This paper provides the first estimate of the cost effectiveness of a presumptive tax in a lower-income country, using Ghana as a case study.

This year, the 16 Days of Activism calls on us to confront the violence we don’t always see- the kind that hides behind screens. Technology-facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TfGBV) is no longer a ...

As noted in the previous blog, there are a number of new land arrangements emerging on A2 farms under the (very) broad label of ‘joint ventures’. Some 2500 joint ventures have been formally registered ...

A call to rethink protection in protracted displacement by placing personal safety at the centre of humanitarian and social ...

Read in French Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ghana plays a critical role in equipping youth with ...

As the 16 Days of Activism gets underway, an IDS student shares a powerful account of escaping war in Sudan through a ...

Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services that they are entitled to because of new digital ID systems being imposed across the continent, new research reveals.

Biometric Digital-ID in Africa with 10 country studies provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of digital-ID across Africa.

IDS alum Diksha Dinde talks about a transformative conversation at IDS that shifted her perception about accessibility.

On 25 November 2025, a fire broke out in Korail, one of the largest and most densely populated informal settlements in Dhaka, ...