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I SEE MONEY IN AFRICA I SEE MONEY IN AFRICA
solution drivers in this sector.
PROBLEMS NEEDING ENTREPRENEURS
3. Accommodation
The challenges of accommodation in Africa include the high
Africa is in dire need of innovative solutions to its numerous cost of living in urban areas, rapid population growth, low-
challenges, which I see as opportunities for smart income of prospective buyers, etc. While there is no hard
entrepreneurs and investors to cash in on. I have highlighted data on the total number of homeless people in the continent,
fifteen of those critical challenges here and encourage you to the prevalence of slums and rural-to-urban migration make
identify the areas you can with maximise for business this reality obvious. Therefore, there is an urgent need to
relevance, job creation, and economic gains. proffer solutions to the challenges of accommodation on the
continent.
1. Water supply
While Africa is blessed with several bodies of water, not 4. Security
many Africans have access to clean water. This lack of With daily news of human right abuses, terrorism, religious
portable water has negative impacts on economic conflict, and poverty, all factors that threaten the security of
productivity. As a result, Africa needs innovative thinkers Africa, the continent desperately needs innovative solutions
who will create sustainable solutions to this problem. to its perennial security challenges.
2. Transportation 5. Healthcare
Transportation is one of society’s greatest needs. It enhances One of the most challenging parts of Africa’s healthcare
commerce, facilitates social interactions, and contributes to system is access. Most people, especially those in rural areas,
the overall productivity of different sectors of the economy. have zero or very little access to quality healthcare. There is
Africa’s transportation industry is far from ideal as it battles also a shortage of healthcare workers across the continent.
inadequate supply of vehicles and defective (sometimes What can we do to turn this problem to a massive
unsafe) infrastructures, amongst other challenges. We need opportunity?
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