Publications

Under the astute presidency of Donald Kaberuka, the AfDB has demonstrated resilience and leadership. This Briefing Note examines the Bank’s achievements and considers the challenges confronting Kaberuka’s successor.

L’impôt sur les terrains et sur les bâtiments pourra appuyer le développement économique et politique sur le plan local en Afrique.

“Traditional” medicine must be modern, professional and based in science if it is to contribute to improving health systems and outcomes in Africa.

This Briefing Note summarises the contested and controversial history of constitutional reform in Tanzania.

Although never popular, taxation is an essential component of consensual and representative government. Property tax has been posited as the ideal source of income for municipal governments.

While recent Eurobond issues are often depicted as evidence of Africa’s economic resurgence, they should also encourage close scrutiny of public financial management and debt sustainability.

Those wishing to support continued political development in Somali regions should pay greater heed to the historical and cultural context in which it is occurring.

Food shortages are the root cause of poverty in Gutu. Participatory research, community engagement and traditional knowledge have transformed food security.

The scale and impact of the First World War campaign in eastern Africa were gargantuan. The troops, carriers and millions of civilians caught up in the fighting should not be forgotten.

In conversation with ARI, the founder of the African Centre for Economic Transformation offers his candid and considered views on Africa’s growth prospects.