UN WOMEN to educate women and girls about their rights at UNMISS sites, to set up entrepreneurship and literacy programs in #southsudan

Bor survivors say ‘spared’ by Nuer fighters bit.ly/Myhm3Y #SouthSudan #storiesofhope

8 year لboy, son of SPLA member and dressed as a pilot, sits in a car in Paloch, Upper Nile State March 2 #SouthSudan

Is South Sudan a state? New Ideas for Africa article by UW–Madison: bit.ly/1c5suBv Nicola Pontara Helen Clark

The number of traders in #Ebola hit areas of #SierraLeone has dropped by 70%: bit.ly/1yEFMLH. New report on Ebola's economic impact.

How is #Ebola affecting food security in #SierraLeone? bit.ly/1yEFMLH. New IGC bulletin on Ebola's economic impact.

New threat to food #security in #SierraLeone: bit.ly/1yEFMLH. New IGC bulletin on the economic impact of #Ebola.

Top economists and International Growth Centre call on Ban Ki-Moon to put economic growth at heart of #SDGs ow.ly/ENsoE

Congratulations to IGC Director Paul Collier for winning the 2014 British Academy President's Medal tinyurl.com/qbbttk8

From boom to bust po.st/A92WfI Leigh Gardner & Stephen Broadberry on avoiding economic ‘growth reversals’ in Africa

Why housing policy is the single most important factor in Africa’s economic development po.st/5FVVqz By Paul Collier

62% of #SouthSudan's public sector wages spent on security & defence: theigc.org/?p=12025. Only 9% on health & education. New IGC paper.

#SouthSudan has 450 police officers per 100k people: theigc.org/?p=12025. But only 1.5 doctors & 2 nurses. IGC paper by Barbara Nunberg.

#SouthSudan’s civil service challenges: theigc.org/?p=12025. IGC paper by Barbara Nunberg on public sector reform & demobilisation.

62% of #SouthSudan's public sector wages spent on security & defence: theigc.org/?p=12025. Only 9% on health & education. New IGC paper.

Congratulations to South Sudan on being admitted by the #EACSummit as the 6th Member State of the East African Community!

#SouthSudan’s accession to the East African Community could prove a major step forward in its economic development theconversation.com/what-south-sud…

#EACSummit decision, IGC blog on What South Sudan will gain from joining the East African Community: tinyurl.com/jlvdlw4 via The Conversation Africa

New IGC Policy Note: Recommendation for South Sudan to join the East African Community: tinyurl.com/go3v3ze #EAC #EACSummit