Animal feed in Zambia. Cookies in South Africa. Medical records systems in Botswana. Peanut processing in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. In regions scarred by intractable poverty, innovative programs to build new sources of wealth through these four businesses are providing lessons for entrepreneurs hoping to create new markets and economic opportunity. In a new [...]
Donor support for science and technology (S&T) in Africa has been “disappointing”, according to a report from the Commission for Africa published last week (12 September).
Some US$3 billion, which the commission had urged donors to spend on building centres of excellence in S&T, has not been spent. And the state of external support for [...]
Medicine in need was listed in Time Magazine as one of the “10 start-ups that will change your life”. We are running this story as MEND has a talent team in South Africa driving its innovation.
Postcards of Hope and Success from Africa
Worldwatch Researcher Visits 150th Project, After 21 Sub-Saharan African Countries
Lomé, Togo-Highlighting Africa-led innovations that offer sustainable ways to alleviate hunger and poverty, Worldwatch Institute senior researcher Danielle Nierenberg visited her 150th site today as part of a one-year tour through Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Niger, Madagascar, and 17 other countries [...]
I recently contacted United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and submitted our questions to Ms Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director – ICT, Science and Technology Division (ISTD). The purpose of our interview was to assess the work of the organization in pushing the innovation [...]
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