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Africa’s young leaders are already building businesses, managing teams, creating products, farming, researching and solving problems. Leadership should be recognised through responsi...
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Artificial intelligence is spreading rapidly across Africa, but access is only part of the challenge. This article explores why African people, businesses, researchers and institutio...
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The Lobito Corridor should be measured by more than what it transports. This article explores how mapping businesses, skills and Areas of Activity across Angola, the DRC and Zambia c...
Read Story →The DRC is essential to global mineral supply chains, but its importance should extend beyond extraction. This article explores how connecting local businesses, skills, services and ...
Read Story →Support for democracy remains significant across Africa, while satisfaction with how democratic systems function is considerably lower. This article asks whether the deeper challenge...
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This article explores a deeper question behind the history of medical education and scientific funding: what happens when only certain knowledge systems receive the institutions, lab...
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Africa’s connections do not begin with technology. Millions of relationships already exist across communities, institutions, businesses and organisations. This article explores how t...
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Across Africa, access to clean drinking water remains one of the most pressing challenges of our time.
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Africa is entering an AI storm, but the continent’s ability to participate remains uneven. This article explores the tension between rapid AI investment and the underlying gaps in co...
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Liberia is blessed with a large population of talented and energetic young people. However, limited opportunities, inadequate infrastructure, and insufficient investment in sports de...
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Africa’s connections do not begin with technology. Millions of relationships already exist across communities, institutions, businesses and organisations. This article explores how t...
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EcoDrop explores the potential of plant-derived mucilage as a natural water purification material. Inspired by the unique properties of okra, this approach investigates how natural p...
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Castor beans (Ricinus communis) are among the most commercially valuable oilseed crops in the world. The oil extracted from castor seeds is widely used in industrial lubricants, cosm...
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Africa's greatest development potential may lie in the connections not yet established between its existing capabilities. EcoTech Africa explores political independence, economic sel...
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As Africa's holiday travel season approaches, discover the continent's remarkable destinations, cultural experiences and opportunities for local tourism. From family homecomings to c...
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What does comprador leadership mean, and how does it affect African development? This editorial explores the historical concept, the difference between political and economic indepen...
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Burkina Faso’s economy is growing, but the larger opportunity is productive connection. Agriculture, mining, SMEs, research and diaspora relationships can create more value when prod...
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Africa has exported people, resources and economic value for centuries. Today, a new question is emerging: as Africans generate data, relationships, knowledge and digital activity, w...
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Africa can often pay foreign digital platforms more easily than Africans can transact across their own borders. This article examines data retention, relationship ownership, African-...
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Across Africa, access to clean drinking water remains one of the most pressing challenges of our time.
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Africa is entering an AI storm, but the continent’s ability to participate remains uneven. This article explores the tension between rapid AI investment and the underlying gaps in co...
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Liberia is blessed with a large population of talented and energetic young people. However, limited opportunities, inadequate infrastructure, and insufficient investment in sports de...
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Africa’s connections do not begin with technology. Millions of relationships already exist across communities, institutions, businesses and organisations. This article explores how t...
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EcoDrop explores the potential of plant-derived mucilage as a natural water purification material. Inspired by the unique properties of okra, this approach investigates how natural p...
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Castor beans (Ricinus communis) are among the most commercially valuable oilseed crops in the world. The oil extracted from castor seeds is widely used in industrial lubricants, cosm...
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Every day, millions of vehicles move across our roads — cars, trucks, buses — forming the backbone of modern life. But beneath this movement lies a largely invisible problem that is ...
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A new wave of scientific research is revealing something remarkable: one of the most promising solutions to microplastic pollution may already exist in nature, inside common crops li...
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EcoTech is officially entering its next phase — a live, structured platform designed to connect innovators, farmers, researchers, and investors across Africa. This marks the transiti...
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Every enduring institution develops its own language to express its values, principles and purpose. This article introduces the emerging vocabulary of EcoTech Africa, defining the co...
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EcoDrop BioTech Investments presents a growing portfolio of opportunities across biotechnology, water purification, agriculture, processing, hemp isolate production, EcoTech infrastr...
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