Shari Berenbach: Going Off-Grid to Bridge the Energy Gap
African energy entrepreneurs are showing the way to bringing power to underserved populations, but face a number of challenges to closing the energy gap.
Alicia Bonner Ness: Saving Lives with Access to Emergency Care, Anesthesia and Safe Surgery
Building a safe surgical infrastructure worldwide can save more than 17 million lives a year.
I remember with absolute clarity the moments before and after my appendix was removed. The procedure, performed laparoscopically, with a tiny laser and laparoscope inserted into my abdomen, took less than two hours and, once healed, left no scar. I was allowed to remain in the hospital for the rest of the day as I gradually regained my strength and, that evening, I was discharged.
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Developing the Future Leaders of Africa — Q&A with Wadzi Katsidzira of the African Leadership Academy
Africa’s future is bright, but realizing its potential will require the development of a new generation of African leaders ready to compete in a global economy.
African economies are among the fastest-growing in the world, and the continent’s potential is widely recognized. Achieving this bright future will require a new generation of African leaders that are equipped with the skills and knowledge to compete in an increasingly global economy.
How to Support Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa
For Africa to capitalize on its “youth dividend,” we need a public and private sector strategy to provide African youth the skills they need to thrive as entrepreneurs.
Njideka Harry: Lessons for Africa from an Innovation Hack
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Rewriting the Rules of African Trade — Q&A with Katrin Kuhlmann
As optimism about Africa’s economic future grows, a Georgetown law professor is working with local businesses to ensure they can enjoy the benefits of expanding regional and international trade.
Anabel Gonzalez: Setting the Stage for African Success in Global Value Chains
African economies can seize the opportunity to play a bigger role on the global stage, but success hinges on an improving climate for trade and doing business.
As world trade and investment have increasingly become organized around “value chains” — production lines that cross borders — Africa has struggled to reap the benefits of this trend, even as Asian and Latin American countries churned out cars, microchips and textiles for consumers across the globe.
Andrea Durkin: How U.S.-Africa Trade Can Fight Hunger
Food security should be the focus of a new U.S.-Africa dialogue on trade. Aligning U.S. trade and development policies would help alleviate hunger in Africa — and benefit America’s economy.
K.Y. Amoako: Something New From Africa Always Comes
African entrepreneurs are applying new ideas to IT innovation in ways that could help the continent to leapfrog global competition.
The great Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote more than 2,300 years ago that “something new always comes out of Africa.” Among the stream of wonders emanating from Africa that he and his contemporaries marvelled at were new ideas and concepts.
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How an MRI May Help Win the Battle Against Malaria — Q&A with Dr. Terrie Taylor
Malaria is not only preventable, but also entirely treatable. Yet the mosquito-bornedisease remains a scourge in developing countries — particularly in Africa, where nine out of 10 deaths related to malaria occur.