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The Natural Gas Value Chain: Potential for National Economies

s report contains an analysis of gas sector value chains and downstream policy tradeoffs. It is intended to enhance the capacity of regional member countries…...
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BUILDING A BETTER WORLD: THE CRISIS AND OPPORTUNITY OF COVID-19

current global pandemic of Covid-19 is a health and broader crisis of overwhelming proportions, threatening livelihoods, economies, and societies,…...
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Africa Capacity Indicators 2012 Capacity Development for Agricultural Transformation and Food Security

ore message in the 2012 ACI Report is that improving the productivity and the economic returns of agriculture has immediate effects on poverty and hunger in…...
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More and Better Jobs Flagship Project Final Report

bias employment challenge is about both a lack of jobs and a poor quality of jobs. Recent statistics from the Central Statistical Office (CSO) show that the…...
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21st-Century Africa: Governance and Growth.

l the 21st century witness a major push by African countries to catch up with their peers? Or will the continent, overall, continue to lag other regions? A…...
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REGIONAL INTEGRATION FOR FOOD SECURITY, Case Study No. 26

s case study presents the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP), a regional food security project championed by the Economic Community of West…...
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The Next Generation Africa Climate Business Plan: Ramping Up Development-Centered Climate Action

nomic growth and shared prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa will be increasingly undermined if vulnerabilities to climate change are not addressed. Climate…...
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MANUFACTURING INDIGENOUS CHOCOLATES The story of a rare breed of gourmet chocolatier, Jaki Kweka

e than 70 percent of the worlds cocoa is produced in Africa but very little is processed in the countries of origin. The cocoa value chain has become a…...
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Africa Think Tank Summit: Evidence-Based Strategies for Sustainable Climate Financing in Africa

s report provides an overview of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Africa Think Tank Summit held in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire, from 8 to 11…...
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THE STATE OF THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY

reasing agricultural productivity is critical to accelerating economic growth and improving the wellbeing of both rural and urban people in East Africa.…...