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- Hallberg Adu, Kajsa
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Resources, relevance and impact – key challenges for African universities : how to strengthen research and higher education in Africa
- 2020
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Global and regional goals, such as Agenda 2030 and the African Union's Continental Education Strategy for Africa, foreground higher education as an engine for development and job creation. Yet, many African universities perform weakly in international comparison. This policy note looks at the challenges in strengthening the freedom, relevance and impact of research and higher education in Africa.Recommendations for policymakers:Minimise inequalityImprove data collectionTrain more lecturersBenchmarking and networkingBuild equitable relationshipsSafeguard academic freedom
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- Lanzano, Cristiano, et al.
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Insécurité au Burkina Faso – au-delà des minerais de conflit : les liens complexes entre l’exploitation aurifere artisanale et la violence
- 2021
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- L’exploitation aurifère artisanale au Burkina Faso a augmenté ces dernières années, de même que les attaques violentes de groupes armés non étatiques. Il est cependant trop simpliste de supposer qu’il existe un lien de causalité naturel entre les deux. L’escalade de la violence doit plutôt être considérée comme le résultat de tendances de longue date, telles que le désengagement de l’État, la dépendance croissante à l’or et la privatisation progressive de la sécurité. Pour freiner la violence, nous recommandons aux décideurs politiques d’éviter d’adopter une approche répressive à l’égard de l’extraction minière artisanale et de repenser la gouvernance du secteur en concertation avec les mineurs et les communautés rurales.
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- Lanzano, Cristiano, et al.
(författare)
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Insecurity in Burkina Faso – beyond conflict minerals : the complex links between artisanal gold mining and violence
- 2021
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- As artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso has increased in recent years, so have violent attacks by non-state armed groups. The assumption that there is a natural causal link between the two is, however, too simplistic. The escalating violence should rather be seen as a result of long-term trends, such as state disengagement, a growing dependence on gold and the gradual privatisation of security. To curb the violence, we recommend that policy makers avoid a repressive approach to artisanal mining and rethink the governance of the sector, in consultation with miners and rural communities.
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- Lanzano, Cristiano, et al.
(författare)
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Yesterday mineral supplier, tomorrow battery producer : how green industrialisation can push Africa's economies up the global value chains
- 2024
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The current global green mineral boom is driving increased mining exploration in Africa. The African Union has outlined shared visions to leverage the continent’s mineral reserves and youth boom in pursuit of sustainable development and socio-economic transformation. Achieving these goals requires mineral-rich African economies to transition from commodity export to manufacture of higher value-added products. To do so, they need to invest in their youthful population, and in research and innovation.
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- Levin, Jörgen
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After the pandemic – an opening for tax reforms : post-covid taxation challenges across Africa
- 2022
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- One of the most efficient ways of promoting long-term inclusive development is to ensure domestic financing through a stable, broad-based and fair tax system. At the present moment, as policy makers across the world are preparing post-pandemic policies, there is an opportunity to open the way to tax reform and to boost inclusive development in many African countries – provided the correct measures are chosen.
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- Levin, Jörgen
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Multiple shocks call for alternative ways forward : African economies after the Covid-19 pandemic
- 2020
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The Coronavirus crisis hit Africa at a time when many of the continent’s economies were already at risk of debt distress. Multiple shocks caused by the pandemic have increased their need for new loans. The increasing complexity of the loan market makes it hard to achieve debt relief settlements. The way forward is instead diversification of the export industry, reform of the tax systems, investment in human development and closing the digital divide.
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- Levin, Jörgen, et al.
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Unlocking Africa's trade potential : promises and pitfalls of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement
- 2023
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Africa’s countries have agreed to form the world's largest free trade area, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The purpose is to create a single market by eliminating trade and labour barriers. This is expected to increase trade both within Africa and with other regions. However, past trade reforms have not been very successful. Moreover, the effects of the AfCFTA may vary greatly from country to country due to differences in political will, capacity and economic structure. The key to making it work is to facilitate trade and reduce non-tariff trade barriers, while taking into account the diversified political and economic context.
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- Madsen, Diana Højlund
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Towards an African feminist institutionalism for women’s political representation
- 2021
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- A new book, Gendered Institutions and Women’s Political Representation in Africa calls for a focus on institutional barriers to women in politics – formal and informal – as an introduction of isolated formal gender equality reforms have provided mixed results. Despite this, African countries without quotas are still looking towards these reforms as the main model for promoting political empowerment. This policy note argues that these need to be combined with a regendering of institutions working against more women in politics and suggests steps towards an African feminist institutionalism for women in politics.
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