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Artisanal and Small-scale mining and agriculture – friends or foes?

A discussion paper by Edward Brown High unemployment and high gold prices since the 2000s have resulted in a boom in artisanal and small-scale mining in several African countries. However, there has also been a…

Policy Briefs and Discussion Papers 0
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Artisanal and small-scale mining: the paradox of extraction
Figures on artisanal miners are often lumped with small-scale operators. Yet, understanding what motivates such miners or stops them from becoming formal small-scale miners...
Multi-Country Studies 3
Trends in FDI and Cross-Border Investments in Compact with Africa Countries
This report provides an update of country and sector-level trends in foreign direct investments (FDI) flows and announcements in cross-border investments in Compact with...
Reports 30
The Impact of Expanding Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining on Smallholder Agriculture in West Africa: A Case Study of Burkina Faso, Ghana and Sierra Leone
Many African countries are considering mainstreaming artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) as a catalyst for inclusive growth. ASM has been touted as having the...
Reports 35
Comparative Study on Local Content and Value Addition in Mineral, Oil and Gas Sectors: Policies, Legal and Institutional Frameworks-Trends and Responses in Selected African Countries
This study provides a comparative analysis of natural resource sector development in eight African countries. The study looks at national policies and strategies together...
Reports 28
Mobilizing and Managing External Development Finance for Inclusive Growth: Six Countries’ Experiences and Lessons
This study assesses how African countries mobilize, allocate and manage external resource inflows, as well as how they manage relationships with funders—traditional and non-traditional,...
Promoting Sustainable Rural Transformation 0
Promoting Sustainable Rural Development and Transformation in Africa
Agriculture’s share of gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining over the years in many African countries as service sectors have grown. However, agriculture...
Promoting Sustainable Rural Transformation 0
Promoting Sustainable Rural Transformation – Burkina Faso
Policy makers and development partners are keen to find interventions that are effective in improving smallholder productivity and raising the income and resilience (including...
Research Papers 1
Beyond Basic – Should Secondary Education Become the New Minimum Standard?
A new study exploring how the quality of health enjoyed by children could be determined by their mothers’ educational background has found that children...

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