The growth and development of Third World economies are usually hampered, largely, by the extractive nature of their productive bases. This developmental challenge is quite rife in the African ...

What is needed for poor countries to catch up with rich ones? This paper first documents the role of human capital, physical capital, and financial development in convergence in manufacturing labor ...

The Human Capital Umbrella Trust Fund Program was launched in 2019 with generous support from the Gates Foundation and the Government of Canada. The Trust Fund helps countries to invest in people ...

By Prof. Samuel Lartey In the spirit of Wallace D. Wattles’ idea of divine partnership, where individuals and universal ...

Nigeria has renewed its determination to rank among the top 80 nations on the Global Human Capital Index (HCI) by 2030. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced this yesterday at the launch of the ...

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has been selected to receive the BusinessDay Award 2026 following the State’s ...

Africa Human Capital Reviews provide a current state of human capital at country level, identify contributing factors and bottlenecks that hinder progress on human capital outcomes, and identify ...

Nigeria has renewed its determination to rank among the top 80 nations on the Global Human Capital Index (HCI) by 2030, Vice President Kashim Shettima announced on Monday during the official launch of ...

Tanzania’s human capital development needs are staggering and need to be addressed urgently to reap the benefits of the ongoing demographic transition. Almost half of Tanzanians are under 18 years of ...