Développement & Co.

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[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The WHO approved the first ever malaria vaccine, which could save tens of thousands of children in sub-Saharan Africa. The quest for this vaccine has been underway for a hundred years, a WHO official said, and is a "historic event." https://t.co/i1hcYBhbvb

[Améline Vallet @vallet_ameline]

On a beau dire qu’il faut plus d’interdisciplinarité pour répondre aux enjeux de la transition écologique, en pratique on se heurte à plein d’obstacles. J'en ai encore fait la désagréable expérience aujourd'hui.

[Audrey Garric @audreygarric]

L'ONU tire la sonnette d'alarme : les plans climat des Etats sont totalement insuffisants à six semaines de la COP26. Ils mettent la planète sur une trajectoire de réchauffement de 2,7 °C d’ici à la fin du siècle, loin des objectifs de l’accord de Paris ⤵️ https://t.co/MFAa31qikZ

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

Health Journalism Training

Journalists from 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇲🇼 Malawi, & 🇳🇬 Nigeria can apply for this six-week online training by @TRF.

Deadline: Sept. 19.

For details, read the latest edition of GIJN's Africa newsletter, published Sept. 1. https://t.co/DMZEBuQ6MV

[Angaza Institute @AngazaInstitute]

Dans le quatrième vlog de #BukavuSeries, @BienvenuM19 nous parle de comment transcender l'invisibilité de chercheurs du Sud dans les publications scientifiques. https://t.co/xou3EhdltR @gecshisp @theGICnetwork @LSE_CRP @AcademicChatter @SEIGlobal @TC_Africa @kvlassen @issafrica

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

In Liberia, a unit of the world’s second-largest palm oil company has admitted to destroying forests and violating the rights of indigenous people. Yet its parent is among the industry’s leaders in investor ratings for environmental and social policies.
https://t.co/tzbS6tMZwA

[nature @Nature]

An analysis of nearly 25,000 papers shows that most studies on economic development are led by researchers based in the global north, even when they focus on a country or region in the global south. https://t.co/lBHsjxlZIw

[GREEN @GREEN_GEG_org]

GREEN is out!

We are thrilled to present our latest project, a scientific journal published by @GEG_org that opens up a crucial research field which combines:

– Geopolitics
– Réseau i.e. power networks
– Energy
– Environment
– Nature

A thread:
https://t.co/gINiOUTC9X

[Howard W. French @hofrench]

My piece in the new NYBooks on some terrific books on West Africa. "Enemies of Progress" https://t.co/s1jZG5foLg via @nybooks

[Justin Sandefur @JustinSandefur]

Sept 16 2021:

World Bank Group to Discontinue Doing Business Report 

(!!!)

https://t.co/9WZaL9AcYz

[Grieve Chelwa @gchelwa]

.⁦@Ronelle_B⁩, myself and other colleagues have a new paper out in Applied Economics Letters! The paper is on the underrepresentation of developing country researchers in development research. Abstract below and url here: https://t.co/L1TBRLWVJw.

[IIED @IIED]

FOLLOW THE MONEY: New IIED research tracks and sets out the challenges of contributor reported #adaptation finance and whether it is reaching the local level in the Least Developed Countries (#LDCs). --> https://t.co/4XmRqDPbLr

The following #thread explains. ⬇ 1/

[R. Maxwell Bone @maxbone55]

1/ I am distraught to learn that my friend & tech leader, Rebbeca Enonchong (@africatechie) has been detained by the Gendarmerie after being summoned in Douala. Rebbeca has done nothing except bring innovation & new thinking to #Cameroon & Afica more broadly. I saw it first hand.

[Michael Smith @SmithMarkets]

The Amazon is fast approaching a point of no return. A Bloomberg Businessweek investigation reveals that Brazil’s government is engaged in an active campaign to open up the rainforest to privatization and development With @JessicaVBrice https://t.co/0DklSklZAO via @BW

[Jeune Afrique @jeune_afrique]

Fin des paradis fiscaux : quels gains pour l'Afrique ?
https://t.co/FheJVMimg0

[Vanessa van den Boogaard @VVandenboogaard]

A fascinating read by @Jiormbagah1 on the ways in which #informaltax manifests and contributes to local development in #Nigeria. Makes clear that there is a need for more research in this area in the country! 🇳🇬

https://t.co/04YDGRj1DX

['Tokunboh Ishmael @tolushola]

Great article from @davidpilling on the urgent need to diversify Africa's corporate venture capital beyond traditional sectors.
https://t.co/mWUvRTKIR3

[The China-Global South Project @ChinaGSProject]

Sinosure & the China International Contractors Association released their new BRI Infrastructure Development Index that indicates where they think conditions are best for infrastructure growth. Lots of interest in ASEAN countries, not so much in Africa: https://t.co/XfKeWRRM4V

[Nicola Limodio @NicolaLimodio]

Ali Choudhary (@AliChou91368172) & myself are delighted that our paper “Liquidity Risk and Long-Term Finance” was accepted on the @RevEconStud (see ⏬). The overarching question of this agenda is: how to design financial institutions to promote growth & development? 1/N

[Dani Rodrik @rodrikdani]

Are you teaching an online/hybrid economics course in the Fall? Why not open it up to students from developing countries and benefit both them and your students? We have some resources to help you... https://t.co/0AvGqv0cm8