THINK AFRICA PARTNERSHIP

Bringing African Citizens’ Perspectives into Economic Policymaking

Think Africa Partnership (TAP), through its support for the Chief Economists of Government (CEoG) initiative, continues to facilitate dialogue that connects research, citizen perspectives, and policy priorities. ...

TAP Participates in the K4T Partner Network Meeting

In March 2026, TAP participated in the three-day Knowledge for Transformation (K4T) Partner Network Meeting, hosted by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the Deutsche ...

Closing Africa’s WASH Gap: Citizen Perspectives on Water and Sanitation

The Economists for Transformation (E4T) Network and Afrobarometer convened a webinar on May 26 titled Closing Africa’s WASH Gap: Citizen Perspectives on Water and Sanitation. Bringing together experts and researchers, ...

From Commitment to Reality: Africans’ Views on Women’s Rights and Gender ...

Afrobarometer, in partnership with the World Bank’s Economists for Transformation Network and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, hosted a #VoicesAfrica webinar exploring how citizens ...

CEoG Africa Economic Update Webinar

At the Spring edition of the CEoG Webinar, Andrew Dabalen, World Bank Africa Region Chief Economist, explores the key findings of the April 2026 World Bank Africa Economic Update: Making Industrial Policy Work in Africa. ...

African Women in the Economics Profession

On Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, Think Africa Partnership (TAP), the Association for the Advancement of African Women Economists (AAAWE), and The World Bank co-hosted a virtual conversation on African women in the ...

Beyond participation: Why where women work matters

TAP supported Yselle Flora, a former AERC Scholar, in having her paper published in the WBG Policy Research Working Paper series. She shares about her research in her blog here.

Six Points of Wisdom to African Women in Economics

Following her guest appearance at the annual TAP / AAAWE Female Mentorship webinar, Crystal Simeoni, Pan-African feminist and Director of Nawi – the Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective, shares advice to young African women ...

The Chief Economists of Government (CEoG) Network supporting the role of Africa’...

Trudi Makhaya shares the importance of the CEoG Network in a new blog.

Bridging the female academic gap in Africa

A success story from the AAAWE Female Mentorship Program.

Fostering new knowledge from Africa's next generation of economists

We congratulate the 2024 cohort of World Bank-AERC Visiting Scholars and World Bank Africa Fellows programs. Through mentoring and access to resources, they have gained tools to support economic policymaking in Africa.