Publications
Improving Social Safety Nets in Africa
- General
Social safety nets are essential to fight poverty and help the poor deal with crises or shocks stemming from natural disasters caused by climate change, pandemics, or even wars like...
Rising Costs of Food & Fuel Affecting Small Businesses
- MSMEs Support
Over the past two years, the world has experienced changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of climate change, and, recently, Russia's war in Ukraine. These changes greatly contribute...
Could Cryptocurrency benefit MSMEs?
- MSMEs Support
African Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) could discover what cryptocurrency payment entails, its advantages, and how to use it. Blockchain technology provides an opportunity for MSMEs to gain...
Focusing on Entrepreneurship Education to Support MSMEs
- MSMEs Support
One primary way Africa can harness the power of entrepreneurship to create jobs is by focusing on delivering entrepreneurship education to youth entrepreneurs and micro and small business owners....
Adopting Green Revolution for Economic Growth
- General
To promote the green revolution, African governments would need to work with other stakeholders to provide access to affordable yield-enhancing seeds and give greater importance to sustainable practices to enable...
Supporting the Private Sector to Enhance Africa’s Economic Development
- Private Sector
around 90% of employment on the continent, including formal and informal jobs. The private sector in Africa accounts for over 80 percent of total production and two-thirds of total investment....
Have African countries found lasting business policies to keep MSMEs afloat with the persistent Covid variants?
- MSMEs Support
Covid 19 has been described as an existential crisis testing Africa's social, economic, and political resilience. The coronavirus was first detected in 2019 and still persists three years later with...
Obstacles Affecting the Free Movement of MSMEs and Entrepreneurs
- MSMEs Support
The limitation of the free movement of persons and goods within African countries inhibits informal, micro, small, and medium enterprises from fully participating in intra-Africa trade as promoted by the...
Towards an Effective Partnership with Local Actors
- Private Sector
The development community understands that local partners play a crucial role in implementing effective initiatives. However, for these localization efforts to be mutually beneficial, local actors must understand their strengths...
Climate Change Effects on African Women
- General
Due to climate change planting and growing crops become more complex, animals and water supply are reduced, and living becomes increasingly difficult, especially for African women who provide the bulk...
