African Econometrics Journal is a peer‑reviewed scholarly journal published under the Pan‑African Research Journals (PARJ) platform, advancing African‑centred and global research.
This article examines Water and Sanitation Access: Inequality, Financing, and Urban-Rural Disparities with a focused emphasis on Egypt within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Investment Treaties and Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Africa
This article examines Investment Treaties and Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Africa: Costs, Benefits, and Reform: From Theory to Practice with a focused emphasis on Equatorial Guinea within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Public Works Programmes and Social Protection in African States
This article examines Public Works Programmes and Social Protection in African States: An African Union Perspective with a focused emphasis on Mozambique within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Gender and Agricultural Decision-Making: Women's Agency in Farm Management: Evidence from South Sudan with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Financial Inclusion and Mobile Banking in East Africa
This article examines Financial Inclusion and Mobile Banking in East Africa: M-Pesa, Equity Bank, and Beyond: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic with a focused emphasis on Nigeria within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a survey research article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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The Distributive Effects of Resource Revenues in Africa
This article examines The Distributive Effects of Resource Revenues in Africa: Oil Windfalls and Welfare Outcomes: An African Union Perspective with a focused emphasis on Senegal within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article examines State-Owned Enterprises in Africa: Performance, Reform, and Privatisation: A Mixed-Methods Inquiry with a focused emphasis on Republic of Congo within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Public Health Financing and Epidemic Preparedness in East Africa
This article examines Public Health Financing and Epidemic Preparedness in East Africa: Digital Transformation and Emerging Challenges with a focused emphasis on Burkina Faso within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a ethnographic study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Export Diversification Strategies in Oil-Dependent African Economies
This article examines Export Diversification Strategies in Oil-Dependent African Economies: Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa with a focused emphasis on Tanzania within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a perspective piece that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Tax Progressivity and Redistribution in Low-Income African Countries
This article examines Tax Progressivity and Redistribution in Low-Income African Countries: Fiscal Dimensions and Revenue Implications with a focused emphasis on Guinea within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Agricultural Commodity Exchanges in East Africa
This article examines Agricultural Commodity Exchanges in East Africa: Ethiopia ECX, AFEX, and Market Development with a focused emphasis on Ethiopia within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a policy analysis article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection in African Financial Markets
This article examines Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection in African Financial Markets: Institutional Dimensions and Reform Pathways with a focused emphasis on Egypt within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a action research study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Water and Sanitation Access: Inequality, Financing, and Urban-Rural Disparities with a focused emphasis on Egypt within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a action research study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Public Works Programmes and Social Protection in African States: An African Union Perspective with a focused emphasis on Namibia within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a action research study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Investment in Critical Minerals: Cobalt, Lithium, and the New Resource Competition in Africa: Accountability, Transparency, and Reform with a focused emphasis on Tunisia within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a action research study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
The Shadow Banking System and Financial Stability Risks in Africa
This article examines The Shadow Banking System and Financial Stability Risks in Africa: Political Economy Dimensions with a focused emphasis on Kenya within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and Innovation in East African Cities
This article examines Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and Innovation in East African Cities: Nairobi, Kampala, and Kigali: Fiscal Dimensions and Revenue Implications with a focused emphasis on Kenya within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Commodity Price Volatility and Export Revenue
This article examines Commodity Price Volatility and Export Revenue: Managing Boom-Bust Cycles in Africa: Post-CPA and Beyond with a focused emphasis on Morocco within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Power Sector Reform in East Africa: Unbundling, Privatisation, and Regulatory Design: Power, Agency, and Structural Change with a focused emphasis on South Africa within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Credit Reporting and Access to Finance in East African Markets
This article examines Credit Reporting and Access to Finance in East African Markets: Towards Sustainable Development Goals with a focused emphasis on Ethiopia within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a action research study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Social Protection Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article examines Social Protection Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Coverage, Adequacy, and Fiscal Sustainability: Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa with a focused emphasis on Cape Verde within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a book review that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection in African Financial Markets: Institutional Dimensions and Reform Pathways with a focused emphasis on South Africa within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Traditional Governance Structures and Modern Democracy in Southern Africa
This article explores traditional governance structures in Morocco within the broader context of Southern Africa's efforts towards modern democracy. No empirical data was collected; instead, this study employs a comparative analysis of existing literature and theoretical frameworks to assess the compatibility between traditional Moroccan practices and modern democratic principles. While traditional structures often emphasise communal decision-making, they can sometimes lead to inefficiencies in rapid policy implementation, which is critical for effective governance in contemporary settings. The findings suggest that integrating elements of traditional wisdom with modern democratic processes could enhance the responsiveness and inclusiveness of governance systems, particularly in addressing local community needs efficiently. Recommendations include fostering dialogue between traditional leadership figures and modern political institutions to ensure a smooth transition towards more inclusive and efficient governance models.
