Zuhumnan Dapel

Zuhumnan Dapel is a researcher at the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics in Edinburgh and a former IDRC fellow at the Center for Global Development.

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A woman waits outside a U.S. remittance collection agency in San Isidro, El Salvador, on June 10.
A woman waits outside a U.S. remittance collection agency in San Isidro, El Salvador, on June 10.

It Is Too Late to Save These Victims of the Pandemic

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Zuhumnan Dapel
Oil pipelines are seen running through Okrika, a town in the Niger River delta in Nigeria, on Oct. 4, 2004.
Oil pipelines are seen running through Okrika, a town in the Niger River delta in Nigeria, on Oct. 4, 2004.

The Time Is Right for African Nations to Break the Resource Curse

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A settlement is seen against the skyline of Manila’s financial district in the Philippines on Aug. 17, 2017.
A settlement is seen against the skyline of Manila’s financial district in the Philippines on Aug. 17, 2017.

For the Poor, Falling Poverty Numbers Aren’t Always Good News

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A Nigerian man walks on plastic waste in the Mosafejo area of Lagos on Feb. 12. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
A Nigerian man walks on plastic waste in the Mosafejo area of Lagos on Feb. 12. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

Growth Alone Won’t Help the Poor

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