The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on countries around the world. African economies have been hard hit with growth contracting by 2.1% in 2020, which is expected to recover to 3.4% in 2021….
At the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) – encompassing the rapid evolution of robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing and additive manufacturing technology,...
By Edwin Ikhuoria, ONE’s Africa Executive Director One year on since the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the potential benefits...
The sixth EU-AU Summit is taking place on 17 and 18 February in Brussels after numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the...
Throughout 2021, the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) provided analysis, advice, and advocacy on a wide range of topics critical to Africa’s transformation.
In this Q&A originally published in the French magazine Emerging Nations, Prof. John Asafu-Adjaye, Senior Fellow at the Economic Management and Governance Program and...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, few response measures have been gender-sensitive, and most recovery projects have failed to employ gender-specific indicators. Economic support programs have...
By Rob Floyd ACET, working with partner Omdena and nearly 40 data scientists and machine learning experts from around the globe, recently completed the...
Feb. 5, 2021 – African leaders need a “bold vision” for their countries, but they need more than that to make real progress, according...
Introduction: The African Center for Economic Transformation has had quite an eventful year, although not as anticipated. While some of our most important products and activities had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic— including the latest edition...