Global consultation on youth and digital technologies in sub-Saharan AfricaPublic event | 14 - 15 July 2020A global dialogue to produce recommendations for how organisations can support African youth to make the most of digital tech in a post-Covid-19 world. Register
Africa’s economic transformation: the role of Chinese investmentResearch reports and studies | June 2020 | Linda Calabrese and Xiaoyang TangThis report uses evidence from DEGRP research and beyond to assess whether and how Chinese investment in Africa has contributed to economic transformation. Downloads
Armed groups responses to the Covid-19 crisis Webinar | 17 June 2020 16:00 - 17:00 GMT+1 (BST)We explore how armed groups across the world have reacted to Covid-19 and the implications this will have on humanitarian responses. Find out more
Dealing with Covid-19 in rural Africa: lessons from previous crisesBriefing papers | June 2020 | Steve Wiggins, Roger Calow, Joseph Feyertag, Simon Levine and Alexandra LöweThis brief reflects on previous shocks to examine the affects of Covid-19 in rural Africa. Downloads
Africa at risk of slipping into a Covid banking crisisMedia | 16 June 2020 | The East African Find out more
Africa and creditors wake up to debt dilemmaMedia | 12 June 2020 | African Business Magazine Find out more
The future of finance and banking systems in Africa beyond Covid-19Webinar | 9 June 2020 14:00 - 15:30 GMT+1 (BST)This event explores the post-Covid-19 implications for Africa's financial sector and the trade-offs between financial stability and economic renewal. Find out more
The impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s banking system Insight | 8 June 2020 | Judith TysonThe coronavirus pandemic has placed Africa's banking system under threat, which will have consequences for low-income households, banks and firms. Read and comment
In memory of Mary TiffenPress release | 21 May 2020An obituary for distinguished economic historian Mary Tiffen, whose impressive career included work on irrigation management at ODI. Find out more
Building trust, not tracking, should be the cornerstone of Covid-19 debt reliefInsight | 20 May 2020 | Bryn Welham, Mark MillerThe pressures of Covid-19 have aligned incentives, and this should enable trust – not complex tracking systems – to form the basis of debt relief packages. Read and comment
