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Did you know that over 525 million people used the internet in Africa in 2019? If current growth trends continue, almost 75% of Africans are expected to come online by 2030.
African Changemaker
Bright is a Ghanaian social innovator, entrepreneur, writer, and social and political commentator.
He is the Founder and President of mPedigree, an award-winning technology social enterprise, reinventing the supply chain on three continents to enhance patient and consumer safety in such vital categories as medicines and agro inputs.
At mPedigree, Bright is helping to build innovative technology tools to solve global challenges. A career inventor and innovator, Bright’s current projects include vaccine quality detection using novel organo-sensors.
His contribution to the healthcare system has earned him several awards, including the Lifetime Achievement award from the African Innovation Foundation. In 2013, MIT’s Tech Review named him to the list of the 35 most impressive global technology visionaries under age 35.
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The OPEC Fund for International Development and the Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) have officially become members of the Alliance for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ), reinforcing collective efforts to expand agro-industrial activity across Africa.
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German development finance institution DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft) has confirmed it will commit $50 million to African Development Partners IV (ADP IV), the latest private equity vehicle managed by Development Partners International (DPI).