Economic prosperity and public backing for transparent and accountable governance in Africa
Popular demands for social justice in Africa, as in the rest of the world, are often embedded in calls for…
Theme: Economic Development
Future Trends
Introducing another week of Future Trends — tracking current global news stories that provide insight into the future. Welcome to…
Natural gas and the energy transition: Security, equity, and achieving net zero
Within the short span of three years, the global economy has needed to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic, subsequent inflation,…
Delivering results for the South: The Bretton Woods system we need
In partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, the Africa Center is proud to present a joint report,…
Geoeconomic fragmentation and net-zero targets
The second half of the twentieth century experienced significant economic integration. International trade, cross-border migration, capital flows, and technological diffusion…
The case for African social infrastructure
Africa is in urgent need of social infrastructure to support its rapidly growing population. As the demand for education, housing,…
Not without her: A roadmap for gender equality and Caribbean prosperity
The Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions globally. It harbors economies that are open-faced and import-dependent, making it…
Recalibrating Government Agencies for Resource Efficiency and Economic Growth
Nigeria 2024 Federal Government Budget Analysis: Recalibrating Government Agencies for Resource Efficiency and Economic Growth Fiscally, by 2023 Nigeria had…
Alliance of Sahel States (AES): Yet Another Regional Bloc in West Africa
On 16 September 2023, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (Alliance des…
Saving lives, building livelihoods on mt. Lebanon
Since 2016 DanChurchAid has been clearing land in Lebanon with the support of the US State Department. This has not…