Policy Brief & Alerts
Nigeria: The Resource Conundrum
This paper examines in great detail the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the Nigerian economy for the purpose of informing experts and non-experts alongside providing recommendations to the government.…
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Socioeconomic costs of tobacco use and caregivers burden: implications for comprehensive tobacco control
Tobacco use kills primary and secondary smokers. While 7 million primary smokers die annually from tobacco use, more than 1.2 million non-smokers also die annually from being exposed to second-hand…
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Agricultural Development Financing and Food Inflation in Nigeria: What the Government may need to do differently
Over the years, the Nigerian government has deployed development financing initiatives to boost food production through increased access to finance for farmers and other small businesses in the sector. While…
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Resolving Debt Crises In Developing Countries: How Can The G20 Contribute To Operationalising The Common Framework?
The debt situation in many low-income countries (LICs) following the COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated considerably. While many LICs had participated in the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) by April…
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Policy Proposals For External Debt Management And Sustainability In Developing And Low-Income Countries
The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the global economy. The sources of economic growth and productivity gains have been constrained, and poverty and inequality have risen sharply. In…
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Shaping Responsible Data Governance Institutions in Africa
Data governance frameworks, structures and implementation approaches are all institutionally driven. Building an African data economy that benefits citizens and businesses requires the existence of responsible, sustainable and robust data…
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Recovering from COVID: Building Resilience in Select African Economies
This policy insight synthesises the findings of six sub-Saharan African country case studies, analysing their government policy responses to the trade and employment shocks prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vulnerability…
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Towards A Data-driven Agenda among Indigenous Businesses in Africa
African indigenous businesses (AIBs) are in the nascent stages of becoming data-driven and innovative through data analytics. The data-driven agenda looks promising in industries like manufacturing (distribution), health, agriculture, and…
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Fiscal Analytic Snapshot: Nigeria
This brief provides an analytical snapshot of the economy and public finances in Nigeria. It is based on publicly available data produced by the Government of Nigeria, and a range…
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Africa: Opportunities for a robust COVID-19 recovery grounded on SDG 16
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges for the African continent in achieving peace, justice and inclusive and effective institutions, including significant negative effects on economic, social and political conditions.…
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The Economic and Social Costs of Out of School Children in Nigeria
Out-of-school children (OOSC) has long been a global problem that affects a country in various ramifications. With 10.5 million OOSC, Nigeria is recognised to have the largest number of children…
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Addressing lack of public engagement in Africa’s data governance practices
Public participation is an integral aspect of ensuring effective and advanced data governance practices. African countries are largely in need of strong and efficient data governance systems. To build such…
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Harnessing The Potential of Demographic Dividend In Sudan
Sudan has transitioned to the era of demographic dividend. Yet, evidence from various sources shows that adequate policies have not been put in place to enable the country to achieve…
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The Potential of Accelerated Education Programmes in Solving the Out-of- School Children and Youth Problem in West Africa
In many countries, myriad policy efforts and initiatives have been launched toward achieving the goal of Education for All. These include: grass-roots lobbying for the importance of schooling, political declarations…
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Curtailing State Extremism In Data Governance
There is an increasing level of attention and growing conversations at the national, regional and global levels, around the imperative for a more effective set of rules and regulations to…
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Facilitating Finance and Global Trade for Small and Marginal Farmers in Africa
Agriculture has been an integral part of the human society, the most persisting productive human engagement across times and space. Globally, about 5 billion hectares are classified as agricultural land…
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