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Category: Technology

Africa’s youth can play a key role in building businesses, creating jobs, providing value, and innovating – things which Africa desperately needs

Reimagining Youth Skills Development for Africa’s Future

By Khalifa Hemed Published September 9, 2022 Though Africa is said to have the youngest, fastest-growing population in the world, with more than 400 million people aged 15 to 35 years, the continent is also plagued by high levels of unemployment and limited educational opportunities for the youth. Africa Frontiers of Innovation, a monthly discussion…

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Beth Dunford calls on African and global leaders, as well as development organizations, to join the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s call for increased investments in agricultural technologies that boost Africa's food production and food security in the face of climate change.

Time to Invest in Africa’s Agriculture

By Beth Dunford Published October 17, 2021 Though more than six out of every 10 people in Sub-Saharan Africa work in the continent’s agriculture sector, the pace of the continent’s agricultural growth is not keeping up with Africa’s population growth and around 246 million Africans go to bed hungry every night. On this World Food…

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Gilbert F Houngbo, President of UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),has appealed to governments and the private sector to urgently invest in digital infrastructure to in the developing world to ensure rural families are catered for.

Lack of Digital Infrastructure Locks Millions of People in Poverty

By Abdi Ali Published June 23, 2021 Though mobile remittances increased by 65 per cent in 2020, rising to US$12.7 billion, millions of rural people struggle to access the mobile banking services which could help lift them out of poverty. Gilbert F Houngbo, President of UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has appealed to…

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“The rapid acceleration of digitalization has been the ‘silver lining narrative’ of the pandemic. Remittances have been one of the key beneficiaries of digital transformation as members of the diaspora sent funds to their loved ones back home to help them ride out the ravages of the pandemic,” says Patrick Njoroge, Governor of Central Bank of Kenya.

Remittance Flows to Kenya on the Upswing

By IFAD Published May 26, 2021 Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on wages and employment across the world, the Kenyan diaspora community continues to send money back home to their families. The Central Bank of Kenya data show that remittance flows to Kenya increased by 10 per cent, from US$2 796 million in…

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The Commonwealth is a 53-country member bloc with a population of 2.4 Billion people.

Commonwealth Fights Climate Change with Ancient Wisdom and Emerging Technologies

By Iminza Keboge Published October 8, 2019 A regenerative climate change model that marries the ancient wisdom of indigenous groups with emerging innovations, technologies and scientific approaches is the latest weapon against the vagaries of climate change. RELATED: HARNESSING INSTEAD OF SUPPRESSING INFORMAL TRADE CAN BOOST AFRICA’S ECONOMIES The Commonwealth bloc has brought together Government officials,…

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Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is viewed as equipping teachers with enhanced knowledge to empower learners with the necessary competencies to participate fully in political, economic, and social life.

Kenyans Urge Government to Incorporate Media Education in New Curriculum

By Ogova Ondego Published September 20, 2019 Players in media, education, technology and development sectors have asked the Government of Kenya to include media and information literacy (MIL) in its new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) to jumpstart socio-economic development. RELATED: KENYA HOSTS COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL MEETING, PUTS GENDER EQUITY ON THE AGENDA The practitioners have further asked…

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