Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest growth rate in net international migration in the world. The reasons for this … main reasons for international migration from SSA are armed conflict and lack of job opportunities. An additional year of … conflict will raise net out-migration by 1.35 per 1,000 inhabitants and an additional 1 per cent growth will reduce net out …

This paper addresses the economic impact of forest management on gender and food security of rural poor in Africa. The … econometric evidence applied in Cameroon taken as an accurate picture of Africa suggests that the producer prices of coffee, and …

Many low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their … identifies suitable evaluation methods. The findings from recent assessments for Mozambique and Tanzania are used to illustrate …

several of the goals. But many countries, most especially in Africa, will not. The projections show that poverty will become … more heavily concentrated in Africa in both relative and absolute terms. In addition, whilst urban poverty will increase …

This paper provides an overview on the impacts of food aid. We consider its effects on consumption, nutrition, food … markets and labour supply, as well as the extent to which it exacerbates or mitigates conflict. We also consider the …

We analyse rural household livelihood and children.s school enrolment decisions in a post-conflict setting in the …

In this working paper we provide an overview of two recent special journal issues on violent conflict and …