AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown Solutions Accelerator for Pandemic Resilience Announces its Second Pan-African Cohort
On March 24th, Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) chaired a Steering Committee session of the Home-Grown Solutions (HGS) Accelerator which selected 14 African healthcare ventures to form the second cohort to receive support by the initiative.
The HGS Accelerator for Pandemic Resilience is an initiative that aims to accelerate the growth of African healthcare companies to strengthen the continent’s pandemic resilience, in line with the African Union's Agenda 2063 aspirations. This is achieved through offering hands-on and tailored support to growth and mature stage healthcare businesses. READ MORE>
AUDA-NEPAD Convenes Leading African Think Tanks to Shape the Future of African Development Systems
The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) is convening leading African think tanks and research organisations to shape the future of African development systems.
The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting held under the auspices of the AUDA-NEPAD Policy Bridge Tank on 28-29 March 2022, aims to explore knowledge-driven policy-making, scenario planning, and innovative solutions to address pertinent developing issues in the areas of food systems, health systems as well as economic recovery and jobs. READ MORE>
Obstetric Fistula: Enhancing Preventative Maternal Healthcare For African Women Using Smart Technologies
Access to basic and preventative maternal health for African women is regarded as a fundamental human right and essential. Maternal health is not only considered crucial to the health of the mothers giving birth but also the babies being given birth to. Healthy babies will yield to economically healthy citizens, which has direct implications on the socio-economic development of the African continent. READ MORE>
Conversation with Dr Ibrahim Mayaki on Africa’s Development
As the curtain fell on the 7th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week taking place in Nairobi, KTN's Laban Cliff held an interview with Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD whose term at the agency comes to an end later this year. READ MORE>
The (Lost?) Promise of Genome Editing (And How to rediscover the Promise)
Co-author: Martin Bwalya Martin Bwalya is ag director, Knowledge Management and Programme Evaluation (KMPE) at the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD).
The pace of research in the field of genome editing — understanding, modifying and altering gene function — has quickly accelerated in the past 10 years. The first novel methods — zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALEN) and meganucleases — made it quicker and easier to modify genes. This was followed by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, with improved precision, speed and flexibility, and the potential to change the field of plant breeding, improve food security and stay a step ahead of climate change. READ MORE>
Mozambique Government, Partners Join Forces to Improve Dairy Farming
Arnaldo Dimande, a peasant farmer in the region of Machiane, saw a chance to transform his ambition of becoming a milk producer into reality when a United States Department of Agriculture USDA-funded Land O'Lakes dairy project was launched in the district of Manhica, situated in the southern province of Maputo, Mozambique.
Because of the climate and availability to different markets in the area, the USDA and Land O'Lakes International Development wanted to help resuscitate a Mozambique dairy farming history and grow small-scale farmers in one of Mozambique's top animal producing locations. READ MORE>