Africa Research Institute

Ken Menkhaus argues that the most important benefit of understanding hybrid local governance is its potential to provide external actors with state-building models which are grounded in post-conflict realities.

Maya Prabhu looks at the role of Tanzania’s parliament in scrutinising the budget and the acting as a “parliament with teeth”.

Food shortages are the root cause of poverty in Gutu. Participatory research, community engagement and traditional knowledge have transformed food security.

Speaker: Edward Paice (Africa Research Institute)

Writing for CNN, Alex Court referenced ARI's work on Somali remittances in his piece on Somalia's first ATM.

In this article for Devex, Gabriella Jóźwiak references ARI's September event "Aid under the microscope" at which aid watchdog ICAI's chief commissioner Graham Ward and colleagues discussed DFID's track record.

Speaker: Jonathan Ledgard (Director of Afrotech)

Jonathan Bhalla reflects on six years working at Africa Research Institute highlighting some of the projects he has enjoyed working on – from food security in Zimbabwe to e-learning in Kenya.

In this insightful and detailed interview, Jules Dumas Nguebou discusses how participatory budgeting has developed in Cameroon to ensure that local resources are effectively mobilised to meet community needs.

Speakers: Jules Dumas Nguebou (The Society of Booklovers, Cameroon), David Satterthwaite (IIED)