Zainab Usman
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‘Let the Data Guide You’
Nigeria’s future will be determined by how well the country achieves sustained economic growth, diversification and transformation to become an industrialized and high-productivity economy.
About the Author
Former Director, Africa Program
Zainab Usman was a senior fellow and the inaugural director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- How African Countries Can Harness the Global Policy Reframe from Energy Transition to Energy SecurityArticle
- U.S.–South Africa Relations Are on the Brink of CollapseCommentary
Zainab Usman, Anthony Carroll
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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