Despite the gravitation toward Internet banking research in the information systems and information technology literature, scholars and practitioners, particularly in emerging and developing countries, have not fully explored the barriers affecting customers' intention to engage in e-banking...

Poverty has been a subject of global discourse most especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where little progress has been achieved. Most literature sources regard poverty mainly as a household threat rather than one to affects the children living within the household. Thus, through a multidimensional...

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of corruption in a context of weak democracy on the relationship between financial development and growth. Using data from 28 sub-Saharan African countries covering the period from 1990 to 2017, we implemented two estimation methods: the smooth...

Understanding how corruption affects the relationship between natural resources and growth has profound implications for sustainable development goals in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study investigates the nexus between natural resources, economic growth, and corruption in SSA from 1985 to...

This paper investigates the effect of corruption on income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the period 1996-2022. Applying a threshold model approach notably the Panel Smooth Transition Regression (PSTR), two major results emerge from this analysis. First, the results reveal a...

This report introduces a preliminary mapping of the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) systems in Africa with the purpose of assessing countries' readiness to develop STI for SDGs roadmaps. Fourteen Sub-Saharan African countries are identified with high potential for STI for Sustainable...

This systematic review examines the effectiveness of social assistance programmes in protecting households in Africa-a region highly vulnerable to climate change, conflict, and other shocks-during periods of crisis. Despite the significant increase in the number of these programmes over the past...