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Prices are the signals the private sector relies on to direct resources. Snuffing out these signals may prove too costly for consumers in the end.
Study presents a model that can be scaled to improve learning outcomes and transition rates for young people living in urban informal settlements.
Despite the best efforts of governments, schools and parents there’ll be learning losses across the board and worsened educational outcomes for the poor.
COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the health, economic and social status of slum dwellers.
South Africa’s numerous interventions in Lesotho contribute to the acrimonious nature of its political culture.
Africa is facing a profound crisis that could set its development back a generation. It needs a solution to its debt problems that doesn’t cripple countries.
There is an urgent need for greater awareness of the dangerous substances found in the environment.
As Nigeria battles COVID-19, systemic corruption and a low level of accountability in the health sector may undermine efforts to halt the devastating effect of the virus.
The loss of livelihoods flowing from the efforts to combat the pandemic highlights the dearth of social protection measures on the continent.
Safe rural migration programmes are not a substitute for formal social protection. But they could buy governments some time.
A ban on begging in northern Nigeria is not the solution to a region dealing with intense levels of poverty.
By withdrawing its troops from Somalia, Kenya could be doing more harm than good.
Will President Pierre Nkurunziza peacefully relinquish office after the May poll?
Economic distress was the norm for many before the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic is an opportunity to provide an economically secure future for all.
Downgrades have a devastating effect on economies that are already strained. The decision to downgrade during a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic must be challenged.
The recognition that COVID-19 is accompanied by an equally alarming “infodemic” has added a level of complexity to the situation. What are the consequences of this avalanche of information?
Power is visibly draining away from Tom Thabane. But, even at 80 years old, he remains a wily operator, and seems determined to cause maximum trouble to secure his immunity from prosecution.
Mauritius relies on a strategy of being open to imports and exports.
Africa’s leaders need to implement COVID-19 policies that protects African economies from the health crisis.
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