Chede International Development Network

Dialogue Afrique

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:39:45 +0000

Contemporary Africa is faced with the reality of numerous evolving states that have to grapple with the inevitability of conflict. On their own, the fledgling institutions in these states cannot cope with the huge demands unleashed by everyday conflict. It is within this context that the complementarity between traditional institutions and the modern state becomes not only observable but also imperative. . . . → Pour en savoir plus: Africa Dialogue (PDF – 3 467Ko)

L'Afrique peut aider à nourrir l'Afrique

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:37:48 +0000

Prix des aliment de base sont dans l'actualité — ils sont à nouveau en hausse. C'est une mauvaise nouvelle pour ceux parmi les pauvres de l'Afrique qui consomment plus de nourriture que ce qu'ils peuvent produire. Pensez surtout à des familles pauvres vivant dans les villes: ils passent la majorité de leurs revenus sur les denrées alimentaires simples. Hausse des prix alimentaires ont aussi des impacts macroéconomiques importants sur beaucoup de pays africains puisque de plus en plus de nourriture est importée du marché mondial conduisant à une aggravation des balances de commerce. Juste 5% des importations de l'Afrique de céréales proviennent d'autres pays africains. Ce problème ne va pas s'en aller. Demande alimentaire continuera à augmenter, Il devrait doubler d'ici 2020, et les consommateurs seront trouvera de plus en plus dans les villes en croissance rapide de l'Afrique. . . . → Pour en savoir plus: L'Afrique peut aider à nourrir le rapport sur Afrique (PDF – 2 799Ko)

Couloirs de développement de l'Afrique

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:35:41 +0000

The Maputo Development Corridor is the largest and most successful development corridor initiative thus far in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) région, if not within Africa as a whole. It has overcome a range of challenges to make a significant contribution towards regional economic integration. As such, it is an example from which lessons can be drawn for other corridor initiatives within the region. . . . → Pour en savoir plus: Africa’s Development Corridors (PDF – 212Kb)

Ghana fait des progrès contre la ‘Malédiction des ressources,"mais les défis persistent

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:24:56 +0000

Newcomers to Accra may be surprised to see evidence of corporate social responsibility strewn around Ghana’s capital city. Billboards and posters remind passers-by of the constant stream of summits, workshops and initiatives taking place to address the challenges posed by managing the country’s newfound oil reserves. . . . → Pour en savoir plus: Ghana Makes Progress Against the ‘Malédiction des ressources,’ but Challenges Remain (PDF – 53 Ko)

GRANDES intuitions

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:21:29 +0000

Regional integration seems to be the name of the game these days. As the dynamics of the multilateral trade scene are fizzling out, regional trade agreements are multiplying at an unprecedented pace. A recognition of the reality that many national markets alone are simply too small, for selling products, attracting investment, stimulating innovation and remaining competitive. Beyond trade and market integration, there are a host of other sound reasons to bundle forces at regional level and integrate. Politically it makes sense to strengthen the ties with your neighbours as this interdependence reduces the incentives for conflict. . . . → Pour en savoir plus: GREAT Insights Nov 2012 Issue (PDF – 1 417 Kb)

Trafic de drogue et la crise de l'Etat en Afrique de l'ouest

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:09:59 +0000

Beginning in the middle of the last decade, the international community was alerted to the fact that drug trafficking in West Africa was in danger of spawning a series of near ‘narco–‐states’: countries whose economies, politics and social structures were being infiltrated and distorted by the drug trade. . . . → Pour en savoir plus: Leadership Required – Drug Trafficking and the Crisis of Statehood in West Africa (PDF – 1 830 Kb)

Localisation de développement

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:54:27 +0000

Promoting participation through community development projects and local decentralization has become a central tenet of development policy. The World Bank alone has invested about $85 billion over the last decade on development assistance for participation. Cependant, some observers feel that policy making in the area is conceptually weak, that project design is informed more by slogans than careful analysis. . . . → Pour en savoir plus: Localizing Development (PDF – 2530Ko)

À la recherche de 2060

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:51:28 +0000

On the basis of 2005 purchasing power parities (PPPs), China is projected to surpass the Euro Area in a year or so and the United States in a few more years, to become the largest economy in the world, and India is projected to surpass Japan in the next year or two and the Euro area in about 20 years. . . . → Pour en savoir plus: À la recherche de 2060; Long-term Growth Prospects for the World, According to CD (PDF – 117 Ko)

Approfondissement de l'intégration commerciale régionale en biens et services

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:46:17 +0000

Regional trade integration has long been a strategic objective for Africa. Cependant, the African market remains highly fragmented. While there has been some success in removing import duties within regional communities, a range of non-tariff and regulatory barriers still raise transaction costs and limit the movement of goods, services, people and capital across borders. The end-result is that Africa has integrated with the rest of the world faster than with itself. . . . → Pour en savoir plus: Report on Deepening Regional Integration in Africa (PDF – 3 215 Ko)

Le nouveau visage de la pauvreté

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:40:40 +0000

To what extent do education, health and nutrition poverty rates differ by the spatial and social characteristics of households? And how has the composition of education, health and nutrition poverty changed since the 1990s in terms of the spatial and social characteristics of households? . . . → Pour en savoir plus: The New Face of Poverty (PDF – 410Ko)