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What’s behind West African migration? Findings from nationwide surveys
By Matthew Kirwin, United States Department of State and National Intelligence University 2017-18 Research Fellow and Jessica Anderson,...
Emma R Marmol
Dec 18, 20183 min read


Understanding South-South migration
By Jason Gagnon, PGD1 coordinator, OECD Development Centre Migration is the talk of the moment. Last week, I participated in the 11th...
Emma R Marmol
Dec 17, 20186 min read


Visualising urbanisation: How the Africapolis platform sheds new light on urban dynamics in Africa
By Lia Beyeler, Communications Officer and Nisha Schumann, Consultant, Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) Africa’s urban...
Emma R Marmol
Nov 22, 20183 min read


Why understanding the relationship between migration and inequality may be the key to Africa’s devel
By Professor Heaven Crawley, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University, UK Learn more about this timely...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 30, 20184 min read


Unlocking Africa’s Aviation Potential
By Hassan El-Houry, Group CEO, National Aviation Services (NAS) Africa has 731 airports and 419 airlines with an aviation industry that...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 29, 20184 min read


How can the new African free trade agreement unlock Africa’s potential?
By Professor Landry Signé, David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 22, 20184 min read


Africa: Time to Rediscover the Economics of Population Density and Development
By Professor Erik S. Reinert, Tallinn University of Technology, and Dr. Richard Itaman, King’s College, London Learn more about this...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 19, 20185 min read


Get the plumbing right: Financial integration should support Africa’s trade integration
By Amadou Sy, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and Advisor, African Department, IMF1 Learn more about this timely topic...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 15, 20185 min read


Africa’s integration: groundbreaking but not so new
By Sarah Lawan, Regional Co-operation Advisor, Networks, Partnerships and Gender Division, OECD Development Centre, and Rodrigo Deiana,...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 11, 20185 min read


Tracing our roots: Understanding African innovation
By Youssef Travaly, PhD MBA, Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Vice-President of Science, Innovation & Partnerships, and Acting President,...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 20, 20183 min read


Make AfCFTA a reality
By Abdoul Salam Bello, Advisor to the Executive Director, Group Africa II, World Bank Group; Visiting Fellow, Africa Center, Atlantic...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 13, 20184 min read


Raising capital for intermediary cities
By Jeremy Gorelick, Senior Infrastructure Finance Advisor, USAID’s* WASH-FIN (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – Finance) Programme, and...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 10, 20185 min read


Migration and Africa: Driving better policy choices by changing the conversation
By Faten Aggad1 Non-resident Business Associate and International Consultant, Maendeleo Group, Cape Town, South Africa Learn more about...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 5, 20184 min read


Africa’s Development Dynamics
By Mario Pezzini, Director of the OECD Development Centre and Special Advisor to the OECD Secretary-General on Development Learn more...
Emma R Marmol
Jul 13, 20184 min read


Towards sustainable cocoa: financial solutions for smallholders in Côte d’Ivoire
By Adeline Dontenville, Land-use and Finance Expert, EU REDD Facility, European Forest Institute Expansion of cocoa production into new...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 21, 20184 min read


Statebuilding without the State: Getting beyond “chicken and egg” in Somalia
By Dan Honig, Assistant Professor of International Development, Johns Hopkins SAIS, and Sarah Louise Cramer, UN-World Bank Aid...
Emma R Marmol
May 30, 20184 min read


Disentangling urban and rural food security issues in West Africa
By Richard Clarke, Consultant, Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat The rapid growth of cities in West Africa poses significant...
Emma R Marmol
Apr 17, 20184 min read


Jeunes : oser, innover, entreprendre !
Par Awa Caba, Co-fondatrice, Sooretul 1 Pour en savoir plus sur ce sujet : Le Forum mondial de l’OCDE sur le développement 2018 Cliquer...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 22, 20185 min read


Three things we have learned about investing in African small businesses and in fragile countries
By Jean-Michel Severino, CEO of Investisseurs & Partenaires Africa’s small and medium businesses (SMEs) form what is often called the...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 20, 20184 min read


Are women holding up Chinese and African skies?
By Hannah Wanjie Ryder, CEO, Development Reimagined, and China Representative, China Africa Advisory Learn more about this timely topic...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 9, 20184 min read
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