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Being Young in East Africa: Perceptions, Expectations and Reality

Submitted on the 7th of May 2012 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
by Ahmed Salim  It has become patently obvious that the world’s youth are having a significant influence on the political, economic and social future of society. The ‘Arab Spring...

Africa in 50 Years Time-A Vision From Tunis

Submitted on the 30th of April 2012 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
by Ahmed Salim The African Development Bank (AfDB) was established in July 1966 with a major role of “contributing to the economic and social progress of its regional [African]...

'Informal' transport sector workers in Eastern Africa. A perspective from the driver’s seat.

Submitted on the 13th of March 2012 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
by Ahmed Salim There is perhaps nothing that says urban East Africa than a daladala, matatu, boda boda and bajaj. These modes of transportation in the region are the most loved...

Whither the East African region’s transport corridors?

Submitted on the 29th of February 2012 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
One hour, that is how long it takes to travel 4km in Nairobi during the peak of rush hour. Everyone is aware of the incessant traffic jams in Nairobi to the point where it has...

Satellite Cities: Is this the future of East Africa's urbanization?

Submitted on the 8th of November 2011 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
by Ahmed Salim | Take a careful look at the data on urbanization in East Africa and three trends stand out. First was the low level of urbanisation in the region in 2000, relative...

Trend Monitoring Report: Satellite cities

Submitted on the 8th of November 2011 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
Satellite Cities is a good example of an interesting trend - an equivalent but seemingly uncoordinated response to the urbanisation challenge (there is no indication that the...

Trend Monitoring Report: East Africa, fluid boundaries?

Submitted on the 25th of January 2011 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
Africa has over 160 boundaries, which enclose some 53 independent countries. Between 1990 and 2010, the world witnessed the birth of 16 new countries mostly out of the former USSR...

Trend Monitoring Report: Water availability, access and equity

Submitted on the 15th of December 2010 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
Water in the Greater Horn of East Africa: What prospects for what future? Looking to the future, how many of the region's 450 million citizens are likely to have access to safe...

Trend Monitoring Report: The Somali surprise. An elusive peace?

Submitted on the 26th of October 2010 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
Many a reader might be tempted to think that Somalia is a distant country and that its politics (or conflicts) have nary an impact on whatever might go on around them. Wrong. If...

Trend Monitoring Report: Jobs in the Greater Horn

Submitted on the 4th of October 2010 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
Driven by population growth, the number of new entrants into the GHEA labour force (economically active adults aged 15 and over) has been increasing each year. The number of...

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