Economics Affairs

Breaking Barriers to Inclusive Growth in Central Africa: Tackling Inequality and Informality as structural constraints

By |2026-03-04T09:10:18+00:00March 4th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Salim Ahmed Vessah Introduction Central Africa stands at a pivotal moment, endowed with abundant natural resources, a young population, and a dynamic entrepreneurial base. Yet its growth potential is constrained by a dual [...]

Rich Land, Poor people: The Urgent Call for Justice in Central Africa’s Extractive Zones: The Case of the Congo Basin

By  and |2026-04-02T07:42:02+00:00February 24th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , , |

By Dr. Adeline M. Nembot & Larissa Ntoubia Executive Summary Central Africa’s extractive zones reflect a deep paradox: abundant natural resources coexist with persistent poverty, environmental degradation, and weak governance. Despite significant revenues from [...]

Not Just Numbers but Impact: Transforming Women’s Labour Force Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

By  and |2026-02-24T08:43:18+00:00February 23rd, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Dr. Adeline M. Nembot & Dr. Vera Kum Executive Summary Sub‑Saharan Africa records relatively high female labour force participation, yet this “high participation” often masks a reality of informality, low productivity, and limited [...]

Building an Inclusive Future : Making Public and Private Investment Work in CEMAC

By |2026-02-10T16:24:03+00:00February 10th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

By Salim Ahmed Vessah Executive summary Over the past two decades, CEMAC has invested heavily in public infrastructure, yet job-rich and inclusive growth remains limited. Private investment is shallow and concentrated in extractive sectors, [...]

Harnessing Critical Minerals for Industrialization in Sub‑Saharan Africa: Governance, Local Processing, and Regional Value Chains

By |2026-02-04T12:08:09+00:00February 4th, 2026|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: |

By Ahmed Salim Vessah Executive Summary Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) holds nearly 30% of global reserves of critical minerals essential for the energy transition, including cobalt, lithium, manganese, and copper. However, the region captures less [...]

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