West African designers produce only the clothes that are needed, preventing waste and allowing space for creativity.
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Astronomy on the continent has been given a much needed boost with Ghana’s converted radio telescope between it and South Africa, to conduct scientific observations.
It’s been proved that prizes can boost cultural innovation. The same is certainly true for innovation in agriculture – which Africa desperately needs.
There are plenty of innovators, scientists and inventors in Africa doing remarkable work today. So why does the myth of Africa being devoid of scientific innovators persist?
It’s easy to dismiss Africa as a place that is, at best, a provider of commodities, land and labour. A closer look shows that the continent is innovative and offers a lot more opportunities.
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Professor, ESCP Business School
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Professor of Strategy, Economics and Foresights, Hult International Business School
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Lecturer in Anthropology, Catholic University of Malawi
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Manager of the Ghana Radio Telescope Observatory, Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute
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Research Fellow, Center for Cultural and African Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
