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Chinese-Funded Electricity Generation in Sub-Saharan Africa and Implications for Public Debt and Transition to Renewable Energy

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Drawing on secondary data, combined with deep dive studies of Ethiopia and Uganda, this paper shows that despite significant liberalisation of the power sector in SSA, Chinese investments in the electricity industry continue to follow state-led project contract-based models.

Armed Group Transition from Rebel to Government

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Governments and political parties with an armed history are not unusual, yet how these groups function during and after the transition...

Can Tax Agents Support Tax Compliance in Low-Income Countries? A Review of the Literature and some Preliminary Evidence from Uganda

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Since the late 1970s, many countries have based their tax systems on self-assessment – taxpayers are expected to evaluate their...

Lives Turned Upside Down in COVID-19 Times: Exploring Disabled People’s Experiences in 5 Low-and-middle Income Countries Using Narrative Interviews

This article explores COVID-19 related experiences of disabled people in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, Nepal and Uganda. Narrative...

Integration of HIV, TB and malaria in Africa: A Reflection Workshop

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Recognising the importance of integrated health service management and delivery to accelerate Universal Health Care (UHC) and tackle the...

There and Back Again: The Making of Uganda’s Mobile Money Tax

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper evaluates the appropriateness of the tax policymaking process that led to the introduction, and the later adaptation, of a...