This article estimates the evolution of income inequality in Africa from 1990 to 2019 by
combining surveys, tax data, and national accounts. Inequality in Africa is very high: the …

High levels of income inequality and stagnant employment levels remain a major problem
across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in spite of unprecedented economic growth over the last …

The paper reports on and summarizes four country case studies (Ghana, Kenya, Senegal
and South Africa) in terms of: the degree and extent of economic complexity; a detailed …

Mining is a significant economic activity in most Southern African Development Community
(SADC) countries, and mineral beneficiation has been identified and controversially …

This study uses a unique panel dataset on micro data with 786 households over 3 years
(2014, 2016 and 2018) at the community level in Tanzania, assessing the contribution of …

This study is aimed at understanding the Human–Nature Relationships (HNRs) in the Lower
Mngeta and Upper Zigi catchments, as parts of Eastern Arc water catchment areas, in the …

Mainstream analyses of contemporary democratization processes in sub-Saharan Africa
have tended to explain their pitfalls and shortcomings by pointing to the lack of strong state …

This paper uses a set of national household surveys to study the regional Sub-Saharan
Africa distribution of consumption expenditure among individuals during 1993–2008. The …

A broad consensus has emerged that a global democratic decline has been ongoing for
over a decade. Such a view is held not only among scholars (Carothers, 2006; Diamond …

Despite the numerous financial sector alterations carried out in various economies over the
past few decades, there is evidence that financial development in Africa remains low. The …