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Youth Unemployment: Challenges and Solutions from the Global Forum in Accra

The SNV Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Global Forum 2023 was a rallying point for those enthusiastic about addressing the challenges faced by young people in the workforce. As the world continues to grapple with complex issues, events like these play...

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Let’s Be More Ambitious about Africa’s Artificial Intelligence Future

AI offers great opportunities and challenges for Africa. The international community and African stakeholders need to be more ambitious.

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Amplifying Africa’s Voice: Advancing Research Agendas at African Policy Institutes

The December meeting was a review of research from the initiative at different stages: already published and ongoing. It allowed participants to share diagnostics, compare different countries and situations, and propose shared solutions in the future.

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Rob Floyd joins the Transformative Innovation Africa Hub Advisory Board

The Transformative Innovation Africa Hub (TIAH), a platform for advancing transformative technology policy and supporting science and technology ecosystems in Africa, has appointed Rob Floyd, Director for Innovation and Digital Policy at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), to...

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Leveraging External Finance for Africa’s Green Industrialization

African countries are ready for green industrialization, but to ensure they reap all the benefits, African governments need a focused, well-aligned, and targeted industrial policy supporting green sectors with the most significant potential. Meanwhile, the international community needs to ensure...

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African Center for Economic Transformation Announces Search for President and CEO

Founder and President Dr. K.Y. Amoako to step down in Summer 2024 1 December 2023, Accra, Ghana: Dr. K.Y. Amoako, Founder of The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), has […]

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Amplifying Africa’s Voice: The role of African institutions in global financial reforms

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 African institutions in global financial reforms

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Realizing parallel investments in Africa’s green industrialization

International frameworks and systems need to adapt to the reality of the continent as a green industrialization destination.

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Challenges and Changes: The Political Economy of National Development Banks in Africa – Côte d’Ivoire Case Study

To assess the overall political influence, operational performance and the enabling environment of the national development banks of Ghana, Rwanda, Tunisia and Cote d’Ivoire, ACET and ODI conducted a series of case studies. This case study explores the governance structures...

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How Technical and Vocational Education Can Help Close Skills Gaps in Africa

With the right education and training, coupled with well-defined national development strategies and employment policies, Africa’s large and fast-growing youth population could be a great asset for development and provide a comparative advantage in world markets.

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Breaking Financing Barriers for a Just Climate Transition in Africa

Africa needs bold interventions to break the barriers preventing countries from accessing the funds they need for climate action. There are solutions for a fair and green future for all of Africa, not just a few countries. This is a...

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Old Problems and New Realities in Africa

‘Is development cooperation closely attuned to the challenges and problems facing African countries?’ This question sparked the work behind this report. In a time of multiple global crises, we need to revisit our diagnosis of the continent at the frontlines...

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G20 Compact with Africa – Monitoring Report

Transitioning to low-polluting transportation in congested African cities is crucial to improving public health and environmental quality of life while dealing with transport-linked greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Across Africa there are promising cases of local e-mobility start-ups, such as Ghana’s...

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