Preparing the next generation of African innovators
The next generation of innovators in Africa is being shaped by access to technology education and skill development programs. With the rise of digital tools and platforms, young people are learning how to build solutions, analyze data, and work with advanced technologies.
Training initiatives are helping bridge the gap between education and industry by providing practical experience and exposure to real world challenges. This prepares individuals to think creatively and develop solutions that address local and global needs.
As these efforts continue to grow, they are helping create a strong foundation for innovation and economic progress across Africa.
In this deep-dive global affairs breakdown, we explore why China, the United States, Russia, and Europe are competing for control over Africa’s cobalt, lithium, rare earths, oil, and strategic ports.
From Congo’s cobalt-rich mines to Nigeria’s oil fields and China’s expanding Belt & Road footprint — this is the resource war shaping the 21st century.
An economic transformation is taking place that is global in scale and scope. Nowhere will this be more evident than in Africa, where the opportunity is greater than anywhere else. Not because this continent is different, but because the potential for catch-up and convergence is greater, and is likely to be fulfilled more rapidly
1. Kenya - Konza technology city
Konza was planned as a mixed-use, high density walkable city that accommodates a diversity of programs and districts. By avoiding superblocks and auto-orientated roadways, Konza will be a livable, sustainable urban environment that encourages high-value development and discourages sprawl. Planning will take cues from successful global urban centers, yet be specific to the needs of Kenya and the region. The master plan sets the framework for a city that functions both globally and locally, today and in the future. These concepts of livability, density, and walkability have been incorporated in the Local Physical Development Plan approved by the Ministry of Lands on February 2013.
2. Ghana – appalonia
Appolonia – City of Light is a fully master planned, mixed-use and mixed-income urban development in the Greater Accra Metropolitan area.
The project,officially launched by President John Dramani Mahama in July 2012, is being developed for residential properties, retail and other commercial centres, as well as schools, healthcare and other social infrastructure.
All local and national regulatory approvals have been met and a full land title certificate has been granted. Site infrastructure, including power and other amenities, is being implemented. The project’s first residential phase – Nova Ridge – launched in 2015 and is 50% sold.
3. kenya – tatu city
Tatu City is a ground-breaking 2,500 acre (1,000 ha) live-work-play development 18 km outside central Nairobi, with potential to house more than 70,000 residents. A flagship private sector project and part of Kenya’s Vision 2030 national blueprint, Tatu City is strategically located in the urban growth trajectory of rapidly expanding Nairobi.
As of 2012, more than 25% of Kenya’s population live in urban areas. This figure continues to increase – by over 4% per annum. The service sectors account for almost half of Kenya’s total GDP, and the country is generally perceived as Eastern and Central Africa’s hub for financial, communication and transport services. In a period of unprecedented growth, property prices in Nairobi have increased more than three-fold since 2008.
4. Nigeria - Eko Atlantic
Eko Atlantic is an entire new coastal city being built on Victoria Island adjacent to Lagos, Nigeria, to solve the chronic shortage of real estate in the world’s fastest-growing megacity. It is a focal point for investors capitalising on rich development growth based on massive demand – and a gateway to emerging markets of the continent.
5. Ghana - Hope City
The purpose of the city will be to offer commercial floor space for banks and shopping malls. The vertical city will have over 50,000 workers in the field of information and communications technology who will be engaged in the design and manufacturing of software and hardware for local consumption and export. The city will have apartments to house 25,000 inhabitants. The technology park will reside on a 100,000 square metre plot of land, and will have a total gross floor area of approximately 1,200,000 square metres. It is also expected to include a university, schools, a hospital, and sporting amenities.
