Alain Goulard
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Benoît Jonveaux
Published on 02 Mar 2022
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Export diversification in the franc zone: its extent, sophistication and dynamics
It is now a widely recognised fact in the economic literature that the level of per capita income and the degree of sectoral concentration of economic activity evolve together over the long term. The empirical research of Imbs and Wacziarg (2003) has notably shown that production diversification...
Published in December 2012
In our series on “Shared Innovation”, AFD highlights innovative programs invented or developed in our partner countries.
Diffusing good health practices to the general public is a big challenge when fighting pandemics and malnutrition, or when promoting family planning. The international...
Published on 20 Apr 2020
Like many countries, Burkina Faso is confronted with the Covid-19 pandemic. This health crisis has had a major impact on household income. In response, social support measures have been taken, such as free water at the city's standpipes.
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Published on 17 Jun 2020
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Estimating the distributional incidence of healthcare spending on curative health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Benefit Incidence Analysis in Burkina Faso, Malawi and Zambia
Sub-Saharan African countries have been experiencing a persistently high level of inequality in access to healthcare services. Following the global call to eliminate health inequalities worldwide, different investments in health policies towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) have been made in...
Published on 19 Aug 2020
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Assessing Inequalities in Healthcare Spending in Burkina Faso, Malawi, and Zambia: Data and Methods
A new study examines the distributional incidence of healthcare spending in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the techniques used to conduct the analysis will help key decisions on both future policy and future data collection.
Published on 20 Jan 2021
The North of Burkina Faso is characterized by a low rate of access to electricity, which is below the national average. The high connection costs are one of the main barriers to connections to the power grid. The SONABEL project, which has the Sahel Alliance label, aims to facilitate access to...
Published on 31 May 2018
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Regional Migration and Wage Inequality in the West African Economic and Monetary Union
This paper investigates the impact of regional migration on average wages and wage inequality in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). We exploit a unique data from a unified labour force household survey which covers natives and migrants in the seven economic capitals of the...
Published on 15 Mar 2019
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Analyzing inequalities from the perspective of health, education, and employment trajectories in Burkina Faso
Published on 26 Feb 2019
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Better understanding Arab-Islamic education (EDUAI) in the Sahel
Published on 06 Jul 2022
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The Informal Sector in Francophone Africa - Firm Size, Productivity, and Institutions
As Africa grows and modernizes, it is crucial to understand how to better translate these positive trends into poverty reduction through productive employment, especially for the 7–10 million young people entering the labor force every year. Until now, there have been few systematic studies on...
Published on 31 Aug 2017
Located in the South-West of Ouagadougou, Zagtouli, the biggest solar plant in West Africa – and the first in Burkina Faso - has been build. In a country where 19 million inhabitants have no access to electricity, having a reliable, cheap and efficient energy supply is crucial....
Published on 05 Apr 2018
CICLIA is a facility funded by the EU, SECO and AFD that supports more than 30 cities in sub-Saharan Africa in the preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban strategies and projects. With 800,000 inhabitants, the city of Bobo-Dioulasso is the second largest city in the country and a very...
Published on 08 Dec 2021
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Yeleen: Developing solar electricity production and facilitating its integration into the grid
With the implementation of the Yeleen program, the aim is to make Burkina Faso a champion for solar energy in West Africa. In addition to reinforcing the grids, this project is increasing the country's photovoltaic capacity and is focusing on innovation by installing West Africa's...
Published on 09 Sep 2020
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Estimating the distributional incidence of healthcare spending on maternal health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Benefit Incidence Analysis in Burkina Faso, Malawi, and Zambia
Improving access to maternal health services is a critical policy concern, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where maternal mortality rates remain very high, particularly so among the poorest segments of society. Hence, following the global call to reduce maternal mortality embedded in the...
Published on 02 Sep 2020
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Sahel - Activity Report 2022
Over the past decade, the deterioration of the security situation has profoundly destabilized the Central Sahel, with spillover effects throughout the region and even beyond. Weakened social cohesion has led to increasingly violent and uncontrolled conflict. In addition, the political turmoil...
Published on 29 Mar 2023
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Minka Sahel Initiative
The security, humanitarian, and sociopolitical situation in the Sahel has continued to deteriorate since the 2012 crisis in Mali, with a significant increase in conflict hotspots. More than one million people, according to OCHA reports, have been forcibly displaced in the G5 Sahel countries, due...
Published on 30 Oct 2019
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In the Sahel, real economic and social development
Fragility and conflict are the main lenses through which Sahelian issues are most often viewed. However, the crystallization of the debate around these issues, real as they are, leads to a narrowing of analyses, whereas the truth is that the region is also seeing positive trends. Even as it...
Published on 13 Oct 2021
Actualité
5 Projects to Advance E-Health in Africa
New health technologies promise to enable health systems in developing countries to respond more effectively to chronic illness, personnel shortages, and a lack of health information. We take a closer look at 5 projects supported by Agence française de développement.
Published on 30 Sep 2019
The urban fabric initiative brings out and supports small or temporary micro-projects, carried by the inhabitants and quickly implemented, on the sites of urban projects financed in parallel by the Agency.
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Published on 07 Feb 2020