How to grow manufacturing and create jobs in a digital economy: 10 policy priorities for Kenya Research reports and studies | November 2018 | Karishma Banga and Dirk Willem te Velde A 10-point policy agenda for Kenya's government and private sector to support digital transformation in Kenya's manufacturing sector. Downloads
Five new ways to promote African industrialisation Insight | 19 November 2018 | Dirk Willem te Velde, Maximiliano Mendez-Parra, Karishma Banga, Linda Calabrese and Neil Balchin Increase regional trade in services; invest in digital; promote job creation; explore new financing mechanisms; and make manufacturing a policy priority. Read and comment
Africa’s rising debt Conference | 5 - 6 November 2018 This conference explores the challenges of keeping rising public debt in sub-Saharan Africa on a sustainable track. Find out more
Africa's rising debt: how to avoid a new crisis Briefing papers | November 2018 | Shakira Mustapha and Annalisa Prizzon This paper offers an overview of the risks faced by sub-Saharan African countries as they try to keep their debt on a sustainable track. Downloads
Africa's economic growth in a new global context Public event | 24 October 2018 17:00 - 18:30 GMT +1 (BST) This event discusses the drivers of sustainable economic growth in Africa in the context of new global trends. Find out more
Africa’s secessionism: a breakdance of aspiration, grievance, performance and disenchantment Research reports and studies | October 2018 | Mareike Schomerus, Pierre Englebert and Lotje de Vries This book chapter offers four interpretations of Africa’s secessionism: aspiration, grievance, performance and disenchantment. Downloads
Can farming improve the lives of rural women and girls? Public event | 15 October 2018 11:00 - 12:30 GMT+1 (BST) ODI convenes an expert panel to discuss the role of agriculture in improving the lives of rural women and girls in developing countries. Find out more
African Development Bank's landmark deal opens door to scaling up multilateral lending Insight | 5 October 2018 | Chris Humphrey The AfDB's innovative 'Room2Run' deal marks a first for multilateral development banks. Others must follow if global development goals are to be met. Read and comment
‘AgTech’ disruptors in East African value chains Public event | 2 October 2018 14:00 - 15:30 GMT+2 (CEST) This session explores the new forms of agricultural technology that are transforming agro-value chains and the implications on integration and inequality. Find out more
How AgTech is changing East African economies Insight | 1 October 2018 | Aarti Krishnan New technologies are disrupting the agriculture industry, bringing new investors and new (young) entrepreneurs – and new barriers to women's participation. Read and comment
