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Jul 15, 2015 · The establishment of colonial rule over the African interior (c. 1880-1900) reinforced Africa’s commodity export growth. Colonial control facilitated the construction of railways, induced large inflows of European investment, and forced profound changes in the operation of labour and land markets (Frankema and van Waijenburg 2012).
Sep 23, 2022 · Investing in Africa’s renewables. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), Africa has 60% of the world’s best solar resources, but only 1% of solar generation capacity. To achieve its energy and climate goals, Africa needs $190 billion of investment a year between 2026 to 2030, with two-thirds of this going to clean energy, the ...
Jan 5, 2021 · Africa is the future and the future is African. More than a thought, this highlights Africa's tremendous potential to advance its development. With the youngest population globally, African people will represent one-fifth of the world population by 2030. This population represents both a tremendous human capital stock and a large consumer market.
Feb 11, 2020 · Already, spending by consumers and businesses in Africa totals $4 trillion. Household consumption is expected to grow by 3.8% annually until 2025, reaching $2.1 trillion, and business spending should grow from $2.6 trillion in 2015 to $3.5 trillion in 2025. Altogether, the McKinsey report predicts $5.6 trillion in African business opportunities ...
Oct 21, 2021 · Early predictions of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by some public health scientists painted a gloomy picture for Africa. The continent was expected to suffer a huge burden of disease and death. These predictions have not held true. The continent has experienced fewer deaths than predicted.
Apr 13, 2022 · Extreme poverty in Africa has only edged down in recent decades. It affected 46 percent of the population in 1996-2005 and is projected to impact 35 percent in 2016-2025, the African Union Development Agency says. However, there is expected to be huge progress to just 1.7 percent in the next 40 years. This is because of improving health and ...
Jul 21, 2022 · The United Nations says $3.8 billion is needed to help provide life-saving assistance to avoid a "humanitarian catastrophe". The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in many decades. The East African region stretches from Eritrea in the north, through Ethiopia and Djibouti to the southern tips of Kenya and Somalia.
Aug 24, 2022 · The seventh edition of Disrupt Africa’s African Tech Startups Funding Report revealed that start-ups in the big four raised a combined $1.9 billion in 2021 — about 92.1% of the overall total investments raised in Africa for that year. The latest figures are, in fact, part of a years-long trend of the big-four dominance in Africa’s start ...
Jun 5, 2024 · To address these pressing challenges and unlock Africa's agricultural potential, a concerted effort to transition toward science-based agricultural practices is required. This involves actions and investments aimed at leveraging the latest scientific research and technologies to optimize crop yields while minimizing environmental impact.
Oct 21, 2021 · Africa is warming faster than the rest of the world, according to the State of the Climate in Africa report, which identifies key trends and urgent action. The continent could lose all of its glaciers by the 2040s. Climate change is a key driver of food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa needs an estimated $30 to ...
