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Ethiopia has emerged as the leading destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in East Africa, according to the latest World Investment Report by the United… Read More »Ethiopia Named Top Destination for Foreign Direct Investment in East Africa
The World Economic Forum’s 2024 Global Gender Gap Report reveals that achieving gender parity worldwide remains a distant goal, projected to take five more generations.… Read More »Bridging the Gender Gap: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Progress and Global Insights from the 2024 Global Gender Gap Report
Across the African continent, more than 300 new hydropower projects are planned to meet the growing demand for electricity. Some of these will require big… Read More »Hydropower Harms Africa’s Rivers: Can Solar and Wind Offer a Greener Solution?
Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of Sierra Leone. Despite Africa accounting for less than 4%… Read More »Uniting Prosperity and Sustainability: Africa’s Path to Growth and Green Futures
Policy Cures Research today releases a landmark report quantifying, for the first time, the impact of the last two decades of global investment in research… Read More »Investment in R&D for Neglected Diseases Delivers an Outstanding Societal Return on Investment
By Enock Chikava A couple of weeks ago, I traveled from my current home in Seattle to the community in Zimbabwe where I grew up—and… Read More »Seeking Solutions to Africa’s Climate Struggles
By Dr Allan Pamba, Executive Vice President, Diagnostics, Africa, at Roche Diagnostics Africa Day on 25 May—and Africa Month for the duration of May—celebrate the… Read More »Preparing Africa for the 21st Century: Empowering the Healthcare Industry
The 3i Africa Summit, held for the first time in Ghana, concluded with a surge of excitement and optimism for Africa’s digital future. Over the… Read More »3i Africa Summit 2024: Paving the Way for Africa’s Digital Future
The Central Bank of Ghana has announced the successful completion of its first proof of concept (POC) for Project DESFT (Digital Economy Semi-Fungible Token), marking… Read More »Ghana Completes First Proof of Concept in Project DESFT, Paving Way for Digital Cross-Border Trade
At the recent 3i Africa Summit, held in Accra, Ghana, a panel of professionals gathered to discuss the critical theme of “Digital Public Infrastructure: The… Read More »Challenges and Prospects of Digital Public Infrastructure in Africa
