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Can better urbanization policies unlock faster economic growth and development in Nigeria?
At the moment the Nigerian state can’t guarantee competent pro-growth government throughout the country. Competently run pro-growth cities are the next…
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On Nigeria’s bold but rudderless attempts at structural economic reforms
President Bola Tinubu’s lack of a focused agenda is blunting the impact of some of his bold reforms while also jeopardizing private sector growth
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The geopolitics of the war in Sudan
How external actors are prolonging the war and complicating potential avenues to a peaceful settlement
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Kenyan Protests, Part One: The political education of President William Ruto
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Recognizing Somaliland
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Africa in 2024
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Academic research and policy research are two different things
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(Energy) poverty is very bad for humans and the environment
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The geopolitics of the war in Sudan
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What Kenyan protests tell us about economic management and the politics of reforms in African states
There is an urgent need to modernize economic management in African states. Unfortunately, so far there is little evidence that African governments are…
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Kenyan Protests, Part Three: Thoughts on potential pathways forward
The case for why Ruto should stop scheming and instead focus on a narrow set of achievable goals to restore the fiscal pact, improve service delivery…
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Kenyan Protests, Part Two: How not to clean up a fiscal mess
Generalized erosion of fiscal pact and trust in government raise the specter of widespread tax evasion, proliferation of informality, and unmanageable…
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Kenyan Protests, Part One: The political education of President William Ruto
Lessons on the difficulties of governing during turbulent economic times after campaigning as an anti-establishment populist.
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Why exactly are major international firms leaving the Nigerian market?
Nigeria's myriad problems have decades-old origins, but the Tinubu administration bears responsibility for poor rollout of reforms
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The potent powerlessness of Leftist politics in African states
A tale of people who want structural change but eschew the messy realities of economics and organized politics
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Two unsolicited ideas on how to invest some of Melinda French Gates’ $12.5 billion
The case for bold risk taking to boost women-owned businesses and intensify learning on how to improve subnational service provision that targets women
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