Ben Katoka is a research fellow in the Governance for Sustainable Development Programme. His research focuses on development finance and fragile and conflict-affected contexts. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and an MA in Public Administration from Seoul National University, as well as a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Kinshasa. He also serves as a lecturer at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea.
Ben Katoka
Former Research Fellow, Financing Sustainable Development at IDDRI
Latest publications of
Study
October 2026
Reconciling ambition and implementation: International development finance and Kenya’s national priorities
Blog post
July 16th 2026
One year on from the Compromiso de Sevilla on financing for development: challenges and priorities for countries in the Global South
Blog post
July 10th 2025
Compromiso de Sevilla: commitments to be implemented—now
Blog post
June 19th 2025