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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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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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Why exactly are major international firms leaving the Nigerian market?
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(Energy) poverty is very bad for humans and the environment
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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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Making lasting peace in the Sahel
There is certainly no silver bullet, but long-term thinking and fidelity to reality-based policies could put Sahelian states on the path to stability.
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On the ongoing cocoa boom and what it tells us about the current state (and future) of African agriculture
Long relegated to the back burner, African agriculture — a sector that is critical for poverty reduction — is experiencing steady productivity decline…
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(Energy) poverty is very bad for humans and the environment
It’s time to stop pretending that the planet will be saved by maintaining energy poverty in low-income states
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Gulf Cash & Influence in African States
There is enormous potential for Africa-Gulf relations to propel economic prosperity on both sides of the Red Sea; but only if both sets of leaders can…
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