The GFCC is proud to welcome the Government of South Africa, through its Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), as a sustaining member, the highest level of GFCC membership. DSTI's mandate is to advance South Africa's socio-economic development through research and innovation, providing the leadership, enabling environment and resources that science, technology and innovation require. Its work centers on four areas: research excellence, technology transfer a

Road in Dahra, Senegal. Credit: Unsplash Home to the world’s youngest population and vast reserves of critical minerals, Africa continues to face a severe infrastructure deficit that threatens its long-term economic development. More than 600 million people across the continent still lack access to reliable electricity. One of the continent’s greatest paradoxes, however, is that despite a significant increase in infrastructure spending over the past 15 years, the number o

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