The immediate objective of the study is to identify and disseminate best practices in developing rural transport policies that take into account the empowerment of women. The long-term objective of the study is to contribute ...

The recent global economic crisis has exacerbated the persistent weakness of African economies thus making it increasing difficult for them to catch up with the rest of the world. Currently, global rules and standards of ...

There are currently no universal definitions of artisanal or small-scale mining. The lack of consensus, as echoed by several researchers, e.g., Priester et al., 1993; Taupitz et al., 1993 and others, is due to the fact ...

Regional integration remains a key strategy for advancing Africa’s socio-economic endeavours. Regional integration, which refers to the unification of nation States, provides the countries with large economies of scale, ...

The report, “Review of policies and strategies for the pharmaceutical production sector in Africa: policy coherence, best practices and future prospective”, provides an overview of the status of pharmaceutical production ...

A newly published study by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) seeks to respond to key questions about the relevance of the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), on the margins of the ongoing celebrations to commemorate ...

The objectives of this study are to present a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the overall situation, review the evolution of technology parks, centres of excellence, and business incubation centres in identified ...

This paper focuses on mission report and It's main objective was to identify best practices to upgrade and upscale artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) into a viable economic sector and also to identify opportunities for ...

The report presents an overview of the monitoring and reporting on the MDGs in African countries in, including monitoring at the regional, national and subnational levels. The statistical challenges of monitoring and ...