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Gender equality in West Africa? The key role of social norms
By Gaëlle Ferrant, OECD Development Centre, and Nadia Hamel, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat Learn more about this timely...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 8, 20185 min read


Food prices must drop in Africa: How can this be achieved?
By Thomas Allen, Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) After the 2007-08 crisis, we got into the bad habit when discussing...
Emma R Marmol
Feb 9, 20185 min read


Energy for the 2030 Agenda
By Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency Africa’s night sky could change dramatically if we achieve “energy...
Emma R Marmol
Dec 20, 20174 min read


Financing African SMEs: can more of the same help bridge the gap?
By Rodrigo Deiana, Junior Policy Analyst, and Arthur Minsat, Head of Unit for Europe, Middle East and Africa (acting), OECD Development...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 6, 20173 min read


La promesse du « made in Africa » ne sera tenue qu’en misant sur les entrepreneurs locaux
Par Victor Harison, commissaire aux affaires économiques de la Commission de l’UA. et Mario Pezzini est directeur du Centre de...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 5, 20174 min read


Services, informality and productivity in Africa
By Tabea Lakemann, Research Fellow, GIGA Institute of African Affairs and University of Göttingen, and Jann Lay, Acting Director, GIGA...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 3, 20174 min read


Helping entrepreneurs thrive in Africa
By Rémy Rioux, Director General of Agence Française de Développement Learn more about this timely topic at the upcoming 17th...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 2, 20173 min read


The blurred boundaries of political violence in the Sahel-Sahara
By Olivier Walther, Visiting Associate Professor, Center for African Studies at the University of Florida and Associate Professor,...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 29, 20175 min read


Building Africa’s entrepreneurial culture
By Giulia Ajmone Marsan and Jonathan Potter, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism Learn more about this...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 28, 20174 min read


Management and industrialisation in Africa
By Daniela Scur and Nicolas Lippolis, University of Oxford Learn more about this timely topic at the upcoming 17th International Economic...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 12, 20175 min read


Biases in entrepreneurship and industrial policy in Africa
By Wim Naudé, Professor in Business and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets, Maastricht University, Dean of the Maastricht School of...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 5, 20174 min read


Electricity for all in Africa: Possible?
By Bakary Traoré, Economist, Sébastien Markley, Statistician, and Ines Zebdi, Research Assistant, OECD Development Centre 1 Explore the...
Emma R Marmol
Aug 2, 20174 min read


Strengthening Regional Agricultural Integration in West Africa
By John Staatz, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University Photo credit: Ryan...
Emma R Marmol
Jul 26, 20174 min read


Infrastructure, jobs, good governance: Bringing Africans’ priorities to the G20 table
By Michael Bratton, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and African Studies at Michigan State University and senior...
Emma R Marmol
Jul 18, 20174 min read


Small Business Acts : Catalyseurs de l’entrepreneuriat africain
Par Jean-Michel Sévérino et Jérémy Hajdenberg, co-auteurs d’Entreprenante Afrique 1 Explorez les Perspectives économiques en Afrique 2017...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 6, 20175 min read


What’s standing in the way of South Africa’s entrepreneurs?
By Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott, Head : Economic Diplomacy Programme, and the entire Economic Diplomacy Programme team, South African...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 2, 20173 min read


Implementing industrialisation strategies in Africa
By Dirk Willem te Velde, Director of Supporting Economic Transformation Programme and Head of International Economic Development Group,...
Emma R Marmol
May 18, 20174 min read


Green Industrialisation and Entrepreneurship in Africa
By Milan Brahmbhatt, Senior Fellow, New Climate Economy (NCE) and World Resources Institute1 Explore this topic further with the upcoming...
Emma R Marmol
May 17, 20175 min read


Business incubation needs a re-think
By Allon Raiz, Chief Executive Officer, Raizcorp Explore this topic further with the upcoming launch of the 2017 African Economic...
Emma R Marmol
May 15, 20175 min read


Little changes for women entrepreneurs in Africa unless mindsets and policies change
By Mike Herrington, Executive Director, GEM Global Explore this topic further with the upcoming launch of the 2017 African Economic...
Emma R Marmol
May 11, 20173 min read
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