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Die destabilisierende Rolle der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate in afrikanischen Konflikten

Kurtz, Gerrit; Lacher, Wolfram; Roll, Stephan - 2026

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Moral capital and leadership : a possible solution to the African problem?

Ilesanmi, Kehinde Damilola - 2026

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Moral capital in economic history : a brief survey of ideas and relevance to Africa

Tewari, Devi D.; Greyling, Lorraine - 2026

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The hidden sector : just transitions to the formal economy

2026

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Do firms have the responsibility to be morally responsible? : moral capital versus firm growth in selected African countries

Akande, Joseph Olorunfemi - 2026

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Exploring the role of institutional quality in the crowding-out effect of military expenditure on health expenditure and outcomes in Africa

Badmus, Jamiu Olamilekan; Raifu, Isiaka Akande; … - 2026

This study revisits the long-standing debate on the guns-versus-butter phenomenon, that spending on military activity crowds out non-military expenditure. By focusing on Africa, we conjecture the crowding-out effect of military expenditure on health expenditure beyond government health...

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A right to nutrition in Zambia : legal analysis

Kaaba, O'Brian; Gibbons, Sarah; Stirton, Ruth; Harris, Jody - 2026

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The role of blockchain and governance in Africa's economic development

Ndemo, Bitange - 2026

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Engineered precarities : algorithmic management in data work and content moderation

2026

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Digital payments: opportunities and challenges for African tax administrations

Santoro, Fabrizio; Rossel, Lucía - 2026

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Invisible Workers, visible harms : perils and precarities of AI labour

2026

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Sustainable digital finance in Africa : leveraging innovative solutions to address fragility and build resilience

Teufel, Frederik; Ashiagbor, David - 2026

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Financial inclusion and cybersecurity : the role of governance in conflict states in Africa

Samme-Nlar, Tomslin; Djamen, Boris Landry - 2026

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Fragmented responsibility : labour exploitation and governance gaps in AI supply chains

2026

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How natural disasters spread conflict

Amarasinghe, Ashani; Raschky, Paul A.; Zenou, Yves; … - 2026

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Land reform and rural transformation : linking land tenure security to labour reallocation, international migration, and nutritional outcomes in sub-saharan africa

Haddis, Solomon - 2026

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Digital transformations in developing economies : from first-mile infrastructure to end-user fingertips

Cariolle, Joël - 2026

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Nigeria's industrial policy transformation in the era of Sino-African cooperation

Odijie, Michael E. - 2026

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Determinants of foreign direct investment in six fragile African economies : panel data modeling

Khattab, Ibrahim G.; Ebrahim, Ehab Ebrahim Mohamed; … - 2026

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Drought, kinship, and conflict in West Africa

Livorno, Chiara; Tiberti, Luca - 2026

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Determinants of South Africa's wine exports to selected East African markets

Lefophane, Mapula Hildah; Mabote, Mositli Lovedelia; … - 2026

South Africa's wine industry has traditionally concentrated on developed nations as its principal export markets. In recent years, regional markets within East Africa have emerged as promising areas for growth. However, these markets have not been examined, with existing research predominantly...

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Investigating the one thousand and one directions of the EU-Sahel interregional partnership

Peccini, Matteo - 2026

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Capacity of innovation and entrepreneurship development in Africa : does institutional quality matter?

Abdulai, Alhaji; Hussain, N. Raja; Queku, Yaw Ndori - 2026

This paper investigates the interacting role of institutional quality in the capacity of innovation and entrepreneurship development nexus in Africa. The paper operationalises the entrepreneurship development from the perspective of new venture creation in Africa, while innovation is based on an...

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North Africa : Connecting Continents, Creating Opportunities

Rayner, Brett - 2026

North Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads—geographically and economically—between Europe’s industrial demand and Africa’s demographic dynamism. In today’s rapidly shifting global landscape, North Africa has a timely opportunity to position itself as a strategic connector of...

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Japan's new Africa playbook

Bhattacharya, Samir - 2026

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Unlocking financial inclusion through solar technology adoption in Malawi

Dai, Congyi; McCord, Ryan; Beach, Katerina B.; Mahieu, … - 2026

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Are corruption and regulation less burdensome in special economic zones?

Clarke, George R. G. - 2026

Many developing country governments would like to attract investment and create jobs in manufacturing and high-tech industries. Heavy and unpredictable laws and regulations, frequent demands for bribes, high taxes, poor-quality roads, slow and inefficient ports, and unreliable power, however,...

