Tag "Africa"
Tackling Development Effectiveness: A spectrum of unfinished business(es)
by Pauline Ngirumpatse Making aid and development more effective has been a central aim of development co-operation in the last two decades. Successive meetings have brought together donors and recipients
Five Questions for New Metrics to Assess Development Effectiveness
by Mustafizur Rahman and Sherajum Monira Farin There is an urgent need to revisit the metrics of assessing development effectiveness of development cooperation. It is underpinned by significant changes in
More health research means more lives saved
by Ama Pokuaa Fenny, PhD and ISSER Research Fellow, University of Ghana. Health research needs to include partnerships across different sectors and involve diverse stakeholders. Only then will it have
The Elephant in the Room: Radicalisation in sub-Saharan Africa & Possible Remedies
Precious Chukwuemelie Akanonu is a Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa, Nigeria – a member organisation of the Southern Voice network. She
Debt and Systemic Concerns of the Developing Countries: Rising Debt in Nigeria
To achieve the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, governments need to align their fiscal policies to their development plans and put in place sound macroeconomic policies and sustainable debt management.
Transforming rural settlements, industries and the informal economy to eradicate poverty in Africa
Southern Voice’s network member Donald Mmari, Executive Director of REPOA shares African perspectives on SDG 1: Ending poverty in all its forms. In Africa, economic growth is not a good
