Africa: Why Trust, Missing Data Remain Major Obstacles in Africa’s Insurance Sector

Africa: Why Trust, Missing Data Remain Major Obstacles in Africa’s Insurance Sector

Despite growing innovation in insurance products across Africa, particularly in climate and agriculture, weak trust at community level and persistent data gaps continue to undermine uptake and long-term sustainability. Tom Gitogo, the Group Managing Director and CEO of Britam, said that even where innovative products such as parametric insurance have demonstrated real impact in responding…

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Africa: Why Trust, Missing Data Remain Major Obstacles in Africa’s Insurance Sector

Africa: The Bias in Medical Research – Africa Carries a Huge Disease Burden but Is Missing From Clinical Trials

Modern medicine prides itself on being a universal science, built on evidence from clinical trials. But there’s a bias in medical research. While Africa accounts for roughly 25% of the global disease burden and 19% of the global population, the continent’s people are largely invisible in some clinical trials. The scale of the erasure is…

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Africa: Why Trust, Missing Data Remain Major Obstacles in Africa’s Insurance Sector

Africa Risks Missing AI Revolution As UN Urges Borrowing to Close Infrastructure Gap

African countries may miss out on the transformative benefits of the global artificial intelligence (AI) revolution unless urgent investments are made in critical infrastructure, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned. In a report presented at a meeting of African ministers of finance in Morocco, the ECA said the continent’s more than…

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