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From Warehouse to Patient: mPharma’s Approach to increasing the Accessibility of Medicines in Africa

Since 2013, the start-up mPharma has been trying to build an infrastructure and a drug monitoring system to connect patients, hospitals and pharmacies. The objective is to enable doctors to know the e...

The essential transformation of supply chains in the sub-Saharan pharmaceutical sector

In Sub-Saharan Africa, integrated technology-enabled distribution networks can increase access, enhance quality and lower the prices of medicines.

Helping the pharmaceutical industry meet health challenges in Africa

With 13% of the world’s population and 24% of the global burden of disease – but 6% of health expenditure and only 3% of the world’s pharmaceutical output, Africa faces the challenge of access to qual...

The obstacles to local production and access to treatment in Africa

Access to proper medicine is a major challenge for African countries. While the global market is mature and highly profitable, the African Continent has been left far behind despite enormous needs and...

Agri-businesses must act in a sustainable manner to develop African agriculture

The urgent need to develop African agriculture is hardly breaking news however current climate and environmental challenges have now pushed new priorities to the fore. Maintaining African smallholder...

Access to quality seeds: the example of local seed ventures in Malawi

For Sub-Saharan African smallholder farmers, poor harvests can frequently be attributed largely to poor quality seed. But providing varied, high-quality seed is one of the most efficient and cost-effe...

Kigali amendment: concrete progress on climate change and opportunity for the private sector

Focus on an historic climate agreement that has gone almost unnoticed on the margins of COP22: the amendment adopted in Kigali in October 2016 aims to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs or F-gases). T...

Experiences in index-based insurance for farmers: lessons learnt from Senegal and Bangladesh

Index insurance is an innovative approach that pays out benefits based on a pre-determined index (e.g. rainfall, seismic activity, livestock mortality rates, etc.) for losses arising from weather and...

Using insurance to harness savings and boost corporate and capital investment: the example of the CIMA zone

In Africa, insurers are potentially able to channel household savings and make long-term investments in businesses and infrastructure projects, however a number of obstacles continue to hamper their c...

Proparco public procurement

Proparco is subject to the public procurement rules set out in the French Public Procurement Code, which came into force on April 1, 2019. Proparco's contracts respect the principles of freedom of acc...

Micro-health insurance: the user perspective

There are many social and cultural obstacles facing micro-health insurance in developing countries. While disadvantaged communities develop their own solidarity, risk-sharing and planning mechanisms,...

Africa: on the cusp of an innovation revolution

While emerging economies have been driving global growth over the last ten years, the gap vis-à-vis developed economies is still very substantial. Skill gaps in particular severely constrain economic...

The insurance sector sets its sights on Africa

Africa is home to 15% of the World’s population but generates barely 1.5% of global insurance premiums. Nevertheless, a number of indicators point to rapid future growth in the sector: the Continent’s...

Partnering african airport hubs, 3 examples

Mining as a transformative opportunity for Sub-Saharan Africa

Mining can be a formidable transformative opportunity for Sub-Saharan Africa but measures and regulations are required to strengthen the finances of the local utilities and provide a less uncertain an...

Abidjan international airport, a viable concession despite the turmoil

In 1996, management of Abidjan international airport was taken over by a private operator. Although the financial equilibrium of the concession was disrupted by a series of events – not least the 2010...

Supporting sustainable air transport innovations

Air transport is vital for local and global economic development. It plays a key part in regional integration and generating jobs. In terms of the environment, energy and climate, the sector has set i...

The aviation sector in Africa - How can it be funded?

Because of the capital-intensive nature of the business, raising adequate finance is one of the major challenges facing Africa’s aviation sector. Local banks frequently lack the necessary resources or...

Fastjet, a low-cost airline flying high in Africa

The low-cost airline model has experienced rapid growth right across the aviation sector with the notable exception of Africa. With the rise of Africa’s middle classes and the gaps in its road network...

Education in Africa: international schools are a stepping stone to the best universities

Although student mobility in Africa is high by global standards, African students are under-represented in the best international universities. This raises questions about the standard of education. A...