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Blog Post
May 28, 2024
Over the last 10 years, the international Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) has supported countries across Africa and Asia to develop national priority-setting processes. This month, in partnership with 15 iDSI authors, we have published a review of the successes, challenges, and lessons learned du...
Blog Post
May 21, 2024
This week, Kenyan President William Ruto will be the first African leader to receive an official state visit since President George W. Bush invited Ghanaian President John Kufuor in 2008. President Ruto is traveling to Washington to mark the 60th anniversary of US-Kenyan diplomatic relations. But un...
May
28
2024
VIRTUAL
12:30—2:00 PM EST | 5.30-7 PM BST
May 08, 2024
With the post-COVID fiscal crisis restricting health budgets around the world, governments must make difficult decisions of what health services and products are provided, to whom, and at what price. These choices must be evidence-based, transparent, and then implemented. If they are not, resources ...
May
29
2024
IN PERSON
2:00—7:30 AM ET, 9 AM—2:30 PM EAT
May 09, 2024
The Center for Global Development (CGD), together with the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Partnership for Economic Policy Network (PEP), the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), and REPOA, are holding a workshop alongside the African Development Bank’s annual meetings in Nairo...
May
16
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
3:00—4:00 PM ET / 8:00-9:00 PM BST
May 08, 2024
On August 21, 2023, Yusuf Tuggar was sworn in as Foreign Minister of Nigeria. Minister Tuggar is a major figure in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet and is leading the implementation of the president’s new foreign policy initiative, the “4D Doctrine,” which focuses on Demography, Development, Diaspora...
Blog Post
May 01, 2024
At the core of African food insecurity are the continent’s notoriously low crop yields—the amount of produce farmers harvest relative to the area of land they farm. And one of the main reasons for low yield compared to other regions is that African countries, on average, use far less fertilizer to b...
CGD NOTES
April 30, 2024
Corporal punishment is legal in many countries. Corporal punishment in schools remains legal in 63 countries. Implementing and enforcing legislation that prohibits corporal punishment across all settings is an important step towards keeping children safe. But, how far does the passing of legislation...
Blog Post
April 16, 2024
Last month The Gambia’s National Assembly advanced a bill that, if ratified, would make it the first country to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation. These moves—supported by the predominantly male legislature—reflect the precarious nature of gains made in gender equality and have implication...
WORKING PAPERS
April 15, 2024
Adaptation is not a universal response to climate shocks, and while a lot of studies are geared towards building adaptive capacity of households, particularly in developing country settings, more recognition should be given to cultural and religious factors that may significantly mitigate responses.
Blog Post
April 11, 2024
How schools are managed––things like budgets, staffing, and planning––matters for school effectiveness and children’s learning. But how easy is it to improve this (at scale) in poor countries? In a new CGD working paper we evaluate the impact of a large-scale school leader training programme impleme...