Sub-Saharan Africa

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

By Dr. Adeline Nembot and Dr. Vera Kum|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 [...]

From Caregivers to Change-Makers: Empowering Women’s Political Participation by Acknowledging Unpaid Care Work in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Dr. Yollande Meli Tankeu|2024-11-26T08:38:42+00:00November 26th, 2024|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , |

Background Across the globe, the evidence of women's care labor is unequivocal: women bear the majority (76.2%) of unpaid care work. In many societies, unpaid care work is a fundamental aspect of women's daily [...]

Increasing the Impact of Business Support Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Dr. Jean Cedric Kouam|2022-03-29T08:35:14+00:00January 26th, 2022|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications, Social Entrepreneurship - Policy Brief|Tags: , |

Business support structures enable the young enterprises they support during the first months of their activity to be more effective and sustainable than young enterprises that do not use their services (Arlotto et al., 2012).

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