Driving once in the middle of Lagos’ traffic hassle, I could feel the driver’s desperation. I told him about people working on the smart cities concept, and how information technology could enhance citizens’ quality of life. I felt then a rather skeptical reaction. Last week, IESE Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) was released. My colleagues […]
Connecting Africa’s Resources through Digital Transformation
“Connecting Africa’s Resources through Digital Transformation” was the theme of last week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa that took place in Kigali, Rwanda. Too bad I wasn’t able to attend… such is life! But at least I could get a grasp of it through the internet. Some of the meeting’s highlights reported by Oliver […]
Energy poverty
When was the last time that lights went off? Couple of years ago? Couple of months? Couple of hours? Your answer depends on where in the world you seat. When sitting in Lagos, lights went off several times on a typical day. At inconvenient times on occasion, like in the middle of taking a shower […]
Agenda 2063 (II): Connecting Africa through high-speed trains
One of the flagship projects of Agenda 2063 is the creation of an integrated high-speed train network that connects all African capitals and commercial centers in the continent. What’s the current situation of railroad transport in sub-Saharan Africa?
Education in Africa: A Pillar of Growth
Last weekend I saw a great documentary: “Journey to school.” I strongly recommend it. It’s about four real stories of kids that undergo tremendous difficulties and dangers on a daily basis to go to school. One of the stories is that of Jackson, 11 and his younger sister. Everyday, they walk for 2 hours back […]
