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A New State of Mind : Greater Transparency and Accountability in the Middle East and North Africa.

MENA region is facing important vulnerabilities, which the current crisesfirst the pandemic, then the war in Ukrainehave exacerbated. Prices of food and…...
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Africas 2021 Growth Prospects: A puzzle of many pieces

raordinary global policy responses and the fortitude of regional authorities have steadied the African economy during the Covid-19 pandemic. But risks, both…...
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Groundswell Africa : Internal Climate Migration in West African Countries

s report, as part of the Groundswell Africa series, reaffirms the potency for climate change to drive internal migration in West African countries. The…...
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Digital trends in Africa 2021: Information and communication technology trends and developments in the Africa region 2017-2020

s report provides an overview of trends and developments in ICT infrastructure, access and use in Africa, which includes 44 Member States and is home to a…...
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Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences - Egypt

ernment-led economic reform programs have been an important vehicle to improve the lives of Egyptian citizens. This case study describes one of these programs…...
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Costs and Trade-Offs in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Developing Country Perspective

world is experiencing the worst pandemic crisis in one hundred years. By mid-April 2020, more than 80 percent of countries around the world had imposed…...
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Our Journey to Success

African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has made great strides over the past two decades in becoming one of the leading capacity development…...
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Trade Therapy : Deepening Trade Cooperation to Improve Global Health Security

COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the upsides and downsides of international trade in medical goods and services. Open trade can increase access to medical…...
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How Much Should the World Pay for the Congo Forests Carbon Removal?

find that, under conservative assumptions about the social cost of carbon, forests provide a valuable service to the world. We estimate the value of carbon…...
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INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY : THE CASE OF KENYA, Case Study No. 9

youth bulge accompanied by increasing youth unemployment has been identified as a threat to peace, prosperity, and growth in Africa. This paper presents…...