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10th Urbanization and Development Conference

30–31 March 2026 World Bank, George Washington University and Johns Hopkins University (Washington, DC)

Upcoming Event

Kampala city scape
Building research communities: Reflections from the 4th ACES Summer School

Hélène Donnat Gonzalez Holguera, Caleb Andreason

Blog

Participants at the 4th ACES Political Economy Summer School
AI for Gov Workshop

15 October 2025 09:00-17:00

Past Event

First edition of the ZEL Data for Policy Workshop, February 2025.
Press statement on the 9th high-level economic growth forum

IGC Press Release

9th EG Uganda Economic Growth Forum, panel (photo by Ministry of Finance , Planning and Economic Development)
Lessons from Ethiopia’s AGOA suspension amidst US tariff uncertainty

Mesele Araya

Blog

An image of the Ethiopian flag juxtaposed with American cash and a red line trending down to illustrate the impact of the AGOA suspension.
How Africa can make the most of critical minerals

Shahrukh Wani

Blog

Critical minerals are widely found in Africa with the image depicting a 3D Render of a Topographic Map of Africa, surrounded by a blue background.
9th Urbanization and Development Conference

11–12 June 2025 Cape Town Civic Centre

Past Event

An image of construction workers working together on a large building site in Rwanda
Strengthening the implementation of a bilingual education reform in Mozambique

Mathilde Col, Juliette Crespin-Boucaud, Vasco Magona Sande 1 Jun 2026

Project

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Analysing gains from implementation of Single Customs Territory on imports: Facilitating input imports as a domestic growth strategy

Dong Hyeok Kang, Joseph Okello Ayo 1 Jun 2026

Project

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Entering the mining value chain: A firm survey from the Copperbelt, Zambia

Anja Benshaul-Tolonen, Paula Fernandez Musso

Working paper

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Sewers and urbanisation in developing countries: The case of South Africa

Sean McCulloch, Matt Schaelling, Matthew Turner, Toru Kitagawa

Policy brief

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Sewers and urbanisation in developing countries: The case of Tanzania

Sean McCulloch, Matt Schaelling, Matthew Turner, Toru Kitagawa

Policy brief

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Managing solid waste for a sustainable Accra

Martin Oteng-Ababio, Ebenezer Amankwaa, Godfred Fiifi Boadi

Project report

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The global effects of carbon border adjustment mechanisms

Kimberly Clausing, Jonathan Colmer, Allan Hsiao, Catherine Wolfram

Working paper

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10 years after: Long-term adoption of electricity in rural Rwanda

Lise Masselus, Jörg Ankel-Peters, Gabriel Gonzalez Sutil, Vijay Modi, Joel Mugyenyi, Anicet Munyehirwe, Nathan Williams, Maximiliane Sievert

Working paper

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Talk is cheap, but useful: Strategic signalling in NGO-led interventions

Mira Korb

Working paper

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Urban resilience through contingency loans in savings groups: Evidence from Mozambique

Stefan Leeffers, Francesco Cecchi 30 Sep 2026

Project

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Bringing services closer to people: How distance to administrators affects public service delivery in Uganda

Marcelo Gantier Mita

Policy brief

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Governance institutions in rural Sierra Leone

Andrés Felipe Rodríguez

Policy brief

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High-resolution mapping of poverty in Kampala

Peter Kielberg Fisker, Thomas Pave Sohnesen 31 Dec 2025

Project

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