Pioneering nonprofit 'Projects For All' is democratizing access to education by implementing digital infrastructure (Hello Hubs) in developing countries. Recently, the nonprofit launched ‘Project: Hello World’, an instal…

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Katrin Macmillan, Lane Merrifield, Roland Wells, Sophie Kelly

Africa has a population set to double by 2050, and along with population growth, the continent is reaping the benefits of expansion in the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure. In Sub-…

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Claude Migisha Kalisa, Fred Mweetwa, Gertjan van Stam, Jessica Colaço

It is projected that by 2050 Africa's GDP will be bigger than the GDPs of the U.S and China combined. The continent as a whole has been growing at over 5% annually for close to a decade. This trend if maintained means th…

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Frank Aswani, John Kidenda, Rick Reeder, Takalani Malivha

Wherever there are challenges, African creative minds thrive on building inventive alternative solutions. Westerners can learn a lot from their focus on a utility model, where disruptive ideas and applied technology re-i…

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Fourie Du Preez

In the last 3 years, there has been a unprecedented rise in the availability and adoption of technology in the Middle East and Africa. This sudden access to information, the ability to voice opinions and communicate to a…

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Amit Vyas

Warren Buffett said “Don’t just go for safe projects, take on the really tough problems.” From the global water crisis to female empowerment in Africa to re-defining international development we hope to explore how these…

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Chevenee Reavis, David Rothschild, Manoj Fenelon

We used to have a “first” and “third world.” Political correctness brought us “global north” and “global south,” “developed” and “developing.” The Bright Continent introduces “fat” and “lean.” While wealthy economies li…

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Dayo Olopade

Numerous musicians and DJs are emerging from across Africa, enriching the global music scene. They reflect a new generation of socially networked artists who are just as comfortable in the tough areas of Africa's largest…

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Elom "EL" Adablah, Moses "Buddha Blaze" Mbasu, Ovie Ofugara, Rickie Davies, Russell Kenya, Rab Bakari

A new way of listening is changing a continent. Music in Africa is booming in unexpected places. Come hear why cassette tapes are still big in Nigeria; why traditional models don't work; why the next innovation in music …

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Eric Idiahi, Toby Shapshak, Yoel Kenan, Catherine Luckhoff