News

September 3, 2025

Afrobarometer

The Population Institute is partnering with Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, to support public opinion polling and analysis focused on demographic change in Africa. This partnership will enable Afrobarometer to strategically disseminate findings from a recent survey module on sexual and reproductive health and rights, women, and gender, as well as conduct additional polling … Read More »

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Commentary

August 25, 2025

Feminist Electrification: the Power Africa Needs

Chad is one of the most extreme examples of energy poverty, with just 10% of the population connected to electricity, a rural electrification rate below 2%, and a global per capita electricity consumption rate that’s just 18% of the global average. This hinders economic development. So does its rapid population growth. Chad has one of … Read More »

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