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South Africa isn’t doing enough to tackle corruption. Key regulatory and oversight agencies are underfunded. And accountability is weak.
The increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in public decision making is raising critical issues around fairness and human rights.
Problems limiting the growth of the sector aren’t self-inflicted. They’re firmly rooted in the country’s development agenda.
Removal of the fuel subsidy in Nigeria is long overdue, but replacing it with a transport grant is not the best approach.
A graduated and carefully calibrated approach to increases in VAT is preferable to large scale, once-off increases.
To take full advantage of digital technologies South Africa needs a coherent digital industrial policy.
The e-money would mark Kenya’s official entry into the space of cryptocurrencies.
A new study faults a well-established concept that informs land-use policies in developing countries.
Eliminating the divide between commercial agriculture (mainly white) and subsistence farming (mainly black) requires effective public policy and the right incentives.
Ghanaian postcolonial intellectuals viewed terms such as development, neo-colonialism, self-reliance, and indigeneity as central to discussions of global inequalities.
African countries can’t afford to tread water waiting for the global multilateral and private financing system to become more equitable.
Food inflation figures in Nigeria give cause for concern. Accusing fingers are pointed at rising dollars, farmers and middlemen, but this expert says the can may have been placed on the wrong heads.
National Treasury’s strategy to overcome South Africa’s chronic fiscal crisis rests on highly uncertain political and economic foundations.
Bearing the burden of policies on conservation, together with the impact of out-competition by other sectors within the blue economy, has led to increased poverty in fishing communities.
Taxing electronic payments is key to raising revenue form the informal sector
Military expenditure is a relevant policy option in reducing the negative effect of terrorism on economic growth in Africa.
Central banks have a responsibility in addressing the challenge of climate change. But how? Experts explore some ideas.
New evidence from Somalia points to effective ways to deliver public services in conflict-affected and fragile contexts.
Nigeria can pull off its newly introduced digital currency but there are concerns that must be addressed for its smooth operations.
Contrary to the government’s promises of prosperity, Kenya’s mega-railway is heading down the wrong track of development.
It’s important for South Africans to understand the options and risks before they dip into their retirement savings.
Influential international actors like the World Bank and the IMF should focus on expanding social protection rather than focusing on eliminating the informal economy.
Nigeria must remove fuel subsidies and channel the funds to critical sectors of its economy.
While the government continues to focus on building wider roads, most commuters in Nairobi rely on walking or public transport.