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Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 January 2017

Home solar panels are providing electricity to households in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that otherwise may not link to grids in the near-to-medium term. Just as households managed…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217122

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 September 2020

With the economy expected to contract by at least 5.4% this year, government measures to cushion the effects of the crisis are unlikely to be enough to stem worsening hardship for…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 June 2015

To date, traditional aid programmes and subsidies have had little effect on reducing persistent poverty and inequality. This is leading donors to push regional states to extend…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200366

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 August 2023

The move has resulted in official rates depreciating sharply and converging with the parallel market rate; the spread has narrowed to just 16%. The change in policy means that the…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281160

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 8 March 2017

African hydropower.

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218475

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 31 August 2016

South Africa is not alone: NCDs are rising across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), creating new health care needs, as well as social and economic challenges.

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213285

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 May 2020

African COVID-19-related lockdowns.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 February 2017

By 2025, an estimated two-thirds of African households will have discretionary income, significantly expanding the consumer pool. Growth in sub-Saharan Africa’s consumer market…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 October 2016

In many African states, youth employment is stubbornly high. Moreover, many of those getting jobs receive such low wages that they continue to live in poverty.

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