In this article, Martin Namasaka argues that while infrastructure development and peace-building efforts are key prerequisites to address fragile states vulnerability issues, building an inclusive financial sector, as part of a well-coordinated effort between development partners, offers the promise to bring fragile states back on the path of financial stability and growth. “We have resources, perhaps
At an estimated USD 66 billion in 2015, formal remittances to Africa are three times larger than overseas development assistance and more stable than most other sources of finance. Remittance flows have become one of the largest sources of external finance to African countries after foreign direct investment and are attracting increasing attention because of
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities have been a reality in Kenya for a very long time, acting as a significant source of employment in the communities surrounding mines. In fact, in 2015, an estimated 800,000 Kenyans were depended on the sector, which contributed 0.8% to the gross domestic product (GDP). Even so, robust evidence