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Africa’s trade landscape is experiencing a dramatic transformation driven by digital innovations. These advancements hold immense promise to address the long-standing barriers faced by the continent’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are crucial to Africa’s economic engine, but they often struggle with access to finance, maintaining quality standards, and navigating logistical challenges.  Ebrima Faal […]

The Gambia’s housing crisis is holding the country and its citizens back. Merging innovative financing with regulatory changes can stimulate cross-sector cooperation and help ensure sustainable, accessible homeownership across the country, writes Ebrima Faal. The Gambia is facing a critical housing shortage, with a deficit of 128,874 units that disproportionately affects the country’s most vulnerable citizens. This

Blended finance and Public Private Partnerships are powerful tools for unlocking affordable housing and empowering communities in Africa, writes Ebrima Faal. Millions of people across Africa lack a safe and secure home, a fundamental human right essential for well-being and dignity. According to the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance, the continent faces a massive housing deficit of

Search for: Ebrima Faal January 2nd, 2024 Africa’s future beyond 2024 demands unapologetic and resolute leadership 0 comments Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Africa’s leadership landscape is a constellation of stories, encompassing triumphs and tribulations, visionary leadership and struggles against historical legacies and contemporary challenges. Amidst this intricate mosaic, the path to a prosperous and

Adopting blockchain technologies would help increase transparency and combat corruption across the continent, writes Ebrima Faal, but structural challenges are hindering its adoption. Read More

Institutions hold the key to unlocking the continent’s vast potential. The undeniable significance of institutions as catalysts for economic development and stability cannot be overstated, but Ebrima Faal writes, it is essential to recognise the challenges that many African nations face due to weak and ineffective institutional frameworks. Read More

To tackle climate change, Ebrima Faal highlights the importance of international aid while advocating for sustainable local strategies and domestic resource mobilisation. Read More