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Adaptation of renewable energy in SSA : testing debt overhang hypothesis with the presences of political stability and ICT development

Qamruzzaman, Md; Manickavasagam, Theivanayaki; … - 2026

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Exploring the role of renewable energy technologies in mitigating energy poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chizema, Darlington; Mabugu, Ramos E.; Meniago, Christelle - 2026

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Financing green transitions : the institutional link in Sub-Saharan Africa's renewable energy drive

Okere, Wisdom; Ambe, Cosmas - 2026

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Restoring trust: evidence from the fertiliser market in Tanzania

Michelson, Hope; Magomba, Christopher; Maertens, Annemie - 2026

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Growth under rising pressure: weather shocks in sub-Saharan African cities

Reinhardt, Robert - 2026

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Human productive capacities, institutions, and environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Olohunlana, Aminat Olayinka - 2026

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Effects of financial inclusion on financial stability : evidence from SSA countries

Damane, Moeti; Ho, Sin-yu - 2026

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Paths to the rainforests : ancestral beliefs and fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Álvarez-Aragón, Pablo - 2026 - This version: May 26, 2026

Conventional demographic models systematically overestimate fertility decline in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper proposes a complementary explanation grounded in a prevalent but understudied belief system: ancestors influence the living and seek the continuation of their lineage, into which they...

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The Fiscal Multipliers Narrative of Sub-Saharan Africa

Abdel-Latif, Hany - 2026

This paper estimates the macroeconomic effects of fiscal consolidations in sub-Saharan Africa using a newly constructed narrative dataset of discretionary fiscal policy actions for 14 countries over 1990–2024. The dataset, documented in Abdel-Latif et. al. (2025), identifies fiscal measures...

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A Narrative Fiscal Consolidation Dataset for Sub-Saharan Africa

Abdel-Latif, Hany - 2026

This paper introduces the first narrative-based dataset on fiscal consolidations for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Drawing on staff reports from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the period 1990-2024 and using an approach assisted by artificial intelligence (AI), the dataset...

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Firm structure, labour markets, and the green energy transition in low-income economies

Finkelstein Shapiro, Alan; Kuusela, Olli-Pekka - 2026

Zambia, an economy heavily reliant on hydropower for electricity, has faced sustained disruptions to electricity generation amid increasingly frequent and severe droughts. These drought-related disruptions have caused large GDP losses in recent years and have tilted electricity generation...

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Household effects of electrification through mini-grids : evidence from Tanzania

Accursi, Federico M.; Bajo-Buenestado, Raul - 2026

Mini-grids are emerging as a key solution to electrify access-deficit communities, yet their effectiveness in improving energy access and household welfare remains underexplored. This paper provides novel evidence from Tanzania, where a policy reform doubled the number of mini-grids since 2008....

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Modelling structural and macroeconomic drivers of disparities in the energy-growth nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

Azubuike, Nyeso Christian; Ikiensikimama, Sunday Sunday; … - 2026

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Energy poverty in Sub-Saharan African countries : harnessing green energy for youth employability and economic transformation

Oluwatayo, Isaac Busayo - 2026

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Do financial innovation and financial deepening promote economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa?

Elsharif, Mohamed Sharif Bashir; Elamin, Ahlam … - 2026

In this paper, we analyze the impacts of financial innovation and financial deepening on the economic growth of 14 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries from 1995 to 2023. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach and error correction model (ECM) were used to assess short- and long-run...

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Is the book judged by its cover? : unveiling the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment in the PALOP economies

Sá, Filipa; Castro, Isabella; Resende, Mariana; Ramos, … - 2026

This paper analyzes the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) economies between 2006 and 2018. The focus lies on Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique since, according to Transparency International, they exhibit...

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The role of youth agripreneurs in agricultural innovation systems

Mburu, Mercy; Lemma, Samson Eshetu; Gitika, Peter; … - 2026

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Managing Agricultural Credit Risk in the Face of Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas

Ono, Toshiaki; Buchenau, Juan; Ndlovu, Qhelile; Xue, Qi - 2026

Climate-related and other natural disasters, such as droughts and floods, have a significant impact on agricultural producers and pose substantial risks and costs to agricultural lenders. This study aims to assess how FIs with a sizable agricultural loan portfolio manage credit risk arising from...

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Shaking the traditional order : women's conversion to New Christian churches in Sub-Saharan Africa

Álvarez-Aragón, Pablo; Guirkinger, Catherine; … - 2026

In sub-Saharan Africa, women constitute the majority of new Christian membership (including Evangelical and Pentecostal denominations), and this gender gap exceeds that of any other religion. Existing explanations for conversion to these churches emphasize demand for mutual help or informal...

