Research shows that evidence-based policymaking generally results in more effective and responsive policies. But across Africa, lawmakers are faced with a difficult question: what’s the best way to incorporate sound data and research, either generated within or outside government structures, into the policymaking process?
The latest round of Global Findex data show that two particular groups – women and youth – consistently than adult and youth males. Zambia...
Sierra Leone, a country of roughly 7.5 million people with a bank account penetration rate of 20 percent as of 2017, has made modest...
Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the Aid for Trade (AfT) initiative in Ghana, this report uses nine indicators to measure whether AfT has...
Economic Transformation and Poverty Reduction: How it happened in China, helping it happen in Africa
The experiences and lessons from China’s economic transformation and poverty reduction have been attracting much interest from both African countries and the international development...
ACET has just released two specific country studies which detail China’s aid, trade and investment presence in Rwanda, and Ghana. These countries were selected...