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Experiences of local victims of Yahoo Boys’ socio-economic cybercrimes in Nigeria
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ehl:lserod:129780&r=&r=afr
Published: November 19, 2025 00:00
Despite much cybercrime originating in Nigeria, little is known about national victims compared to international victims of these crimes. In this study, we utilise the results from a survey of 1034 university staff and students to assess their experiences…
What Underlies the Poor Financial Performance of Electric Utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa ?
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11257&r=&r=afr
Published: November 10, 2025 00:00
This study investigates the factors responsible for the poor performance of 67 electric utilities in 47 countries, using descriptive data from the World Bank, the International Energy Agency, the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and national…
Climate risk climate policy and international capital flows evidence from SADC countries
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rbz:wpaper:11093&r=&r=afr
Published: November 6, 2025 00:00
This study examines the impact of climate risk and climate policies on capital flows in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. Using data from 10 SADC countries spanning 2000 to 2022, we find that climate risk proxied by extreme weather…
Capital flows and economic performance in South Africa
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rbz:wpaper:11092&r=&r=afr
Published: November 5, 2025 00:00
This paper assesses the role of foreign investment in the economic performance of South Africa. Although the evidence is inconclusive about how foreign capital flows affect aggregate variables, there is clear evidence of their positive and significant…
Russia’s Involvement on the African Continent and its Consequences for Development: The Aid Channel
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:hasite:0064&r=&r=afr
Published: November 5, 2025 00:00
In the wake of international sanctions, Russia has intensified its engagement in Africa, with potential ramifications for democracy, international relations, and conflict dynamics. This paper examines whether the expanding presence of Russian actors has…
Climate change macroprudential policy responses and their distributional consequences in South Africa
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rbz:wpaper:11090&r=&r=afr
Published: October 20, 2025 00:00
In transitioning from coal-dependent growth to a low-carbon economy, South Africa faces intertwined environmental, macro-financial and distributional risks. We build a two-period computable general equilibrium model with heterogeneous households, firms and…
What Do Small and Informal Household Enterprises Want ?
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11235&r=&r=afr
Published: October 20, 2025 00:00
A large share of workers in Sub-Saharan Africa earn a living through informal, low productivity household enterprises. While structural transformation toward formal wage employment is viewed as the long-term path to improving livelihoods, progress has been…
African Startup Accelerators: How University Partnerships Signal Venture Quality and Drive Funding Growth amid Capital Scarcity.
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:6jafg_v1&r=&r=afr
Published: October 8, 2025 00:00
Background. African startups operate amid acute capital scarcity and fragmented institutions, which complicates credible quality revelation to investors. Purpose. Focusing on the venture as the unit of analysis, this study investigates how milestones…