The pandemic has intensified the need for Africa to improve its digital connectivity and use technological innovation to protect jobs and preserve continuity of education for its youth.
Large-scale enterprises have resorted to cutting-edge technologies, digital products and platforms to accelerate innovation during the pandemic. SMEs need support to catch up.
African policymakers face a daunting challenge in designing skills strategies that support transformation goals while also producing a resilient, adaptable workforce for the future....
Economic transformation depends on a workforce equipped with the right knowledge and skills to meet current—and future—labor market demands. How can African countries get...
Creating decent jobs in line with future expectations requires policies and strategies that enable workers to move from traditional to modern jobs and sectors....
A large and growing youth workforce holds enormous potential for Africa, but only if the continent’s chronic unemployment—and-under employment—issues are addressed. The solution starts...
The future of global labor will be increasingly African. One-fifth of the world’s population under the age of 25 now resides in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
Parts One and Two of the African Economic Transformation MasterClass, published in the January issue, explained why Africa’s future depends on root and branch...
ACET, in collaboration with African Business Magazine, developed this series to share knowledge on the concept of economic transformation. This is Story 2. A fine balance...
ACET, in collaboration with African Business Magazine, developed this series to share knowledge on the concept of economic transformation. This is Story 1. Why Economic Transformation?...
ACET, in collaboration with African Business Magazine, developed this series to share knowledge on the concept of economic transformation. What will Africa look like...
Agriculture’s share of gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining over the years in many African countries as service sectors have grown. However, agriculture...
Policy makers and development partners are keen to find interventions that are effective in improving smallholder productivity and raising the income and resilience (including...
The overall objective of this study was to identify ways to increase smallholder productivity and improve post-production value (storage, processing, and domestic or foreign...
The Uganda report is a synthesis of ACET’s study of that country’s value chains for cassava, cow, millet and sorghum. Uganda is a landlocked...
Ghana can raise the standard of living of rural farmers, meet the nation’s food needs, and transform the economy through new approaches to farming,...