Expert Researcher

Landry Signé

About

Prof. Landry Signé is a Senior Fellow at OCP Policy Center. He is a distinguished fellow at Stanford University’s Center for African Studies, founding chairman of the award-winning Global Network for Africa’s Prosperity, faculty in emerging African markets at the Business Department of Stanford Continuing Studies, Andrew Carnegie Fellow at the Andrew Carnegie Corporation of New York; Professor of Political Science at UAA; and Partner and Chief Strategic Advisor at a small African-focused emerging markets strategic management, investment, and government affairs firm. Recognized as a World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader, JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons in the World, Private Investors for Africa Fellow, and Tutu Fellow that “drives the transformation of Africa,” he is an award-winning transformational leader and special adviser to world leaders on international and African affairs. Previously, Landry was founding president of a business strategy and development firm based in Montreal and a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford. He has also served on the board of organizations such as AMPION Catalyst for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Africa, Citizens Governance Initiative, and the United Nations Association of Canada–Montreal, and has been appointed by a United Nations Under-Secretary-General to serve on the Global Network on Digital Technologies for Sustainable Urbanization. He has authored numerous publications, given presentations at prestigious platforms, and has also won over 55 prestigious awards and recognitions from four continents. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Harvard International Review.

 

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8 April 2022

Effective Engagement with Africa: Capitalizing on Shifts in Business, Technology, and Global Partnerships

Africa, enabled by rapid technological change and demographic shifts, is primed for a major socioeconomic and structural revolution. This report analyzes the major trends driving this change, along with the opportunities and challenges stemming from it …

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16 March 2022

Climate Change, Development, and Conflict-fragility Nexus in the Sahel

More than 40 years after a catastrophic famine struck the region, the Sahel has once again become the focus of global attention. Poor economic performance, growing instability, and deteriorating climate conditions have combined to produce a vicious cir …

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14 March 2022

From Subsistence to Disruptive Innovation: Africa, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the Future of Jobs

Improving employment opportunities in Africa is already a major development policy issue, and given the number of young Africans expected to enter the job market over the next two decades, it will undoubtedly remain a concern. Academic research and thi …

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12 October 2021

Strategies for Effective Health Care for Africa in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Bridging the Gap between the Promise and Delivery

Past investments in health care have contributed to the overall improvement of health outcomes in recent decades in Africa, but the persistent high incidence and mortality rates of infectious and non-communicable diseases reveals that there is still mo …

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15 September 2021

Greening the AfCFTA: It is not Too Late

Environmental sustainability is a key component of Africa’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. Yet, the recently launched African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) contains only minimal references to the environment. This policy brief highlights vario …

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31 May 2021

Africa’s Mining Potential: Trends, Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies

Africa is endowed with abundant mineral resources, including gold, silver, copper, uranium, cobalt, and many other metals which are key inputs to manufacturing processes around the world. The mining and extractive sector has contributed and continues t …

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23 November 2020

Africa’s Insurance Potential: Trends, Drivers, Opportunities and Strategies

The insurance sector is rapidly expanding in Africa as firms, households, and governments are increasingly becoming customers in life insurance, non-life insurance, and reinsurance markets. In 2019, Africa’s insurance premiums were valued at $68.15 bil …

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11 March 2020

Illicit Financial Flows in Africa: Drivers, Destinations, and Policy options

Since 1980, an estimated $1.3 trillion has left sub-Saharan Africa in the form of illicit financial flows (per Global Financial Integrity methodology), posing a central challenge to development financing. In this paper, we provide an up-to-date examina …

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6 February 2020

Capturing the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Regional and National Agenda

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)— characterized by the fusion of the digital, biological, and physical worlds, as well as the growing utilization of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, robotics, 3D printing, the Int …

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31 May 2019

Keys to Success for the AfCFTA Negotiations

The ratification of the AfCFTA presents a real milestone for African unity. Whether it will go beyond symbolism, however, depends in part on the depth and scope of the provisions and commitments currently being negotiated. The negotiation outcomes, in …

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3 September 2018

The Potential of Manufacturing and Industrialization in Africa: Trends, Opportunities, and Strategies

By 2030, business-to-business spending in manufacturing in Africa is projected to reach $666.3 billion, $201.28 billion more than in 2015. This report discussed the evolution and prospects of manufacturing and industrialization in Africa. It ultimately …

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5 January 2018

Broadening the Benefits of Growth: No one left behind

Chapter 3 comprises several articles. The first of these articles are titled: Why has Africa’s fast economic growth left more poor people behind and how do we fix it? written by Landry Signy. This essay explores three factors explaining the disconnect …

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1 August 2016

How to Implement Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) Successfully for Effective Delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa Illustrative Actionable Solutions for Policy Leaders

Part 1 of this policy series followed on the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. A comprehensive analytical and predictive model was created which explained the key factors leading to failure or success of DRM strategies in Africa. I …

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1 July 2016

How to Implement Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) Successfully for Effective Delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa:  An Innovative Policy Delivery Model

Given the contingent nature of external resources as a partial explanation of the mitigated results of the Millennium Development Goals, this note considers that domestic resource mobilization (DRM) is a key to effective delivery of the SDGs in Africa. …

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