Corruption remains a major hindrance to Nigeria’s development, despite efforts made by successive regimes to combat it. In the absence of institutionalised anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) during military ...
In many African countries, the majority of sick adults and children seek healthcare from medicine retail outlets which are licensed to sell over-the-counter drugs. This ...
Tanzania’s energy sector is at a crossroads. After almost two decades punctuated by corruption scandals and increasing financial unsustainability of the country’s state-owned public utility the Tanzania ...
This paper is one of three country research studies analysing industry arrangements that are potentially corrupt and anti-competitive in the supply of steel products in ...
The trajectory of Tanzania’s steel sector over the past 20 years has been driven by expansion in the construction sector and building projects related to ...
Rice is a ‘political crop’. As the second most important staple crop after maize in people’s diets in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), rice attracts considerable domestic ...
Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. The government and international development partners have committed billions of dollars in adaptation infrastructure to mitigate ...
Corruption in the electricity sector has been a major constraint to economic and social progress in many countries. In Lebanon, the electricity sector’s dysfunction and inefficiency mask ...
The existence of skills gaps and mismatches has been widely documented in several developing countries. Tanzania is no exception here. Highly subsidised vocational education and ...
Sugar scarcity is a widespread phenomenon across the African continent. National governments cover the so-called ‘sugar gap’ – the difference between domestically produced sugar and ...
