The PunchOpinion

African development demands return to indigenous ruling systems, Gambari, others insist

Experts including Prof. Ibrahim Gambari insist African development demands a return to indigenous governance systems, ...
Nature

Chinese FDI, political events in recipient countries, and the innovation of African firms

This study examines the effects of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) and political events on firm-level innovation in African recipient countries using data from the World Bank Enterprise ...
The Conversation

AI can make African elections more efficient – but trust must be built and proper rules put in place

Election officials confirm a voter’s biometric details during Kenya’s 2022 elections. James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket Artificial intelligence (AI) will play a major role in many countries’ ...
The New York Times

Young African Voters Sour on the Parties That Ushered in Liberation

Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters. By John Eligon and Yvonne Mooka John Eligon ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

In pre-colonial Africa, political decentralization was by design

A new working paper from Nobel laureate James A. Robinson finds a vast landscape of 45,000 polities—deliberately fragmented to protect local autonomy Pre-colonial African societies have long been seen ...
The Business & Financial Times on MSN

Book on political economy of monitoring and evaluation in Africa launched

Policymakers, development practitioners, academics, government officials and stakeholders in governance and public sector management gathered at the World Bank Country Office in Accra on Wednesday, ...