Research and Commentary

Massacre in Nairobi: Kenya Under Siege as al-Shabab Consolidates

September 23, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

The Bad Economics of Free Primary Education

September 7, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Is South Sudan on the Verge of Collapse?

August 20, 2013, Josephine Kibe and Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Creating Global Reach: Brookings’s Partnerships with Think Tanks in Africa

August 14, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

The African Growth and Opportunity Act: An Empirical Analysis of the Possibilities Post-2015

July 2013, Simon Mevel, Zenia Lewis, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Stephen Karingi and Anne W. Kamau

Bangla-Pesa: Slum Currency and Implications for the Poor in Developing Countries

July 17, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi and David Muthaka

Quality of Kenya's Education and Health Services Incompatible With Vision 2030

July 15, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi and Ritva Reinikka

Obama’s Africa Trip: Symbolism and Substance

July 8, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Guilt Trip: Why President Obama's Tour of Africa is Already a Disappointment

June 25, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

A Conversation on President Obama’s Trip to Africa

June 20, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Witney Schneidman and Haroon Bhorat

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Mukhisa Kituyi to Head the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

May 16, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Mapping the African Growth Landscape

May 15, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

World Economic Forum on Africa: Delivering Africa’s Promise

May 6, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Youth Policy and the Future of African Development

April 15, 2013, Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong and Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Top Five Reasons Why Africa Should Be a Priority for the United States

April 2013

Kenya: A Country Redeemed after a Peaceful Election

April 2, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Chinua Achebe’s Legacy and the Need for More African Voices in U.S.-Africa Policy Dialogues

March 26, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi and Jessica Elaine Smith

The Significance of Obama’s Meeting with African Leaders at the White House

March 21, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Will a New Constitution Reverse Zimbabwe’s Political and Economic Degeneration?

March 20, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi and John Omiti

Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta Deserves Support of the International Community

March 11, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

United States Engagement with the Rising Continent: Embracing Africa’s Economic Potential

March 7, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Oil and Gas Management for Inclusive and Sustainable Development: An East African Regional Forum

March 2013

The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country

February 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Germano Mwabu, Tessa Bold and Justin Sandefur

Presidential Election a Major Tipping Point for Kenya’s Role in International Community

February 13, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

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Kenya’s Elections: Implications of Ethnic Rivalries and International Intervention

February 12, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

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