Mar 9, 2020
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! CORONAVIRUS HITS The last fortnight has been a rude awakening for Sub-Saharan Africa as fears of the coronavirus’s inevitable arrival were realized. First in Nigeria, then Senegal, then South Africa, Cameroon, and Togo. The numbers are still...
Mar 6, 2020
Overview The Institute of African Studies has made great strides since its inception almost a decade ago. Looking back on the last 10 years, the IAS has been a hub for enriching exchanges, collaborations between the continent and its diaspora and has been a second...
Mar 6, 2020
The Africa Study Group is happy to announce its next event, a presentation by Phil Gurski, formerly of CSIS and previously the CSE, and now CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, on: Terrorism in Africa, ethnonationalist or religious? Time: 530PM to 730 PM...
Mar 2, 2020
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! YOUTH OPTIMISM VS YOUTH BULGE Over the next 30 years, half of the world’s population growth will happen here in Africa. Inevitably, that impending reality prompts questions about whether governments across the continent can cater to the...
Feb 24, 2020
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! BLOWING IN THE WIND This week we wrote about how more of Africa’s leading economies are looking to wind energy to power homes. It was worth noting because when it comes to renewable energy much of our discussions have focused just on solar...
Feb 17, 2020
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! CREDIT SCARRED African debt is on the rise and that fact is causing tensions to spark in unexpected places. Total external debt for Sub Saharan Africa jumped nearly 150% to $583 billion in 2018 from $236 billion 10 years earlier, according...
Feb 10, 2020
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! SPENDING POWER In the early 2010s, African tech ecosystems were defined by the promise of e-commerce with a simple mission: getting hundreds of millions of young Africans to make online purchases. A decade on, the mission still remains a...
Dec 8, 2019
L’une de nos membres et ancienne présidente du GRA nous fait part de ses réflexions sur la situation très pénible du Mali. Elle a été ambassadeure du Canada au Mali de 2001 à 2005. Réflexions sur le Mali – 4 déc19
Dec 5, 2019
The Africa Study Group is happy to confirm our second December event: Why don’t African countries benefit more from the extractive sector? Time: Thursday December 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM Location: Place Colonel By Room, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Av West The...
Nov 25, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! BETTER HALF The number of women founders and co-founders in Africa is on the rise, according to research by Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) an online community for startups. In 2019 that number was still just at 18%, that’s fewer than one...
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