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Accelerating adoption of electric vehicles for sustainable transport in Nairobi

Humphrey Njogu

Thursday, March 23, 2023

NAIROBI/KENYA - SEPTEMBER 15 2013: Many people on the street of Nairobi in Kenya. Eastern Africa

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Urban economic development in Africa: A case study of Nairobi city

Jacob Nato, Humphrey Njogu, Rose Ngugi, Aloysius Uche Ordu, and Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez

Friday, February 17, 2023

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Urban economic growth in Africa: A case study of Nairobi City County, Kenya

James Gachanja, John Karanja, Jacob Nato, Rose Ngugi, Humphrey Njogu, Brian Nyaware, Charity Mbaka, Shadrack Mwatu, and Melap Sitati

Thursday, February 16, 2023

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A policy framework for bridging the gender divide in digital technology courses and careers in Kenya

Anthony Luvanda

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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Africa’s Cities: Realizing the new urban agenda

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o

Friday, January 27, 2023

Tourists on game drive taking picture of elephants

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The impact of COVID-19 on industries without smokestacks in Kenya: The case of horticulture, ICT, and tourism sectors

Eldah Onsomu, Boaz Munga, and Violet Nyabaro

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

A worker holds roses while wearing protective equipment to help fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the packing line at the Maridadi flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya, July 20, 2020. Picture taken July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

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Industries without smokestacks in Africa: A Kenya case study

Boaz Munga, Eldah Onsomu, Nancy Laibuni, Humphrey Njogu, Adan Shibia, and Samantha Luseno

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Parked trucks wait in a 10km queue, to cross the Kenyan-Ugandan border from the town of Busia, Kenya November 14, 2020. Picture taken November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

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The effect of lockdown policies on international trade: Evidence from Kenya

Addisu Lashitew and Majune K. Socrates

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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Gender-based violence in primary schools: Kenya

Mary Otieno

Friday, December 18, 2020

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Education Plus Development

How more girls and young women can participate in digital technology courses and careers in Kenya

Anthony Luvanda

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Soldiers and tradespeople cross the dried up Jubba River in Dollow, Jubaland, southwest Somalia, on the border with Ethiopia. (Photo by Sally Hayden / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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Tackling fragility and promoting integration in the Horn of Africa through ‘development diplomacy’

Vijay Pillai and Miguel de Corral

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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Can digital technology education improve gender equality in ICT careers in Kenya?

Anthony Luvanda

Monday, August 29, 2022

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Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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Aloysius Uche Ordu

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Addisu Lashitew

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Kenya, Marsabit, 2022-08-02. A young girl carries yellow water jerry cans, a symbol of the hours spent searching for water in the area. Report in northern Kenya where the drought is only getting worse. Photography by Claudia Lacave / Hans Lucas. Kenya, Marsabit, 2022-08-02. Une jeune fille porte des jerricanes d eau jaunes, un symbole des heures passees a la recherche d eau dans la region. Reportage dans le nord du Kenya ou la secheresse ne fait que s aggraver. Photographie par Claudia Lacave / Hans Lucas.

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Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Kenyan youth on the frontlines of climate adaptation

Tomas Hurdsone, Beverly Musili, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Monday, December 5, 2022

Maasai tribe elders and women gather for a forum organized by AMREF, and geared at sensitizing the elders and women towards an alternative rights of passage for young girls, that would stop female circumcision.

Education Plus Development

How young men can change the gender and social norms of the Maasai people to support girls’ education

Damaris Seleina Parsitau

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Maasai tribe students at the Shompole school that is supported by AMREF. This school supports alternative rights of passage for young Maasai tribe girls, that would prevent them from going through the traditional female circumcision and keep them in school through secondary school. June 11, 2014 in Shompole, Kenya. (Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Reportage by Getty Images)..

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Engaging the custodians of tradition and culture

Damaris Seleina Parsitau

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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Kenya

Accelerating adoption of electric vehicles for sustainable transport in Nairobi

Urban economic development in Africa: A case study of Nairobi city

Urban economic growth in Africa: A case study of Nairobi City County, Kenya

A policy framework for bridging the gender divide in digital technology courses and careers in Kenya

Reports

Africa’s Cities: Realizing the new urban agenda

The impact of COVID-19 on industries without smokestacks in Kenya: The case of horticulture, ICT, and tourism sectors

Industries without smokestacks in Africa: A Kenya case study

The effect of lockdown policies on international trade: Evidence from Kenya

Gender-based violence in primary schools: Kenya

Blog Posts

How more girls and young women can participate in digital technology courses and careers in Kenya

Tackling fragility and promoting integration in the Horn of Africa through ‘development diplomacy’

Can digital technology education improve gender equality in ICT careers in Kenya?

Events

De/reconstructing education as a space for transformative belonging and agency

Kenya elections: What voided results mean, and next steps for the country

What elections in Kenya mean for the country, the continent, and the world

Experts

Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Director - Africa Growth Initiative

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Addisu Lashitew

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Dispatches from Africa’s COP: Kenyan youth on the frontlines of climate adaptation

How young men can change the gender and social norms of the Maasai people to support girls’ education

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