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What people want from government: basic services performance ratings, 34 countries
Afrobarometer, 2013The current paper relies on an Afrobarometer survey that asked people in 34 African countries to rate the governmental performance in their countries regarding basic services. The paper shows that Africans hold largely negative views about their governments’ performance on key services such as delivery of water and maintaining sanitary conditions, as well as supplying electricity.DocumentAfrica’s willing taxpayers thwarted by opaque tax systems, corruption
Afrobarometer, 2014Mobilisation of resources through taxation is a top priority on Africa's development agenda. The current paper reveal widespread citizen commitment in 29 sub-Saharan African countries to the principle of taxation and to taking responsibility – by paying their taxes – for national development.DocumentSupport for African women's equality rises: education, jobs & political participation still unequal
Afrobarometer, 2014Across the globe, women and girls lack access to the levels of education, economic power and political leadership enjoyed by men. However, an Afrobarometer's survey of more than 50,000 people in 34 African countries shows broad support for women's equality among both men and women, and widespread acceptance of women’s leadership capabilities.DocumentDemand for democracy is rising in Africa, but most political leaders fail to deliver
Afrobarometer, 2014Africans express growing attachment to democracy. This Afrobarometer policy paper points to the gap in many African countries between popular demand for democracy and the supply of democracy actually delivered by ruling elites.DocumentStop Violence Against Girls in School. Success Stories
ActionAid International, 2013Millions of girls in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be denied their right to education. Violence and the fear of violence are also critical factors preventing girls from attending school.DocumentStop Violence Against Girls in School. Success Stories
ActionAid International, 2013Millions of girls in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be denied their right to education. Violence and the fear of violence are also critical factors preventing girls from attending school.DocumentEthnicity and individual attitudes towards international investors: survey evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Afrobarometer, 2013Academic literature supports the idea that FDI is conducive for growth and, more importantly, for poverty alleviation. This paper focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa and tests the determinants of individual support toward foreign investors. The paper proposes a model that explains why foreign direct investment reinforces policy making along ethnic cleavages.DocumentCitizens’ attitudes towards taxation in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa
Afrobarometer, 2013Little is known about tax compliance behaviour in developing countries. This study explores factors that determine citizens’ tax compliance attitude in four African countries: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.DocumentSocial desirability bias and reported vote preferences in African surveys
Afrobarometer, 2014There has been little investigation into whether reported African voter preferences are reliable, or whether they are affected by bias. The current paper uses a voting simulation experiment in Uganda and analysis of existing surveys from a number of African countries to show that African voters who are observed by others are less likely to report a preference for a co-ethnic candidate.DocumentImplementing the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa: Analysing the Compliance of Kenya's Legal Framework
Oxfam, 2014This report analyses the implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol in Kenya. The Maputo Protocol guarantees comprehensive rights to women. The report analyses the steps that have been taken in Kenya on a legal, policy, and practical level to implement the Maputo Protocol.Pages