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Africa : the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS
(2004)
This paper explores the development impacts of HIV/AIDS on
African societies as well as their likely future ramifications. The paper concludes with a brief outline of the anticipated contribution of the Commission on ...
Assessment of power pooling arrangements in Africa
(2002-12)
This paper focuses on assessment of power pooling arrangements in Africa. Security and reliability of electricity supply has been the driving force behind power system interconnections and promotion of cross-border electricity ...
The impacts of HIV/AIDS on families and communities in Africa
(2005)
This paper outlines the major impacts of HIV/AIDS on the social and economic structures of households and communities in sub-Saharan Africa. It continues with a discussion of some of the most significant responses, some ...
The new partnership for Africa's development (NEPAD)
(2001-10)
This New Partnership for Africa's Development is a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm and shared conviction, that they have a pressing duty to eradicate poverty and to place their countries, ...
Rapport sur les conditions économiques et sociales en Afrique Centrale, 2000: l'intégration et le financement du commerce intra sous-régional
(2000)
Cette tendance s’est prolongée également en Afrique centrale (comprenant les six pays de la CEMAC plus Sao Tomé & Principe) où il a été enregistré dans l’ensemble un taux de croissance de 4,0% à la fin de 2000.
A technical report on a gender-aware macroeconomic model for evaluating impacts of policies on poverty reduction in Africa : the case for South Africa
(2003)
There is a growing recognition that macroeconomic and adjustment policies may have quite different effects on men and women. The Beijing Platform for Action from the 1995 Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women ...
Gender net : women's economic rights in Africa-examining the challenge
(2006)
The global review of the implementation of the Beijing commitments (Beijing +10) showed that some progress towards gender equality has been made, albeit patchy and uneven in some areas. Since then, the discussion of gender ...
A Technical report on a gender-aware macroeconomic model for evaluating impacts of policies on poverty reduction in Africa: the case for South Africa: part I: building of an extended gender-aware social accounting matrix
(2003)
The African Center for Gender and Development (ACDG) of the United Nation Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) in collaboration with Laval University aim to develop a macroeconomic framework that integrates both market ...
Gender and development in Southern Africa after the 1997 SADC gender declaration promoting gender equality in Southern Africa
(2003-12)
Development has been defined as essentially process of allocating and utilizing resources for the social and economic benefit of society. It has, however, also been observed that this process is characterized by profound ...
Le Concept du FARC : l'échange des connaissances en vue d'enrichir la recherche, la formation et la prise de décision
(2000)
Le Forum africain des réseaux de connaissances 'fédérera' les réseaux existants dans le but de renforcer la recherche et l'analyse locales orientées vers les politiques, afin que les décideurs africains en fassent un usage ...