Famed Australian photographer Frank Hurley started planning a trip to the Great Barrier Reef in 1920. Little did he know that the challenges he would face would be indicative of the state...

Ann Elias · The Conversation 06 Sep 2019

Africa

Ethiopia is Africa’s new growth engine – here’s why

With impressive growth rates and a youthful population, Ethiopia could be an economic powerhouse if it overcomes its structural problems.

Alexandre Raffoul and Vijay Raju 06 Sep 2019

Africa

South Africa's SMEs should be first in line for a digital upgrade

A new breed of digitally literate micro-entrepreneurs will be best placed to take advantage of tech platforms to exploit gaps in the market.

Lwazi Bam and Valter Adāo 05 Sep 2019

Africa

These 5 start-ups are shaping the future of Africa's cities

Today more than half the world's population lives in cities - and nowhere on earth is urbanising faster than sub-Saharan Africa. For the region's entrepreneurs, this represents a unique o...

Jonathan Hursh and Emmanuel Adegboye 04 Sep 2019

Africa

The women of Turkana county, Kenya are ready to lead

Addressing the maternal mortality rate in and around Kakuma refugee camp could set the region's women free to drive it forward economically.

Neema Kaseje 04 Sep 2019

Africa

Why Africa's digital boom is only just getting started

Digital business allow innovative firms to meet unmet demand – which is why Africa provides especially fertile ground.

Acha Leke and Tawanda Sibanda 03 Sep 2019

Africa

From Hangzhou to Rwanda: what Jack Ma is bringing to Africa’s digital transformation

Africa's state of economic development is similar to when internet giant Alibaba started out in China 20 years ago – raw and ripe with potential.

Brian A Wong and Roger Yong Zhang 03 Sep 2019

Africa

8 ways to help African e-commerce fulfil its potential

Digital business can be a force for sustainable development in Africa, but it faces significant obstacles. Here's how to beat them.

Kimberley Botwright and Matthew Wilson 03 Sep 2019

Africa

4 ways to become a 'business baobab' on the African economic landscape

With AfCFTA coming into force next year, would-be pan-African success stories need to consider how to operate across such a diverse set of markets.

Acha Leke 02 Sep 2019

Africa

3 ways to get Africa's informal economy on the books

The continent's vast informal sector is responsible for the majority of employment – but this holds millions back from access to proper financial services.

Mark Elliott 29 Aug 2019

Innovation

Cleantech innovation is being stifled. Here's how to unlock it

Innovative clean technology will have a huge role to play in addressing the climate crisis, but many new products and services are foundering in an unfriendly lab-to-market ecosystem. Her...

Peter Schniering 21 Aug 2019

Indonesia

In Indonesia, over a third of young people want to be entrepreneurs

Inspired by a string of highly successful tech start-ups, the youth of Southeast Asia has its sights set on building the next business unicorn.

Johnny Wood 16 Aug 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

To flourish in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we need to rethink these 3 things

Education, employment and entrepreneurship: the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution demands a fundamental reconfiguring of our approach to all three. But as our recent history show...

Munozovepi Gwata 05 Aug 2019

Entrepreneurship

There is huge talent in the world's refugee camps. We must realize this overlooked potential

The workforce among G20 countries is shrinking - and the solution could lie in the world's increasing number of refugees. Last year, the Forum of Young Global Leaders sent a delegation to...

Joelle Hangi and Mariah Levin 25 Jul 2019

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