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he NEPAD is really proud to support the Next Einstein Forum, that will take place in Dakar from 8-10 March 2016. This forum has launched a global call for support for Africa’s scientific and technological emergence. It is convened by the NEF(http://nef.org/), a global platform that brings together…
It is a known fact the electricity access rate in Africa is desperately low. An African uses on average 1,000 kilowatts-hour per year, when a European or an American uses between 7,000 and 14,000 ! But we know that if the continent were 100% electrified, African growth would increase by 10-15% per…
Today I attended the African Transformation Forum (http://acetforafrica.org/) as panelist on national transformation strategies. I had the occasion to reaffirm that I am convinced of the importance of a shift from economic development model to real transformation strategies. These strategies will…
African countries are becoming the fastest growing economies in the world, with East African nations leading the pack in 2015. But infrastructure still remains a challenge. The United Nations and the African Union are pushing for the continent to industrialize, if it is to reach 1 of the 17…
As Africa emerged from the colonial period, regional integration was seen as a rational response to the difficulties faced by a continent with many small national markets and landlocked countries. However, neither the 1980 « Lagos Plan of Action » – which imagined the division of Africa into five…
Africa has made significant strides in certain areas of social and economic development. But the continent has the potential to achieve even more if it can overcome the large burden of disease which continues to be a barrier to faster development… Indeed, high maternal and infant mortality, low…