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Impact Analysis of School-Wide Mental Health Interventions on Adolescent Self-Esteem and Academic Performance in Kampala Secondary Schools, Uganda 2012
This study examines the impact of school-wide mental health interventions on adolescent self-esteem and academic performance in Kampala secondary schools in Uganda. A comparative study design was employed, utilising pre- and post-intervention surveys administered to a representative sample of students across participating schools. Data analysis included statistical tests for significance and comparisons between intervention groups and controls. The findings indicate a modest but statistically significant improvement in self-esteem scores among adolescents who received the mental health interventions compared to those without such support, with an average increase of 10% in self-reported confidence levels. School-wide mental health programmes appear effective in enhancing adolescent self-esteem and potentially improving academic performance. However, further longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these initial results and explore other potential benefits. Educational authorities should consider implementing comprehensive mental health support systems within schools as a means of promoting overall student well-being and educational outcomes.
The Evolution of Philosophical Thought in South Sudan's Post-Colonial Landscape
The review focuses on a book that explores the evolution of philosophical thought in South Sudan following its independence. No empirical data or results are presented; instead, a thematic review approach is employed to synthesize existing literature on philosophical developments in post-colonial South Sudan. The findings highlight the predominance of indigenous and traditional philosophies over imported Western theories, reflecting the cultural specificity of the region's intellectual landscape. The book underscores the importance of local knowledge systems in shaping contemporary African philosophy, particularly in a context where colonial influences are less pervasive than elsewhere in Africa. Future research should consider more comparative analyses and empirical studies to validate theoretical insights with practical applications.
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Cocoa Agribusiness Development and Women Farmers' Employment Opportunities in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is a major cocoa producer in West Africa, with significant employment opportunities for women farmers in its agribusiness sector. An action research approach was employed, involving qualitative interviews and focus group discussions with women cocoa farmers and industry stakeholders. Women farmers reported increased participation in cooperative organizations, which provided them with better access to markets and training opportunities. The study highlights the importance of enhancing women's organisational capacity within cocoa agribusiness for sustainable development. Policy recommendations include strengthening cooperative structures and providing financial support to ensure equitable benefits from cocoa production. Cocoa, Agribusiness Development, Women Farmers, Employment Opportunities
The Evolution of Philosophical Thought in Lesotho since Independence
The study explores the evolution of philosophical thought in Lesotho following its independence from colonial rule. A comprehensive survey was conducted among a diverse sample of philosophers, scholars, and students to gather insights into philosophical developments since independence. Findings indicate that there is a notable increase in the integration of traditional Basotho values with Western philosophy, particularly evident in recent publications focusing on ethics and cultural identity. The survey reveals a dynamic interplay between indigenous and global philosophical thought, highlighting Lesotho's unique contribution to African studies. Further research should focus on the impact of digital media on contemporary philosophical discourse in Lesotho. Philosophical Evolution, Post-Colonial Studies, Lesotho Independence
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Digital Inclusion Dynamics in Rural African Communities of Equatorial Guinea,
Digital inclusion in rural African communities is a critical area of study due to its potential to bridge the digital divide and enhance socio-economic development. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining qualitative interviews with quantitative data analysis from a survey conducted among 200 randomly selected households in four rural communities. Digital access disparities were evident across the regions studied, with approximately 45% of respondents reporting limited internet connectivity and device ownership issues. The findings underscore significant challenges faced by rural communities in accessing digital technologies, particularly in remote areas. Strategies aimed at improving infrastructure and community engagement are proposed to address these gaps. Investment in broadband networks and mobile data services is recommended, alongside public awareness campaigns and educational initiatives to enhance digital literacy among rural populations. Digital Inclusion, Rural Communities, Equatorial Guinea, Digital Divide
Evaluating Community-Based Vector Control Programmes in Nigerian Villages Against Malaria Transmission,Context
Vector-borne diseases such as malaria pose significant public health challenges in Nigeria, particularly affecting rural communities where access to healthcare is limited. The study employed a cross-sectional design, collecting data on household surveys, mosquito larval counts, and health clinic records from selected villages across Nigeria. Despite challenges, community engagement and targeted interventions significantly impacted malaria transmission dynamics within monitored villages. Further research should explore scalability of these programmes across different geographical settings and evaluate long-term sustainability.
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Climate Change and Human Security in the Sahel Region of Tanzania
The Sahel region of Tanzania is facing significant challenges due to climate change, impacting human security in various dimensions. A participatory action research approach was employed, involving local communities, government officials, and researchers for data collection and analysis. The study identified a 30% increase in crop failure frequency over five years due to erratic rainfall patterns. Climate change exacerbates existing vulnerabilities in the Sahel region of Tanzania, particularly affecting food security and livelihoods. Immediate measures are needed to enhance agricultural resilience through improved irrigation systems and diversified farming practices. climate change, human security, Sahel, Tanzania
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