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  Can parliaments enhance the quality of democracy on the African continent? An analysis of institutional capacity and public perception

  Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2006

  Since the early 1990s, when many African countries resumed multi-party elections and democratic practices, legislative strengthening programmes have become an important part of international assistance. Parliaments are generally regarded as potential agents for democratic change but their actual role in enhancing the quality of democracy in Africa is far from clear.
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  Africa’s success: evaluating accomplishments

  John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007

  This paper evaluates the seven presumed African success stories: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda. It gives a detailed analysis of the economic, political, governance and human development scenarios in each country, and identifies the emerging challenges.
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  Securing local resource rights in Africa: can the law support poor people?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008

  In the last ten years, legal reforms in some African countries have given local people more secure rights over natural resources. But gaps and loopholes (ways to evade rules) limit the potential benefits of these reforms. More importantly, many people are unaware of their rights, or lack the knowledge or means to enforce them.
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  Assessing household food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008

  Reducing hunger in developing countries depends on reliable estimates of food insecurity. Using data about how much food individual households acquire may be a more accurate way to measure dietary quantity and quality than national level data.
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  In the best interests of the child: harmonising laws in Eastern and Southern Africa

  African Child Policy Forum, 2007

  This report reviews and analyses how far 19 Eastern and Southern African countries have gone in harmonising and implementing the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC, or 'the African Charter').
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  More aid for Africa is only a mixed blessing

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  The donor community has pledged to double aid to Africa by 2010. This presents Africa with great opportunities. But it can also make life harder for exporters and the private sector. Their production costs will have to be lowered but can aid help achieve that?
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  The South South North Capacity Building Module on Poverty Reduction

  South South North, 2006

  The South South North network adopts a pragmatic approach to tackling climate change and sustainable development. This module incorporates the main approaches and provides a toolkit for practitioners wishing to implement mitigation and/or adaptation in communities in developing countries.
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  Minding the gaps: integrating poverty reduction strategies and budgets for domestic accountability

  World Bank, 2007

  This study examines what challenges have arisen in countries where efforts have been made to integrate poverty reduction strategies (PRSs) with national budgets. It argues that both PRSs and national budgets offer scope for enhanced domestic accountability, but that fractures in planning and budgeting systems pose obstacles for donors and national governments.
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  YouthLens No. 21: Integrating reproductive health and HIV services for youth

  YouthNet, Family Health International, 2007

  Often health services for young people address contraception or prevention of HIV/STIs, but not both. Would an integrated approach to sexual health services reduce unwanted pregnancies and HIV/STIs among young people? This briefing paper reports on the findings of a series of studies that examined this question.
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  EMIS capacity and priority identification: a web-based country survey for Ministry of Education personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Association for the Development of Education in Africa, 2007

  This report presents the results of a survey to gauge the capacity levels of Anglophone African Education Ministries’ statistics offices. It presents information provided by statisticians, planners and computer specialists from the Ministries on:

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