Tag Archives: Africa
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Africa’s blue economy: five nations poised for growth
Dubbed as the ‘new frontier of African renaissance’, the maritime industry has huge economic potential across the continent and five countries in particular are poised to benefit
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The fight for equal access to rare disease treatment
Rare disease patients in developing countries and rural regions are often neglected, and in need of diagnosis backed up by treatment and research
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Cobalt: the dark side of a clean future
An estimated 35,000 children work in perilous conditions to extract cobalt from the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So what will the impact be on these exploited workers from rapid advances in electric cars, which are heavily reliant on this conflict mineral?
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Why Africa remains an untapped market for femtech
High birth rates, rising populations and stigmas around infertility are holding back awareness around fertility in many parts of Africa. But a handful of companies are doing their bit to empower more women to take charge of their reproductive health
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Challenges in banking the unbanked
Potential social and economic benefits of financial inclusion in developing countries are huge, yet many obstacles remain on the path to a fully banked world
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Time to halt worldwide spread of diabetes
Diabetes is a growing global problem with some regions struggling to diagnose and treat the disease, let alone prevent it with a co-ordinated international strategy
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Maritime agreements spark trouble in Horn of Africa
With its developing ports, the Horn of Africa is an area of significant commercial and military strategic importance where investments carry an increasing risk
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Africa: a new frontier for Islamic banking
The continent where Islamic banking was launched holds great potential which is now beginning to be realised