insert_link Africa Africa’s GDPs Exit the Pandemic Era Second to None By Matthew A. Winkler via BizNews For all of Covid-19’s disruptions, one trend during the global pandemic presses on unabated. And that would be five of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies continue to be based in Africa and at least several more on the continent over the next two years are poised to outperform the world. The coronavirus, if anything, accelerated the transition among Africa’s 54 countries to wireless, remotely engaged commerce […] todayNovember 1, 2023 5
insert_link Africa Call to improve jobs for youth in Africa Africa should improve the quality of basic education to ensure a skilled workforce that will create more and better jobs to drive economic transformation on the continent. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) acting Director of the Gender, Poverty and Social Policy division (GPSPD), Sweta Saxena, said creating suitable jobs for its youth is one of the biggest challenges facing policymakers in Africa, highlighting that growing young and working-age population requires […] todayNovember 1, 2023 11
insert_link Africa “Do not overlook Africa’s multi-trillion food and agribusiness sector” African Development Bank chief tells investors at World Food Prize Dialogue Africa’s food and agribusiness will be worth an estimated US$11 trillion by 2030, African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina told participants of the World Food Prize Foundation’s Norman E. Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday. The annual event in America’s agricultural heartland, revolved around this year’s theme of “harnessing change,” with delegates and panellists exploring innovative ideas to shore up innovation, adaptation, and diversification, and mechanisms for improving resilience, recovery from […] todayOctober 30, 2023 5
insert_link Environment Silent Extinction: Giraffe Reveal Stunning Genetic Diversity and Urgent Need for Conservation Giraffe numbers in Africa have dropped significantly in the last 35 years and latest estimates by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) have their numbers at only 117,000 animals in the wild. This means that there is only one giraffe for every four elephant remaining in Africa. This rather perturbing situation is exacerbated by the recent understanding that there are four distinct species of giraffe and not only one as previously […] todayOctober 23, 2023 6
insert_link Africa Africa must rethink natural resources management to avoid adverse socio-economic consequences Africa needs to rethink how it manages its natural resources to avoid adverse socio-economic consequences that could hamper sustainable development on the continent, experts said at a recent webinar organised by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org). The call came ahead of the 2023 United Nations Conference on Climate Change scheduled for November 30 to December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The global conference (COP28) presents a milestone moment when […] todayOctober 19, 2023 12