In tonnes of second hand goods, such as worn garments, used electronics, batteries and pre-owned cars, that are sold to Africa each year largely from Europe hides an environmental burden weighing down the health of millions.
Current cleanup technologies are ‘clean-washing traps’ which Govts in Africa, a continent disproportionately affected by the global waste menace caused largely by industrialized nations, should not fall for.
Circular startups battle multitude of constraints ranging from limited access to funding, inadequate policy frameworks to provide incentives, and limited demand for circular products, among others.
More than 80 per cent of the environmental impact linked to production could be addressed at products’ design stage, and the responsibility falls on companies.
Current data extraction trend has been linked to both the legal loopholes and lack of infrastructure such as data centres on the continent to act as repository for data generated locally.
If adopted, the legislation could see all non-essential single use plastic items — from cutlery, plates, cups, cotton buds, straws, balloons, sweet wrappers to wet wipes and others — banned across all the seven EAC countries.
Rwanda’s struggle with climate change is a long-standing ordeal, marked by floods, landslides, and prolonged droughts that result in famine in some parts of the country.
African Union officials confirmed that work is underway to establish the African Monetary Institute, after which the continent will be in a position to establish the African central bank and later a single African currency.
As long as you can use a normal digital device or a mobile phone, there are platforms that give you access to tools that allow you to join the emerging league of citizen/no code developers.
Regions of Africa grapple with high levels of digital illiteracy, implying that even if the people get access to smartphones and other digital tools, they struggle to meaningfully use them to create opportunities that transform their lives.
With common trade rules, movement of people and transport connectivity, Africa becomes a market large enough to attract investors from across the world, and a vehicle for industrialization, analysts say.
African leaders lay hopes in the creative and innovative potential of youth and women across sectors of the economy to achieve gains envisioned under AU Agenda 2063, and more specifically the success of AfCFTA.
Each year, Africa loses estimated $195 billion worth of its natural capital – things such as water, air, forests, oceans or wildlife, which provide ecosystem services that make human life possible — and this worries conservationists.
