Add to ORKGDespite the numerous structural problems that plague the African continent, many governments in Africa continue to show a commitment to poverty eradication. The ever-growing rural-urban migration and related challenges have contributed to a renewed focus on rural areas where themajority of the poor reside. The decentralisation of government services has created immense gains in many places across Africa where the governance structure has morphed into a transfer of authority and resources from central to subnational governments. Sadly, these small gains aresometimes overshadowed by persistent ethnicity and sentiments of ethno-nationalism, conflicts and separatism. This is particularly evident where federalism rather than decentralisation has...
The 1990s witnessed profound political change throughout the continent of Africa. Tired and frustrat...
The paper argues that poverty has remained a major obstacle to sustainable development and democracy...
A salient characteristic of most sub-Saharan African ( SSA ) states is ethnic heterogeneity. In mos...
As a continent, Africa is often branded as the continent plagued with wars, terrorism, coups and a r...
This article assesses federalism in the five African federations: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, South ...
The discourse in this issue is diverse in terms of the geographical regions of the African continent...
This paper analyses impacts of the federal system and the decentralisation of functions to the distr...
What are the smaller stories hidden within the larger trends on governance in Africa, and to what ex...
This article presents an overview of the current special issue ‘Institutions and African Economies’....
During colonialism, African countries were exposed to severe living circumstances and human rights a...
As poor policies are blamed for dismal economic outcomes in many African countries and institutions ...
The article focuses on the internal forces that have influenced Africa’s Democracy over the past dec...
The majority of people in Africa are robbed of the chance to improve their lives and climb out of de...
Ethno-territorial self-identification is the salient feature of sub-Saharan African societies. Yet, ...
This article describes pitfalls experienced by the population and governments of African countries i...
The 1990s witnessed profound political change throughout the continent of Africa. Tired and frustrat...
The paper argues that poverty has remained a major obstacle to sustainable development and democracy...
A salient characteristic of most sub-Saharan African ( SSA ) states is ethnic heterogeneity. In mos...
As a continent, Africa is often branded as the continent plagued with wars, terrorism, coups and a r...
This article assesses federalism in the five African federations: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, South ...
The discourse in this issue is diverse in terms of the geographical regions of the African continent...
This paper analyses impacts of the federal system and the decentralisation of functions to the distr...
What are the smaller stories hidden within the larger trends on governance in Africa, and to what ex...
This article presents an overview of the current special issue ‘Institutions and African Economies’....
During colonialism, African countries were exposed to severe living circumstances and human rights a...
As poor policies are blamed for dismal economic outcomes in many African countries and institutions ...
The article focuses on the internal forces that have influenced Africa’s Democracy over the past dec...
The majority of people in Africa are robbed of the chance to improve their lives and climb out of de...
Ethno-territorial self-identification is the salient feature of sub-Saharan African societies. Yet, ...
This article describes pitfalls experienced by the population and governments of African countries i...
The 1990s witnessed profound political change throughout the continent of Africa. Tired and frustrat...
The paper argues that poverty has remained a major obstacle to sustainable development and democracy...
A salient characteristic of most sub-Saharan African ( SSA ) states is ethnic heterogeneity. In mos...