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Digital Skills for Africa : Zambia - Results from the Task-Based Digital Skills Assessment of Teachers and Students in TVET Institutions

Chinen, Marjorie H; Woldetsadik, Girma - 2026

Digital transformation is rapidly reshaping economies and labor markets worldwide, creating new opportunities while demanding a workforce equipped with relevant digital competencies. For Zambia, a country with one of the youngest populations in the world—this transformation presents both...

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Dynamic connectiveness and time‑varying contagion risks amongst East African stock markets

Irangi, Arnold Gideon; Muzindutsi, Paul-Francois; … - 2026

Regional financial integration in East Africa remains shallow, yet contagion risks persist due to market fragility and illiquidity. Using daily data from 2014 to 2025 from the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE), Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE), and Uganda...

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Disparate structural change and growth among African countries : a comparative analysis of Mauritius and Senegal

Thioune, Fatou Kiné; Camara, Alhassane - 2026

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Double-edged sword of diversification : commodities and African equity indices in robust vs. optimal portfolio strategies

Kitenge, Anaclet K.; Muteba Mwamba, John; Mba, Jules C. - 2026

This study empirically investigates a central tension in quantitative finance: the divergence between theoretically optimal and robust portfolio construction under real-world estimation uncertainty. Using a dynamic, time-varying optimization framework, we compare the performance of three...

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Mazrui's pan-africanism : a post-TICAD 9 commentary

Adem, Seifudein - 2026

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Framing of development policies toward Africa : a comparative study of China and the European Union

Yang, Manling - 2026

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When does success spread? : evidence from project-level evaluations in Africa

Asare, Abigail O. - 2026

This paper examines whether the success of prior aid projects affects the performance of subsequent ones based on a study of World Bank projects in Africa. While existing research has shown that aid effectiveness depends on macroeconomic conditions, institutional quality, and managerial...

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From interns to entrepreneurs : the African business education initiative's impact on entrepreneurial aspiration

Jalloh, Talatu; Wolf, David; Ōtsuka, Keijirō - 2026

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Taxation for development : the impact of the Ebola epidemic on citizen support across Western Africa

Cabeza Martínez, Begoña; Da Costa, Shaun - 2026

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The intergenerational transmission of health in the long-run : exploring dynamic patterns across Africa

Argyros, Dimitrios - 2026

Africa remains the poorest and one of the most unequal regions globally, with limited upward mobility and strong intergenerational persistence of disadvantage. Child health is a key channel of transmission, shaping later outcomes in education, labour force participation, and earnings. This paper...

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Cross-regional robustness of servant leadership in NGOs : evidence from Latin America and Africa

Martens, Wil - 2026

Servant leadership is widely conceptualized as an effective model for nonprofit and project-based organizations, yet systematic evidence on whether its relationships with team processes and project success remain similar across regional NGO contexts is limited. This paper examines that question...

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Evolution and determinants of generalized trust : the global evidence over 41 years

Roth, Felix - 2026 - This version 20.01.2026

By constructing a unique international database on generalized trust covering 142 countries worldwide for 41 years from 1980 to 2020, this paper finds a pronounced intertemporal variation of generalized trust over time in a majority of countries across the globe. When analyzing the time series...

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Mapping foreign direct investment research in Africa

Miliani, Widad; Casado-Belmonte, María del Pilar; … - 2026

Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a vital role in Africa's economic development; however, the rapidly expanding body of literature on this topic remains highly fragmented. This dispersion creates a significant research problem, obscuring structural evolution, persistent thematic gaps, and...

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Business Chinese talent demand in Africa : the effect of China-Africa goods trade structure

Lien, Da-hsiang Donald; Zeng, Chengang; Wu, Heting - 2026

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The EU's structuring role for interorganisational relations : the case of AU-ECOWAS on peacekeepingin West Africa

Suzuki, Sanae; Emmanuel, Nikolas - 2026

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Understanding the process of starting up and managing the performance of a refugee enterprise : a critical realist case study

Mutiganda, Jean Claude - 2026

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Innovative Financing for Inclusive Credit Fintechs in Africa

Kruijff, David; Sotiriou, Alexander - 2026

This Focus Note explores innovative financing strategies for reaching inclusive credit fintechs in Africa, particularly those targeting underserved micro and small enterprises (MSEs). These fintechs have the potential to address the estimated US$ 4.9 trillion global credit gap for MSEs. However,...

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African Trade and Investment for Global Resilience : The Mattei Lecture at the World Bank’s 2025 Africa Growth and Opportunity—Research in Action (AGORA) Conference

Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi - 2026

This paper, based on the Mattei Lecture that the author delivered at the 2025 Africa Growth and Opportunity–Research in Action Conference, argues that Africa can anchor a new model of growth—and bolster global resilience—by shifting from commodity dependence to value-added production and...

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