Sub-Saharan Africa
This page brings together the latest information we've found on Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as recommendations of sources on where to get more.
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This article has been assigned as required reading for Program Evaluation, a spring elective at the CDE.
This article has been assigned as required reading in the CDE spring elective, Program Evaluation.
In this article, Owen Ozier of the World Bank examines the difficulty of reproducing the results of seminal experiments through the example of the debate around mass deworming interventions.
This executive summary provides a synopsis of an article in which Edward Miguel analyzed the relationship between witch killings and extreme weather among the poor in Tanzania.
In this study, Edward Miguel analyzes the relationship between witch killings and extreme weather that particularly affects the livelihoods of the poor in Tanzania. What he finds suggests that witch killings might be related to the desperation people feel when things go wrong.
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News and Events from the ADB
- Au Maroc, la Banque africaine de développement soutient la modernisation du rail et améliore la mobilité des populations et la compétitivité...Il est 8h du matin. Le soleil se lève sur la vibrante métropole de Casablanca, bordée par l’océan Atlantique. D’un pas vif, Mohamed Al Mamoune en arpente les artères bondées. Il se dirige vers la gare ferroviaire direction Rabat, la capitale du Royaume, où un client l’attend.
- Feeding Africa: Leadership to Scale up Successful InnovationsThe African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and CGIAR, System Organization, will co-host a high-level dialogue: Feeding Africa: leadership to scale up successful innovations. Forum participants will identify ways to expand activities, financing and partnerships that promote Africa’s agricultural […]
- African Legal Support Facility: Governing board lauds Covid-19 support to clientsThe governing board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has met to review its progress over the past year, noting its strong performance in providing solutions to its clients during the Covid-19 pandemic. The board approved the Facility’s draft annual report and 2020 financial statements, endorsing the extension of the Facility’s mandate, and noting […]