Beyond the Shoreline: Building East Africa’s Blue Finance Ecosystem
East Africa’s extensive aquatic capital, from its Indian Ocean coastline to its Great Lakes, represents a monumental opportunity to drive climate-resilient growth and socioeconomic transformation. However, this potential is constrained by a significant financing gap.
Unpacking the Demographic Dividend: Unlocking East Africa’s Potential Through Healthcare and Education
East Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its development trajectory, with its youthful population presenting both a challenge and an unprecedented opportunity to unlock a demographic dividend.
Digital Public Infrastructure in East Africa: Charting a Policy Pathway to Regional Transformation
East Africa is experiencing a major wave of digital transformation. This shift is driven by the need for stronger infrastructure, better public service delivery, and deeper cross-border integration. At the heart of this progress is Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).
TeleHealth Adoption in East Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Digital Healthcare Solutions, Opportunities and Challenges Across East African Jurisdictions
Telehealth has the potential to revolutionise East Africa’s healthcare landscape, with critical gaps in access being bridged and quality of care improved. With the rising cost of illness, rapid population growth, and stark rural-urban healthcare disparities, digital health solutions offer scalable and cost-effective means to improve patient outcomes.
Domiciliation of Private Investment Vehicles in East Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Establishing Private Investment Vehicles Across East African Jurisdictions
Private capital funds, or investment vehicles (IVs) – spanning private equity, venture capital, and private debt – play a pivotal role in the region’s economic growth and job creation, especially for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Yet, fund managers and investors often face questions about where best to domicile their vehicles for optimal regulatory compliance, tax efficiency, and investor confidence.
COVID Five Years On: Evaluating the Response and the Transformations in Healthcare Since the Pandemic
COVID-19, caused by the SARS-Cov-2 virus, emerged as a global pandemic, disrupting societies and economies worldwide. Five years later, East Africa continues to navigate the lasting effects of the crisis, particularly within its healthcare systems. This report evaluates the region’s response, assessing both immediate interventions and long-term transformations.
The Economics of Enjoyment: An Analysis of Uganda’s Entertainment Economy Across Its Nightlife, Festivals and Weddings
The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘enjoyment’ as ‘the action or state of deriving gratification from an object.’ However, in East Africa, the term ‘enjoyment’ has been defined in popular discourse as more than just a state of being – it is a lifestyle, a philosophy, and, as this report explores, a serious economic force.
East Africa’s Road to Nuclear Energy: A Feasibility Study Assessing Infrastructure and Policy Pathways
Nuclear fission, a process that was accidentally discovered to release energy in 1938, now drives nuclear power plants that account for 11% of the world’s electricity generation. Nuclear energy is recognised as a key towards carbon neutrality, endorsed by more than 20 countries and the agreed upon declaration to triple nuclear energy by 2050.
Unveiling East Africa’s Middle Class: Opportunities for Growth in Retail, Restaurants, Healthcare, and Education Among An Elusive Demographic
The middle class. Heralded as the engine of economic renewal and societal transformation, broadly defined, consists of individuals and households that fall between the lower and upper-income brackets, typically distinguished and delineated by their purchasing power, level of education and aspirational lifestyles. Whoever can uncover the hidden identity and patterns of the often overlooked middle class wields great power, as this segment is integral in generating profit and driving regional transformation.
