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This document describes the end of an ambivalent period in American policy towards Africa. An issue of US foreign policy that receives bipartisan political support is Africa. This policy shift is underpinned by two initiatives: the African Growth an…
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"The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) was launched amid much pomp and praise in 2001, and promised to usher in the economic emancipation of the continent and people of Africa. Nepad has been touted as the most important developmenta…
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This edition of eAfrica contains five articles and one special feature. The articles deal with Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign, the way Africa is coping better with high oil prices than expected, findings by an observer group of serious failures …
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Since South Africa’s political transition, Malawi appears to have dropped off Pretoria’s political map; under Banda it was South Africa’s closest African ally. Earlier this year, Malawi staged its second democratic election, amidst allegations of co…
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"The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has provided $76.2 million in much-needed financial assistance across close to 10 years to the Kingdom of Swaziland for the execution of their HIV/AIDS programs, achieving admirable results. …
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Raising a higher share of the value added in an economy for the public purpose is associated with state building, modern economic growth and development. From 2002-3 to date, low- and lower-middle income countries raised total tax and non-tax revenu…
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This profile cross-examines the trends in official development assistance (ODA) for the West African region. It begins by highlighting the amounts of net ODA flowing into West Africa. It assesses the average net ODA received per capita in West Afri…
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This profile gives an assessment of the trends in Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the Southern African region. It begins by cataloguing the trends in ODA to the Southern Region. In the same context the profile evaluates the average Net OD…
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This profile provides an analysis of the trends in official development assistance (ODA) for the Central African region. It begins by highlighting the amounts of ODA flowing into the central region. The profile also deliberates on disbursements of …
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A policy of subsidizing agricultural capital for women could not only help to reduce gender inequalities in Burkina Faso, but it would also benefit the economy and employment on a national scale. The preferred financing methods for such a policy are…
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In response to the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African government expanded its system of social assistance through a short-term 6-month heterogeneous increase in all existing social grants. In addition though, the st…
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has arguably been worsened by the lack of a coordinated global response, driven in part by the tensions between the US and China. On a wider scale, the pandemic has also driven a nationalist turn that undercuts re…
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Globally, humans are at crossroads in the 21st century. We are witnessing momentous developments across a spectrum of severe economic challenges, institutional realignments (Brexit), tumultuous climatic changes, socio-cultural and political conflict…
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Zambia recorded its first COVID-19 case on 18 March 2020. A week later, President Edgar Lungu closed all schools and universities, restaurants (except on a take-away basis), nightclubs, cinemas, and gyms; limited public gatherings to less than 50 pe…
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African governments have won praise for their rapid action to limit the spread of COVID-19, which may have helped the continent avoid, so far, the massive death tolls experienced elsewhere. Many also provided some assistance to help businesses and v…
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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides opportunities for financial sector development across the continent, but it also poses a real test for the region’s financial system. An effective and functional financial sector is crucial f…
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Mounting economic turbulence is rocking Sudan’s delicate political transition. Citizens yearning for an upturn in living conditions, following the popular revolt and military coup that toppled Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, may find their frustration…
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The UN mandate for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) will expire on 31 December 2021. Fatigued financial donors want reforms and perhaps cuts, while the AU and troop-contributing states seek reliable funding. Somalia’s government relies …
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