amadou Sy, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/africa-in-focus/posts/2016/06/21-africa-brexit-trade-aid-economy-sow-sy

Africa in the news: Nigeria abandons currency peg, Mozambique’s currency plunges, and the EU signs trade agreement with SADC (Mariama Sow, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/africa-in-focus/posts/2016/06/17-nigeria-naira-mozambique-europe-sadc-sow