Inequality is bad per se and has adverse effects, among other things, on economic development and the environment. It is also often argued that high and increasing inequalities put societies under stress, which increases the likelihood of social conflicts.
This policy brief discusses whether, in the development of the African ICT sector, there is an alignment between Chinese telecom companies’ engagement in Africa and the interests of African countries.
Megatrends such as climate change, digitalisation, and urbanisation are transforming all aspects of politics, economics and society in Africa. Consequently, they are also affecting conflict dynamics. This working paper focuses specifically on how megatrends are altering patterns of foreign intervention in African conflicts.
This empirical analysis investigates whether and to what extent social cohesion and the coverage of social protection schemes influence governments’ decisions about the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies during the first and second waves in 2020 in Africa.
The discussion paper finds that urbanisation does not automatically lead to democratisation, but structures the way citizens relate to the state through settlement patterns, growing pressure on public goods and services, and improved access to education and communication technology.
This all-new learning document highlights the lessons learnt from five years of data collection in the Rohingya camps in the form of assessments, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
According to this research study, Afghan women are involved in a wide range of roles within the illicit opiate trade, including trafficking outside Afghanistan and selling heroin to users. Having entered the drug trade for a combination of social and economic motives, the women remained involved mostly for financial reasons.
Internal displacement is a major challenge to sustainable development. By the end of the 2021, more than 59 million people remained displaced in their own countries – the highest ever global figure and more than double the number recorded 10 years ago.
The 2022 Global Humanitarian Overview has increased considerably since its launch in 2021 due to the Ukraine crisis and the combined effects of conflict, climate change and natural disasters, the cost-of-living crisis and public health emergencies.
Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights violation rooted in gender inequality and discrimination, unequal power relations, and harmful social norms. The gender-related killing of women and girls is the most brutal and extreme manifestation of such violence.
The analysis of this report draws on emerging work on the linkages between insecurity, gender inequality and climate vulnerability, as well as a series of interviews with practitioners and researchers in this field.
Infrastructure development must be accelerated to address gaps, but this must be done through the right solutions and encompass more social needs. The report finds that inclusive infrastructure influences the achievement of up to 88% of the SDGs and calls for an approach to infrastructure that identifies and responds to marginalization, socio-economic inequalities and climate vulnerabilities.
This guide provides policy-makers in developing countries with a simple framework to understand the global minimum tax, how it may affect them, and how to adapt their domestic tax policy in response.
The geopolitics of energy security place the African continent in between industrialised economies that are searching for securing their energy demands amidst geopolitical tensions and economic inflation.
To support local artificial intelligence (AI) capacity favouring local economies and ecosystems, policy responses to AI in Africa should build on national digital agendas and prioritise inclusive digital, data and computing infrastructure and skills development.
This report investigates the emerging climate policy arena and maps actors, coalitions and contestations associated with implementing nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in Africa.
Africa has often been perceived as a source of raw materials to fuel the global energy transition, with little attention on what is needed to maximise the broader socio-economic benefits of low carbon transitions in this continent.
Trade finance — credit facilities used by importers and exporters to transact business — is routinely provided by banks to importers and exporters in advanced economies but developing countries face chronic shortages. This publication focuses specifically on the situation in the four largest economies in the Economic Community of West African States: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal.
Trade Profiles 2022 provides a series of key indicators on trade in goods and services for 197 economies. The information is available for all WTO members and observers and for other selected economies.
World Trade Statistical Review 2022 looks into the latest developments in world trade, with a detailed analysis of the most recent trends for trade in goods and services.
