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The Africa Policy Review news & analysis is essential reading for policy makers and practitioners, development experts and all stakeholders in Africa’s development.

Democracy and Good Governance as Tools for Africa’s Development: The role of the African Peer Review Mechanism

At the turn of the millennium, Africa faced an array of challenges, not least the eradication of poverty and the urgent need to foster socio-economic development. The adoption of the Constitutive Act of the African Union in 2000, which established...

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Terrorism: How Prepared is Africa?

With the steady decline in conventional armed conflicts, terrorism is now believed to be the most serious threat to peace, stability, security and development in Africa. Since the 11 September 2001 attacks in America, terrorist activities have grown exponentially, not...

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The future belongs to Africa

The future belongs inexorably to the continent of Africa. By 2050, it will have the same population as China and India do now. There will beburgeoning consumer demand from a growing middle class, a population of nearly 2 billion people,of...

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The Panama Papers – What do they mean? And why are they important for Africa?

In April and May of 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) made public the largest ever investigation into international fraud. This exposed a cast of characters who use offshore companies to facilitate bribery, arms deals, tax evasion, financial...

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The four barriers for the diffusion of solar energy technologies in Africa: Trends in Kenya

The diffusion of Modern Energy Technologies (MET) in Africa has been found to be very low especially for solar energy systems. The installed solar PV capacity in Africa is a major issue of concern globally. This low trend in technology...

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Can “Smart Villages” thrive in Africa and beyond?

Smart cities are on everyone’s lips. This development is understandable given that the last decade saw the momentous point in the history of our planet when more people lived in cities than in the countryside. Ever more people around the...

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Africa in global affairs: Impacts, challenges and prospects

Although Africa, as a continent of peoples and nations, has existed for a long time, indeed for centuries and millennia, in the context of this paper the term is used specifically to refer to African states from the time of...

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Beyond the grid in Africa

On June 30, 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa, US President Barack Obama announced Power Africa ‒ an initiative to bring together technical and legal experts, the private sector and governments from around the world to work in partnership to...

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Challenges of human resource management in the African public service

The scope of the public service in Africa has changed since the countries gained independence in terms of size and complexity of services provided. Public services are now provided to populations which are much larger, more demanding and increasingly more...

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How African countries can break the cycle of debt dependency

Key to the implementation of the ambitious 17-point Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the question of how the estimated cost of between U$614 billion and $638 billion that will be required annually will be financed. The United Nations Conference on...

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Making transport sustainable in Africa

Sustainable transport as a concept is broadly accepted as a desirable, if elusive, objective in many world regions, but in Africa, it is only just beginning to attract the serious attention of policy makers. Until recently, a policy objective of...

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Addressing the capacity gap to improve Africa’s investment climate

Africa has a wealth of natural resources and investment potential that it can harness to boost economic growth and transform the lives of its people. From oil and gas resources to mineral deposits to arable land, the opportunities are endless....

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African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 7 March

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update

AU Appoints Special Envoys to Mobilise International Economic Support for Continental Fight Against COVID-19

COVID-19 cases in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have increased by 43%

Update Kenya: Government extends ban on international flights for another 30 days

African Development Bank approves $2 million emergency assistance for WHO-led measures to curb COVID-19 in Africa

Africa’s Pulse – An Analysis Of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future

Africa’s Pulse – An Analysis Of Issues Shaping Africa’s Economic Future

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Transforming Africa’s Socio-Economic Landscape Through Entrepreneurialism

Transforming Africa’s Socio-Economic Landscape Through Entrepreneurialism

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