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The African Energy Commission says expanded access to new, people-centred renewable energy systems will “lift hundreds of millions of people” out of poverty. KRISS75/Shutterstock

12 août 2022

Expanded access to solar power in Africa can stimulate economic development – but there are risks

Ben Radley, University of Bath

Are studies right that expanded access to off-grid solar products has driven economic development in Africa?

Reliance on informal economic activity makes it difficult for most African countries to raise revenue beyond consumption taxes. Getty Images

26 janvier 2022

In a fiscal ditch? African countries should try public participation in the budget process

Ken Opalo, Georgetown University

African states need to align both taxation and public spending with public opinion.

Akinwumi Adesina leads a bank that has the USA as its second largest shareholder. CGIAR/Wikimedia Commons

12 juillet 2020

Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank’s ability to be effective

Kalu Ojah, University of the Witwatersrand

There is concern over the growing influence of non-regional players in decision making at the regional bank.

Tanzania was one of the first sub-Saharan African nations to embrace family planning as a national development priority. US Air Force

25 octobre 2018

Tanzanian president bluntly attacks contraception, saying high birth rates are good for economy

Kristen Carey, Boston University

Tanzania was an early, ardent believer in family planning. Now it joins a growing number of developing nations that see potential advantage in having a huge and growing workforce.

Women from a local cocoa farmers’ association spread cocoa beans to dry in Djangobo, Niable in eastern Ivory Coast. Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon/

25 septembre 2016

At last, evidence that African agriculture is powering economic transformation

Thomas Jayne, Michigan State University

There’s been uneven progress, but African agriculture has shown remarkable improvement compared to 15 years ago

18 août 2016

Poor data affects Africa’s ability to make the right policy decisions

Donatien Beguy, African Population and Health Research Center

The truth is that data in Africa are not produced on time, not frequently enough, are of poor quality and aren’t accurate. This makes it difficult to make data driven decisions.

Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is setting the pace as one of Africa’s cleanest and most punctual cities. Reuters/Frank Nyakairu

29 mai 2016

Why Africa could do with a dose of punctuality and cleanliness

Sandile Swana, University of the Witwatersrand

It is time to jettison the vague notion of African time. And for Africa to clean up its act.

A street trader looks out from his store in Cape Town, South Africa. Defining people who earn US$2 a day as middle class doesn’t make sense. EPA/Nic Bothma

24 mai 2016

Africa’s rising middle class: time to sort out fact from fiction

Henning Melber, University of Pretoria

Some economists have touted the rising middle class as a panacea for Africa’s challenges. But a more realistic diagnosis of what makes up a middle class is needed.

The informal seed sector in Africa is massive – 90% of farmers get their seeds from there. Shawn McGuire

22 février 2016

Africa’s informal seed system needs to be brought in from the cold

Shawn McGuire, University of East Anglia

More than 90% of Africa’ small-scale famers get their seeds from informal systems. Governments and donors should shift their attention from the formal and invest more in the informal sector.

The Monday market in front of the Grand Mosque of Djenné, Mali. qiv/Flickr

1 février 2016

Why the recovery plan for Mali is unconvincing

Joseph Brunet-Jailly, Sciences Po

The international conference for the economic recovery of Mali resulted in promises of substantial aid, but the areas targeted fail to address the country’s real needs.

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