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Liquidity, leverage and financial performance nexus : insights from sub-Saharan Africa's healthcare sector

Dangs, Ayuba Zakka; Ojeka, Stephen Aanu; Uthman, Ahmad … - 2026

This study investigates how liquidity and leverage shape financial performance in sub-Saharan Africa's listed healthcare firms and concludes that internal liquidity capacity is a more reliable driver of performance than debt. Using an ex post facto design, the study examines 60 firm year...

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A cointegrating linkage of financial inclusion, institutional quality and economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries

Golpet, Morgak Kassem; Makoni, Patricia Lindelwa; … - 2026

This study investigates the cointegrating relationships among financial inclusion, institutional quality, and economic growth in 20 Sub-Saharan African nations from 2008 to 2024. Employing the Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimator in an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) panel, the analysis...

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Weather Shocks and Unintended Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ahmed, Musa Hasen; Gebremariam, Gebrelibanos; Mesfin, … - 2026

This paper examines the effects of drought shocks on unintended pregnancies across 18 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The results show that drought exposure increases the likelihood of unintended pregnancy by one to two percentage points (about 3 to 6 percent), depending on the specification....

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Sub-Saharan Africa Macro Poverty Outlook, April 2026 : Country-by-Country Analysis and Projections for the Developing World

2026

This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa region. Macroeconomic indicators such as population, gross domestic product, and gross...

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Expansion without Exhaustion : Groundwater Sustainability and Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Villholth, Karen G.; Bertone, Francois; Izzi, Gabriella; … - 2026

Farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) is a process in which farmers take the lead in improving the water use for agriculture. FLID is growing as a means for small-scale farmers to enhance their income, food security, nutrition, and resilience to climatic, economic, and other shocks. Farmers...

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Evidence and potentialities of regional value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa using cumulation : a quantitative and firm level approach ; technical and statistical report

2026

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Empowering women to brighten health : unlocking the energy-gender-health nexus through machine learning in Sub-Saharan Africa

Li, Jiajia; Fan, Jie; Li, Jun; Glauben, Thomas - 2026

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The Russian grain trap food security & political development in sub-Saharan Africa

Martyshev, Pavlo; Grigoriadis, Theocharis; Nivievskyi, Oleg - 2026

The weaponization of agricultural trade has once again emerged as critical in the study of modern geopolitics due to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Although Russia has used its wheat exports as a means of enhancing its geopolitical influence over countries in the Global South, evidence...

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Does agricultural development improve the structure of exports in sub-Saharan Africa?

Mbogning, Archimède Genang; Mindjimizang, Landry Olinga; … - 2026

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Institutions for promoting tax compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nikiema, Roukiatou; Zahonogo, Pam; Houssa, Romain - 2026

This paper examines the role of institutional factors in shaping taxpayer behaviour, using survey data from approximately 70,000 individuals across 29 Sub-Saharan African countries in 2011 and 2016. The results show that individuals are more likely to comply with tax obligations when they...

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Instability in survey-reported farm size : evidence from panel data in Ethiopia and Malawi

Holden, Stein Terje; Makate, Clifton; Tione, Sarah - 2026

Reliable measurement of farm size is central to empirical research on agricultural structure, land inequality, and land use efficiency in developing countries. Most studies rely on single-round household survey data and implicitly assume that reported farm size is stable and accurately measured....

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The effect of teacher training and community literacy programming on teacher and student outcomes

Chimbutane, Feliciano; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Herrera, … - 2026

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Delivering adaptation and water security : behavioural determinants sustaining community volunteer champions in sub-Saharan Africa

Ingram, Will; Vincent, Katharine; Lalika, Christossy; … - 2026

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Does trade liberalization promote investment in Sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from selected free trade areas

Moyo, Busani - 2026

This study investigates the impact of trade liberalisation on foreign and domestic investment in selected African free trade areas. Using 29 countries that are members of the three regional economic communities, namely, the East African Community, the Common Market for East and Southern Africa,...

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Fuel subsidy removal and compensatory policy options in Ethiopia and Rwanda

Rodriguez, David; Shahir, Adnan; Silva, Johana; Zasova, Anna - 2026

This paper estimates the welfare effects of removing fuel subsidies in Ethiopia and Rwanda and assesses compensatory options for protecting low-income households. We combine tax-benefit microsimulation models with input-output analysis to capture direct fuel price effects and indirect effects...

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Whether it's weather or climate : temperature and individual deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Baako-Amponsah, Josephine; Stadelmann, David; Wild, Frederik - 2026

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From training to self-employment : evidence from youth agricultural programmes in Cameroon and Madagascar

Zucchini, Emanuele; Sadania, Clémentine; Steiner, Susan; … - 2026

Youth employment remains a critical issue in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the impact of two large-scale governmental programmes in Cameroon and Madagascar that aim to promote self-employment in agriculture. Youth participated in vocational training and received technical support,...

