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Entrepreneurship
Business success depends on mindset. This study of African entrepreneurs explains why
For entrepreneurs in Africa, success can depend largely on mindset and culture.
Africa
Women are a mainstay of fishing in West Africa. But they get a raw deal
Research suggests that women do not earn enough money and are restricted in their roles within fisheries; a position made more vulnerable by COVID-19.
Forests
Map of African forests shows areas most vulnerable to climate crisis
Researchers have highlighted 10 types of forests in Africa based on certain factors to help conservationists protect those more vulnerable to climate change.
Africa
This community project is helping Djibouti’s population access water and withstand climate change
Community-based development project PRODERMO is helping support local communities with water mobilization and soil conservation in water scarce Djibouti.
Africa
6 African cities leading the way to a green future
Fast-growing cities in Africa are recognizing renewable energy as a way to tackle climate change and energy poverty, according to a new report.
Education and Skills
Why we need more girls in Africa in STEM - and how to get them there
Sub-Saharan women risk being stuck in jobs that pay less and are more likely to be replaced by technology.
Education and Skills
Why we need more girls in Africa in STEM - and how to get them there
Sub-Saharan women risk being stuck in jobs that pay less and are more likely to be replaced by technology.
Africa
Kenyan insurer Pula offers lifeline to African farmers hit by climate change
Insurer Pula is growing fast, with 600,000 farmers in Kenya taking out policies in the six years since launch to protect against climate change effects.
Future of Food
This African fruit could be the next global superfood
Gender Parity
To unlock African women's potential, we must end gendered patterns of labour
From education to the workplace, African women must break free of the gendered job roles that have limited them for so long and be allowed to define their own future.
Africa
Scientists develop new mapping model to save Africa’s cycad plants from extinction
Cycads, the world’s oldest seed-producing plants, are facing extinction from poaching and pests known as the Cycas Aulacaspis Scale, but mapping can help.
Africa
How 'frugal innovation' could aid Africa's green development
Green solutions are available if Africa's leaders embrace opportunities and innovations, entrepreneurs told the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
Africa
New Kenyan app is helping to track and halt illegal logging
An app developed by the Kenya Forest Service combines satellite feeds with real-time global mapping to identify environmental issues like illegal logging.
Africa
How 'frugal innovation' could aid Africa's green development
Green solutions are available if Africa's leaders embrace opportunities and innovations, entrepreneurs told the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
Africa
‘Sacred forests’ in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy
One hectare of forest is able to permanently remove as much CO2 from the atmosphere as is released by a power station burning nearly 16 tonnes of coal.