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Le numérique, une affaire d’innovation
Il y a 40 ans lorsque le monde a basculé de l’analogique vers le numérique l’Afrique n’apparaissait pas dans le paysage.
Un an après Paris, où en est l’Afrique?
En décembre 2015 195 pays ont signé l’Accord de Paris sur le changement climatique. Depuis plusieurs pays d’Afrique ont entrepris des activités favorisant la résistance au changement climatique grâce auxquelles il leur sera plus facile d’amortir les effets de ce changement et de s’y adapter.
L’Internet au fil de l’eau
Imaginez un monde où votre placard de cuisine vous prévient dès qu’il n’y a plus de sel et où votre téléphone portable vous avertit par SMS de la quantité d’eau restant dans votre chauffe-eau. L’Internet des objets (IdO) a rendu le rêve réalité.
La subsistance au risque de la surpêche
Par une nuit de décembre 2016 cinq pêcheurs du village de Tombo près de Freetown en Sierra Leone ont embarqué vers le large sur un hors-bord. Ils ont jeté leur filet et embarqué une bonne quantité de poisson. Mais à la suite d’une terrible tempête l’un d’entre eux un jeune de 18 ans nommé Alimamy a disparu. Comme à son habitude Alimamy s’était mis sur le bord du canot pour décharger la cargaison. Il s’est noyé emporté par les eaux.
Les océans sous la menace des plastiques
La célèbre océanographe américaine Sylvia Earle a mené des études approfondies sur la mer depuis plus de 60 ans et a consacré plus de 7.000 heures à la recherche et au tournage de la vie en mer depuis sa première plongée à 16 ans. Mme Earle qui dans les années 1980 était la première femme scientifique à la tête de l’Administration nationale océanique et atmosphérique a entrepris une croisière mondiale en 1964 et en 1970 a mené une expérience avec une équipe féminine passant deux semaines dans une capsule sous-marine sur un récif de corail.
Conservationists take aim at poachers
As the rate of animal poaching continues to rise conservationists have begun calling for stronger laws and deterrents to wildlife crimes.
Africa’s quest for a cashless economy gains momentum
When she needed to transfer money to a friend in a faraway village last March Mouna Ahmed a gender equality activist in Liberia did not have to worry about long bank queues and complex paperwork. Instead she took her phone tapped on the mobile money app punched in an amount and pressed the send button. Minutes later her friend acknowledged the kind gesture.
Africa feeling the heat of climate change
Researchers are still trying to learn why the population of African penguins has dropped precipitously over the last 15 years—some estimates say by 90%—but most agree that climate change is a major factor in the decline of this iconic African species.
Disaster insurance against climate change attracts African countries
When disaster strikes in Africa humanitarian aid can take months to reach people on the ground. By then a lot of damage may have been done. During a drought for example small-scale farmers facing a sequence of harsh dry seasons may sell their cattle and pull their children out of school. A quicker response could minimize the long-term effects of such a crisis.
Young South Africans investing in lucrative renewable energy sector
Fumani Mthembi who runs a renewable energy producing company in South Africa has no regrets about leaving her secure job in the middle of an economic recession to start her own business in 2009.
The internet of everything water
I magine a world where your spice cabinet reminds you to buy salt or your cell phone sends a text message about the amount of water left in your water tank. These are the wonders of the Internet of things (IoT).
Global economic gravity moving towards Africa Interview - Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, head of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa
The second International Conference on the Emergence of Africa (ICEA) was held in Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire in March 2017. Since the first conference in 2015—at a time of robust economic growth on the continent—hopes for economic progress have dimmed because of a crash in the price of commodities volatile global financial markets and a slowdown in global growth. Before departing New York to attend the second ICEA conference jointly organized by the World Bank the African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Secretary-General of the UN and head of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa Abdoulaye Mar Dieye sat down for an interview with Africa Renewal’s Kingsley Ighobor to talk about Africa’s economic development opportunities and challenges.
Africa’s digital rise hooked on innovation
When the world was changing from mechanical and analogue technology to digital electronics four decades ago Africa was nowhere on the scene.
Pension funds, insurance companies as key drivers of regional integration
Capital markets where money from savers is put into long-term investments can contribute significantly to socio-economic development if they invest in productive projects and enterprises. But small size and market illiquidity can undercut this process.
How South Sudan’s ‘lost boy’ brought water to his village
Salva Dut was 11 years old sitting through the last lesson in class and looking forward to the trip home with his schoolmates. Suddenly all hell broke loose. An infernal civil war had ignited in his native South Sudan. The year was 1985.
Gambia’s democracy survives political turbulence
As the results of The Gambia’s presidential election trickled in last December incumbent President Yahya Jammeh realised his power was slipping away. Indeed final results showed that a newcomer 51-year-old businessman Adama Barrow had garnered 45.5% of total votes while Mr. Jammeh received 36.6%.
Plastics pose biggest threat to oceans
Renowned American oceanographer Sylvia Earle has studied the sea extensively for more than 60 years and logged more than 7000 hours researching and filming marine life since her first dive at age 16.
Paris Agreement on climate change: One year later, how is Africa faring?
Since December 2015 when 195 countries signed the Paris Agreement on climate change several countries in Africa have begun implementing climate resilience activities that will allow them to better absorb and adapt to harsh climatic changes.