Publications

Ideas for institutions, leaders and a changing Africa.

Formal written outputs: books, peer-reviewed papers, commissioned reports and long-form essays. Publications is the library. RELICS is the campaign.

Featured · Books · 2026

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Why the Old Guard Is Failing the Young and What It Will Cost Us All

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Papers · 2026

Dynamic Data Capabilities for Enhancing Evidence-Based Decision-Making for Non-Sewered Sanitation Service Provision

Peer-reviewed article in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology on how data capabilities can strengthen decision-making in sanitation service delivery.

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Papers · 2026

The Data Capability Trap

Co-authored paper examining why organisations that invest in data collection without building the surrounding capabilities fail to convert data into decisions.

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Papers · 2026

Localized Agri-LLMs: Exploring Low-Power, Low-Cost Models for SSPs in Africa and India

Shuko Musemangezhi

Papers · 2026

Localized Agri-LLMs: Exploring Low-Power, Low-Cost Models for SSPs in Africa and India

Preprint exploring how lightweight, locally adapted language models can serve small-scale producers across Africa and India.

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First page of "When We Have Served Meat, My Husband Comes First": A Qualitative Analysis of Child Nutrition Among Urban and Rural Communities of Rwanda

Papers · 2024

"When We Have Served Meat, My Husband Comes First": A Qualitative Analysis of Child Nutrition Among Urban and Rural Communities of Rwanda

Peer-reviewed study in PLOS One on intra-household food dynamics and child nutrition in Rwandan communities.

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Papers · 2023

Prevalence of HIV Testing Uptake Among Never-Married Young Men (15–24) in Sub-Saharan Africa

Peer-reviewed analysis in PLOS One of demographic and health survey data (2015–2020) on HIV testing among young men across sub-Saharan Africa.

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Papers · 2025

Assessing the Feasibility of the OptiBP Application for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Individuals with Hypertension in Rwanda

Shuko Musemangezhi

Papers · 2025

Assessing the Feasibility of the OptiBP Application for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Individuals with Hypertension in Rwanda

Feasibility study on smartphone-based blood pressure monitoring for hypertension management in Rwanda.

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Reports · 2023

Nigeria's Geospatial Value Pipeline Assessment — Official Report

Shuko Musemangezhi

Reports · 2023

Nigeria's Geospatial Value Pipeline Assessment — Official Report

Commissioned Dev-Afrique assessment of the actors, systems and institutional conditions shaping Nigeria's health geospatial data value pipeline.

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Reports · 2023

Geospatial Data Value Pipelines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Final Report

Shuko Musemangezhi

Reports · 2023

Geospatial Data Value Pipelines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — Final Report

Commissioned Dev-Afrique report mapping how geospatial evidence is produced, managed and used for health decisions in the DRC.

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Reports · 2024

WorldPop Impact Assessment Report

Shuko Musemangezhi

Reports · 2024

WorldPop Impact Assessment Report

Dev-Afrique-led impact assessment examining how WorldPop's population data and methods have shaped decision-making across partner institutions.

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Essays · 2025

Data System Transitions — From Silos to Intelligence

Essay on moving institutional data systems from fragmented silos toward connected, decision-ready intelligence.

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Media · 2026

Think Critically or Get Left Behind — Diary 101 Podcast

Podcast conversation on critical thinking, youth, systems and Africa's future.

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