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Private sector action in analyzing climate risk data

  • Alix Roumagnac CEO PREDICT Services
19 January 2023
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Climate change is part of our daily lives. It must no longer be considered as a problem of the future but as a current challenge: it is essential to adapt […]Continue Reading
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Stakeholders’ voice – using technology to collect feedback directly from the key people

  • Anne Arvola Senior development impact advisor Finnfund
18 July 2022
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The world has now lived with the Covid-19 pandemic for over two years. The evidence shows that it has hit the least-developed countries the hardest. At the same time, climate […]Continue Reading
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The pandemic as a driver of innovation for private sector companies in Africa

  • Franziska Hollmann Director Corporates Africa DEG
05 July 2022
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During the last two years, a large number of companies have developed innovative strategies to navigate through the Covid-19 crisis. What this meant: everything that could be organised remotely in […]Continue Reading
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Innovative responses to Covid-19 for private sector recovery in Africa

  • Charles Odoom Head of private sector development unit ACET
12 April 2022
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In Africa, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in the biggest contraction in Africa in the last 25 years. […]Continue Reading
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Entrepreneurs from the diaspora are ramping up innovation-led development in Africa

  • Ninon Duval Director Bond’innov
11 January 2022
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The African diaspora is a unique resource that must be harnessed. Aside from channelling financial flows back to their countries of origin, thanks to experience acquired abroad and familiarity with […]Continue Reading
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Joining in the fight against Covid-19 and diversifying activities: The case of SERMP in Morocco

  • Badre Jaafar Manager SERMP
30 November 2020
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SERMP is a Moroccan aeronautical subcontracting company. Like the entire sector, it is feeling the economic repercussions of the Covid-19 crisis. To both contribute to the national effort and diversify […]Continue Reading
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Why and how does Orange finance innovation in Africa?

  • Grégoire de Padirac Investment manager ORANGE DIGITAL VENTURES AFRICA
15 October 2018
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Africa, which has already experienced some entrepreneurial success stories, is powering up and seeing the emergence of a new generation of entrepreneurs in innovation. However, digital Africa still focuses on […]Continue Reading
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Supporting digital innovation ecosystems: what role for DFIs?

  • Christine Ha Digital & ICT Project manager AFD
24 September 2018
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When it is properly supported, digital innovation can act as a powerful catalyst for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). Innovation dynamics are very important in Africa and play a key […]Continue Reading
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Start-ups and digital innovation: fertile ground for social transformation in Africa

  • Karim Sy Founder of Jokkolabs
16 July 2018
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Social innovation in Africa is currently closely bound up with the digital revolution. To generate economic development that benefits as many people as possible, the digital sector must conserve all […]Continue Reading
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Patent pooling mechanism: promote innovation and improve access to medicines in Africa

  • Erika Dueñas Policy and Advocacy Manager Medicines Patent Pool
  • Esteban Burrone Head of Policy Medicines Patent Pool
09 April 2018
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“Public health” oriented licenses and patent pooling in Africa promotes research and production of affordable, high quality generic treatments for AIDS, hepatitis C and tuberculosis. The United Nations Continue Reading
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