(Source: African Development Bank Group) The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted an inaugural Innovation Weekend at its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from October 9-11. The goal: to find technology-led solutions from West Africa to better the lives of women and youth. 'We want big ideas to generate big wins, and that means taking big risks,' said AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina in his message to participants. 'However, ideas without money will eventually die. As the African Development Bank, we want to look at ways in which we can create accelerator funds to incubate these ideas,' he said. One of the speakers, Freddy Tchala, General Manager of MTN...
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