EXHIBITORS
AFRICA URBAN LAB (AUL)
The Africa Urban Lab (AUL) is a research center at the African School of Economics-Zanzibar (ASE-Z) focused on rapid urbanization across Africa. The AUL conducts frontier urban-related research. We also work to translate this research into needed policy action by training the African city builders, planners, and urban leaders of tomorrow to harness rapid urbanization for human prosperity. The work at the AUL consists of three main areas: research, education, and training. Learn more about the AUL by reading our launch essay here: https://www.aul.city/blog/launching-the-africa-urban-lab
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES (JAE)
The Journal of African Economies (JAE) is a vehicle to carry rigorous economic analysis, focused entirely on Africa, for Africans and anyone interested in the continent - be they consultants, policymakers, academics, traders, financiers, development agents or aid workers.
The JAE is published by Oxford University Press (OUP), managed at the CSAE, and has an international network of Managing and Associate Editors and referees.
Find out more about the JAE on the CSAE website: https://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/journal
SOUTHERN AFRICA - TOWARDS INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SA-TIED)
Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) is a programme intended to support policymaking in the Southern Africa region by working closely with researchers to close knowledge gaps crucial to the achievement of inclusive growth and economic transformation. Through SA-TIED, researchers have access to the comprehensive anonymised tax data made available by the National Treasury of South Africa and supported by United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and many other governmental organisations in South Africa and its sub-region. SA-TIED research is intended to inform policymakers and help deliver frontier solutions to the region’s economic and development problems.
WORLD BANK'S AFRICA GENDER INNOVATION LAB (GIL)
- The World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) conducts impact evaluations and policy research to assess what works and what does not work to improve gender equality and uses this evidence to shape policy. Africa GIL’s portfolio currently covers over 80 impact evaluations across 30 countries in Africa, with country labs set up in Nigeria and Ethiopia. To learn more about this work, please visit our website and/or subscribe to our newsletter.
- The Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa report underscores the pivotal role of adolescent girls in Africa’s development and provides actionable, evidence-based solutions to address the barriers they face. It demonstrates that strategic investments in girls’ education, health, and economic empowerment can yield a tenfold return, fostering individual and national prosperity. Developed by the World Bank, in partnership with the Population Council, and the Center for Global Development (CGD), the joint report brings the urgently needed focus to the challenges faced by the 145 million adolescent girls across the region and presents targeted policy solutions to address their diverse experiences and needs. The report’s recommendations cover multisectoral interventions, prioritizing the most vulnerable girls, addressing data gaps, and mobilizing broad stakeholder collaboration. Read the report here.