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Africa’s industrialisation: leaving no woman behind
By Li Yong, UNIDO Director General Explore this topic further with the upcoming launch of the 2017 African Economic Outlook:...
Emma R Marmol
Apr 25, 20173 min read


The Informal Economy in African Cities: Key to Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development
By Martha Alter Chen, Harvard University and WIEGO Network Learn more about this timely topic at the upcoming Global Forum on Development...
Emma R Marmol
Apr 4, 20176 min read


Encouraging entrepreneurship in Africa is vital to achieving the Global Goals
By Dr. Amy Jadesimi, CEO, LADOL Learn more about this timely topic at the upcoming Global Forum on Development on 5 April 2017 Register...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 28, 20173 min read


Tackling crop losses at the root means sharing knowledge
By Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann, Executive Director Global Operations, CABI Learn more about this timely topic at the upcoming Global Forum on...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 22, 20174 min read


The Global Goals’ Business Opportunity in Africa
By Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, Chair, Business & Sustainable Development Commission, former UNDP Administrator and Ex-UN Deputy...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 17, 20173 min read


Girls robbed of their childhood in the Sahel
By Laurent Bossard, Director, Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat (SWAC/OECD) In Mali, Niger and Chad, 40% of children under five...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 9, 20173 min read


Six key challenges to improving nutrition through social protection in the Sahel and West Africa
By Jennifer Sheahan, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat Français suit The Sahel and West Africa region is home to some of the...
Emma R Marmol
Feb 14, 20177 min read


Les frontières et les réseaux oubliés du développement
Par Laurent Bossard, Directeur, Secrétariat du Club du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CSAO/OCDE) Plus de 46 % des villes et la moitié...
Emma R Marmol
Jan 17, 20173 min read


West Africa’s diet transformation: Will the region capitalise on its changing food demand?
By John Staatz, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics at Michigan State University, and Frank...
Emma R Marmol
Dec 15, 20165 min read


Burkina Faso: Resilience building is underway
By Julia Wanjiru, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat It is not by chance that Burkina Faso is today among the most advanced...
Emma R Marmol
Dec 14, 20165 min read


Towards a Better Understanding of the Global Alliance for Resilience (AGIR)
By Jennifer Sheahan, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat Français suit Between October and December 2016, 10.4 million people...
Emma R Marmol
Dec 12, 20169 min read


A 4th level of government in Africa? Multi-level governance and metropolitan urbanisation
By Nicolas Ronderos, Economic Development Consultant As Lomé and other growing cities show, urbanisation brings together local...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 25, 20163 min read


Empowering women is key to improving food security and resilience in West Africa
By Richard Clarke, Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) Secretariat Fish processing facility in Togo Food insecurity remains unacceptably...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 24, 20164 min read


Speeding ahead with a rear-view vision: the looming crisis of air pollution in Africa
By Dr Rana Roy, Consulting Economist, author of The Cost of Air Pollution in Africa, OECD Development Centre Working Papers, 2016 WHO...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 17, 20164 min read


Habitat III decisions crucial for the future of Africa’s cities
By Greg Foster, Area Vice-President, Habitat for Humanity, Europe, Middle East and Africa fastest growing cities in the world over the...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 20, 20164 min read


Le climatologue et l’instituteur
Par Laurent Bossard, Directeur, Secrétariat du Club du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CSAO/OCDE) (English version follows) J’avais...
Emma R Marmol
Aug 26, 20167 min read
Integrating the local and global urban agendas
By David Simon, Director, Mistra Urban Futures, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden In October, world leaders will...
Emma R Marmol
Jul 12, 20163 min read


Nourrir sa population constitue le principal secteur d’activité de l’économie de l’Afrique de l̵
par Laurent Bossard, Directeur, Secrétariat du Club du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CSAO/OCDE) (English version follows) Je fais...
Emma R Marmol
Jul 11, 20166 min read


How China’s Rebalancing Affects Africa’s Development Finance … and More
By Helmut Reisen of Shifting Wealth Consulting and former Head of Research at the OECD Development Centre Three core factors have...
Emma R Marmol
Jul 5, 20163 min read


A 21st century vision for urbanisation
By Dr Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN-Habitat By 2050, cities in the developing world will absorb more than two billion new urban...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 8, 20163 min read
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