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After an extensive recruitment process, the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) Board of Directors have unanimously approved the selection of Ms. Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi as its new President and Chief Executive Officer,...
In the months since Dr. K.Y. Amoako, ACET’s Founder and President, announced his intention to step down, we have received countless tributes to his leadership and mentorship over his last fifty-plus years...
This article discusses four key recommendations on how the AU, the private sector, and academia can advance investment in computational infrastructure to support the AU artificial intelligence roadmap, and how AU member...
The 10th session of the Amplifying Africa’s Voice Initiative convened on March 28, 2024, focused on Africa’s concerted effort to assert its influence in the global financial governance landscape.
Rob Floyd, Director for Innovation and Digital Policy at ACET, discusses the launch of a new three-year, multi-country research and policy project to help African governments harness the opportunities that artificial intelligence...
Emezat Mengesha, Head of ACET’s Gender Equality program, talks about the increasingly important role of women in the African economy, the need for governments to ensure a strong gender lens when crafting...
Africa is making bold moves to drive the global finance reform agenda. To maintain the momentum in 2024, African financial institutions must work together more effectively and deploy more resources to meet...
This year is shaping up to be highly consequential for data governance in Africa. In February, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) digital trade protocol was adopted at the African Union...
Digitalization is the “use of digital technologies to change a business model and provide new revenue and value-producing opportunities”. Digital technologies now permeate all aspects of the economic and social fabric of...
From gender equality to youth employment and skills, from climate action to the newly launched Ghana Compact initiative, ACET’s work in 2022 made an invaluable contribution to supporting Africa’s progress and trying...
[Addis Ababa, 18 February] – African Heads of State and Government and Heads of African Multilateral financial institutions came together on February 17 to accelerate action on establishing African Union […]
Over the past three years, it has become abundantly clear that Africa has to position itself strategically in the Global Financial Architecture. We have to own the narrative on what works for...
The World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) are undertaking major reforms so they can more effectively meet today’s global challenges, including climate change and pandemic preparedness. But the discussion has...
The seventh meeting of African think-tanks under the Amplifying Africa Voices Initiative, held on November 13, 2023 and convened by the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), focused on the role of...
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