PUBLICATIONS

Rethinking Tourism During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Successes of Local and “Work from Anywhere” Tourism in Coastal Kenya

Nikolina Zenovic, Research Fellow, African Political Economy Policy Lab August 17, 2021

Tourism plays a significant role in the economies of various African countries. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has had a devastating impact on the industry’s viability. Lockdowns and travel restrictions have prompted the industry to revamp local tourism, and the transition to remote work in the pandemic era may provide an additional source of tourists. This paper examines the prospects of Kenyan coastal tourism in 2021. It concludes that the achievements of some Kenyan coastal tourism businesses – serving long-term, remote visitors and locals – may facilitate the economic recovery of Kenya’s coastal tourism in this mid-pandemic phase.

The African Continental Free Trade Area and Borderlands: Avoiding Pitfalls and Unlocking Potential

Michael Keen, Research Fellow, African Political Economy Policy Lab August 5, 2021

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to boost trade across Africa and lift millions of Africans out of poverty. However, like all free trade deals, the AfCFTA will inflict short-term economic pain on certain individuals and communities while creating new opportunities for others. These disruptions will be most acute in borderland regions across the continent. To minimize the AfCFTA’s adverse short-term effects on borderland communities, African governments should invest in border communities, prioritize extending state services into borderland regions, and eventually devolve political power and resources to local and regional governments to spur cross-border cooperation and unlock the AfCFTA’s full potential.

South Sudan Womens Anti War Protest in Juba 2017 Credit Stefanie Glinski AFP Getty Images

Race in Sudan and South Sudan Part 1: Intersectional and Cross-sectional

Rohan Lambore, Research Analyst, Youth, Gender, & Vulnerability Policy Lab July 23, 2021

This piece seeks to examine how the ethno-social environment in Sudan and South Sudan specifically impacts race and its unique intersection with religion and gender in the two nations. By examining historical and current developments across the Republic of the Sudan (henceforth ‘Sudan’) and The Republic of the South Sudan (henceforth ‘South Sudan’), it is evident that the Arab and Non-Arab Worlds are colliding within two nation states that are effectively partitioned. However, the very sets of differences that separate the many groups within Sudan and South Sudan may hold the key to further reconciliation and human development.

The LID Unlidded: West African Countries’ United Attempt to Increase Cocoa Farmers’ Income

Nana Bruce-Amanquah, Researcher, Foreign Policy & Diaspora Studies Lab December 31, 2021

Despite the billions of dollars in revenue generated by multinationals in the chocolate industry, many cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana live below the poverty line. The Ivorian and Ghanaian governments’ joint program to implement a new premium, called the Living Income Differential (LID), to cocoa prices is intended as poverty relief. Although LID has not produced as many benefits as expected, the collective action in its applications and enforcement along with its potential to push chocolate companies to properly contribute to increased incomes for cocoa farmers make it an initiative worth keeping and improving.

Humanitarian Cash Assistance in the 21st Century: The Use of Cryptocurren

Wesli Turner, MSc., Research Analyst November 21, 2021

This article explores the history of digital currency in Sub-Saharan Africa, the use of cryptocurrency in humanitarian aid and the innovative use of cryptocurrency to distribute Universal Basic Income to vulnerable populations in need. This article will also touch on the role digital currency played during the height of COVID-19 in providing immediate cash assistance with limited human contact.

Rethinking Tourism During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Successes of Local and “Work from Anywhere” Tourism in Coastal Kenya

Nikolina Zenovic, Research Fellow, African Political Economy Policy Lab August 17, 2021

PUBLICATIONS

Rethinking Tourism During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Successes of Local and “Work from Anywhere” Tourism in Coastal Kenya

The African Continental Free Trade Area and Borderlands: Avoiding Pitfalls and Unlocking Potential

Race in Sudan and South Sudan Part 1: Intersectional and Cross-sectional

The LID Unlidded: West African Countries’ United Attempt to Increase Cocoa Farmers’ Income

Humanitarian Cash Assistance in the 21st Century: The Use of Cryptocurren

Rethinking Tourism During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Successes of Local and “Work from Anywhere” Tourism in Coastal Kenya

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