Women are wearing local fabrics in western designs; men are wearing western fabrics in local designs. This reflects the city’s cosmopolitan outlook.
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West African designers produce only the clothes that are needed, preventing waste and allowing space for creativity.
Astronomy on the continent has been given a much needed boost with Ghana’s converted radio telescope between it and South Africa, to conduct scientific observations.
It’s been proved that prizes can boost cultural innovation. The same is certainly true for innovation in agriculture – which Africa desperately needs.
There are plenty of innovators, scientists and inventors in Africa doing remarkable work today. So why does the myth of Africa being devoid of scientific innovators persist?
It’s easy to dismiss Africa as a place that is, at best, a provider of commodities, land and labour. A closer look shows that the continent is innovative and offers a lot more opportunities.
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Research Fellow, Center for Cultural and African Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Manager of the Ghana Radio Telescope Observatory, Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute
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Lecturer in Anthropology, Catholic University of Malawi
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Professor, ESCP Business School
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Professor, Harvard University