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Impact of exchange volatility on private- sector credit access in sub-Saharan African

Wajebo, Temesgen Woldamanuel; Alemayehu Geda Fole - 2026

This study investigates the impact of exchange rate volatility on private sector credit supply in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Employing a two-step System Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator on an unbalanced panel spanning 2003-2021, the analysis addresses endogeneity concerns and dynamic...

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Does corruption undermine energy access? : investigating foreign direct investment and energy poverty dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa

Osuma, Godswill; Ogunsola, Akindele John; Zwane, Talent; … - 2026

This study investigates whether corruption dampens the impact of foreign direct investment on energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study adopted panel data of 49 SSA nations from 2000 to 2023. Methodologically, the study employs Panel OLS, Generalized Linear Models, Fully Modified OLS, and...

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Investigating the effects of economic sanctions on food production in target countries : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (1990-2022)

Mutawakil, Mohammed Rashad; Demena, Binyam Afewerk; … - 2026

This study examines the impact of economic sanctions on food production in SSA, measured by the Food Production Index (FPI). Using an unbalanced panel of SSA countries over the period 1990-2022, we employ a fixed-effects model with Driscoll-Kraay standard errors to address cross-sectional...

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ICMPD migration outlook 2026 Pan-Africa : six migration issues to look out for in 2026 : origins, key events and priorities for Sub-Saharan Africa

2026

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Lead-safe off-grid electrification : understanding the issues in sub-Saharan Africa

Silverman Bonnifield, Rachel; Mallory, Caroline - 2026

Access to electricity is a cornerstone of sustainable development, and a basic prerequisite for modern agriculture and industry. Despite significant recent progress, 677 million people still lacked access to electricity in 2023, of which an estimated 87 percent live in sub-Saharan Africa, and...

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Women and Climate Adaptation in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa : Constraints and Research Priorities

Delavallade, Clara; Gittard, Melanie; Vaillant, Julia - 2026

Sub-Saharan Africa faces increasing climate variability, with extreme weather events becoming more frequent and disruptive to livelihoods, particularly in agricultural communities where farmers must continuously adapt to these changing conditions, often with limited resources. Women face an even...

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The Agricultural Gender Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa : Magnitude, Drivers, and Policy Directions

Donald, Aletheia; Tafere, Kibrom - 2026

This paper synthesizes country-level decomposition evidence on the gender gap in agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying its major drivers and reviewing what works to close it. Gender productivity gaps range between 7 percent and 77 percent across twelve African...

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Does Informal Competition Reduce Firm-Provided Worker Training among Formal Manufacturing SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Amin, Mohammad; Rodriguez Cuniolo, Eugenia Aurora - 2026

This paper investigates the impact of informal competition—defined as competition faced by formal firms from informal enterprises—on the firm-provided worker training among formal manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises. Using a representative dataset of small and medium-sized...

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Rethinking health financing : an analysis of innovative tax models in Sub-Saharan African contexts

Mpofu, Favourate Y.; Chilunjika, Sharon R. T. - 2026

Sub-Saharan African health systems face critical funding challenges due to declining foreign aid, mounting debt and increasing disease burdens. Traditional financing mechanisms have proven inadequate, necessitating the exploration of innovative domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) strategies....

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From finance to footprints : environmental taxes and the finance-environment nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

Okere, Wisdom; Ambe, Cosmas; Vilakazi, Sanele Phumlani - 2026

The finance-environment nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa remains complex, particularly in nations where institutional quality and fiscal policies are in an early stage. To address this, the study evaluates the impact of financial development on environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa,...

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The impact of mobile money and CBDCs on remittance fees : evidence from Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa

Giraldo-Gordillo, Francisco Elieser; Bustillo Mesanza, … - 2026

This study investigates the potential effects of Mobile Money (MM) and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) on the average transaction costs of remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a focus on Nigeria. While much of the current literature highlights the theoretical benefits of CBDCs...

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Mobile money adoption and bank credit growth : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Mundonde, Justice; Makoni, Patricia Lindelwa - 2026

Whether mobile money complements or threatens the banking sector in Sub-Saharan Africa has been a contentious issue. This study aims to empirically investigate the impact of mobile money adoption on bank credit in Sub-Saharan Africa by addressing the question: Does mobile money adoption affect...

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Does Africa need entrepreneurial ecosystems thinking?

Coad, Alexander; Domnick, Clemens; Santoleri, Pietro; … - 2026

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The Costs of Large-Scale Assessments in Sub-Saharan Africa

Yanez, Karina Diaz; Cloutier, Marie-Helene; Tanaka, Nobuyuki - 2026

This report presents a systematic analysis of costs and financing for large-scale learning assessments in five Sub-Saharan African countries (Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Madagascar, and Tanzania) and discusses their trade-offs, design choices, and policy implications. Using a standardized...

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