Research & Publications

Rigorous working papers and policy briefs produced by AFEP fellows, contributing to the global evidence base on foundational learning in Africa.

Policy brief
Cameroon’s Rural Energy Expansion Offers an Opportunity to Improve Learning Conditions for Primary School Pupils

Manuella Ndjakwa

08/2026
Policy brief
Keeping Learners on Track: The Long-Term Benefits of Early Literacy Interventions in South Africa

Zamangwe Zwane

07/2026
Working paper
Distributional Association of Preschool Education and Learning Outcomes in Primary School in Togo

Etayibtalnam Koudjom

07/2026
Policy brief
High-Coverage School Feeding Programmes Can Improve Learning in Uganda

Innocent Akampurira

07/2026
Policy brief
Quality Preschool Can Improve Learning in Togo if Expansion Is Matched with Targeted Support

Etayibtalnam Koudjom

07/2026
Policy brief
Enforcing the Ban on Corporal Punishment and Changing Social Norms Can Improve Learning

Regean Mugume

07/2026
Policy brief
Education Technology Investments Require Local Evidence: Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire’s PETV Programme

Michel Armel Ndayikeza

06/2026
Working paper
The Effect of School Feeding on Education Outcomes: A Non-parametric Bounds Analysis

Innocent Akampurira

06/2026
Policy brief
Reducing Class Sizes Can Improve Learning in Rwanda’s Public Primary Schools

Nneka Esther Osadolor

06/2026
Working paper
Access to Energy at Home and Students' Learning Outcomes at Primary School in Cameroon

Manuella Ndjakwa

05/2026
Working paper
Does Class Size Matter for Learning? For Whom and How? Evidence from Public Primary Schools in Rwanda

Nneka Esther Osadolor

04/2026
Working paper
The Long-Term Impact of an Early Grade Reading Intervention on Learning: Evidence from South Africa's Early Grade Reading Study

Zamangwe Zwane

04/2026
Working paper
Long-Term Effect of Television Usage in the Classroom: Evidence from the PETV Program in Côte d'Ivoire

Michel Armel Ndayikeza

04/2026
Working paper
Corporal Punishment and Learning Outcomes: Evidence from Primary Schools in Uganda

Regean Mugume

04/2026
Policy brief
Do pre-school socio-emotional skills predict literacy and mathematics skills in early grades?

Heleen Hofmeyr

06/2025
Policy brief
Student Learning Outcomes Improve When the Language of Instruction Is Phonetically Similar to Their Mother Tongue

Yselle Flora Malah Kuete

06/2025
Policy brief
Does the Double-Shift Schooling System Affect Learning Outcomes? Evidence from The Gambia

Amadou Jallow

06/2025
Policy brief
Malaria Eradication Boosts Learning Outcomes in Tanzania

Jaah Mkupete

06/2025
Working paper
Double-Shift Schooling System and Learning Outcomes: A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis

Amadou Jallow

05/2025
Working paper
Linguistic Similarity and Early Literacy Skills: Evidence from Cameroon

Yselle Flora Malah Kuete

05/2025
Working paper
The Impact of Health Intervention Programmes on Education: Evidence from the Malaria Eradication Programme in Tanzania

Jaah Mkupete

05/2025
Working paper
School-entry Socio-emotional Skills and Early-grade Literacy and Mathematics Achievement: Evidence from South Africa

Heleen Hofmeyr

04/2025