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AuthorTigist Mekonnen Melesse

Tigist Mekonnen Melesse is a Post-PhD Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA-EASST), University of California, Berkeley. She is also a development economist who worked with the World Bank on poverty analysis, regional integration, trade, and agriculture-industry linkages. Tigist holds a PhD in Economics from Maastricht University, Netherlands and an MSc in Agricultural Economics and BA in Economics from Haramaya University, Ethiopia. Tigist has experience in teaching at Maastricht University, Netherlands and Jimma University, Ethiopia. Currently, Tigist is extensively engaged in evidence-based decision-making.
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International aid to Africa needs an overhaul. Tips on what needs to change

by Tigist Mekonnen Melesse May 22, 2021May 22, 2021

One way to reform foreign aid is to de-link African institutions from an aid-dependent economic model that has made many governments think of aid as a source of income. Instead, African countries should promote private sector development, entrepreneurship, and improving the tax culture.

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