Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - According to reliable sources, Tanzania Finance Minister, Philip Mpango, has been airlifted to the Nairobi Hospital after his condition worsened while undergoing treatment at one of the Tanzanian hospitals. Mpango, who has been battling COVID-19 in the last two weeks, was airlifted for specialised treatment in Nairobi. Mpango’s airlifting comes a…
"Driving Digital Transformation: Lessons from Seven Developing Countries" documents the experiences of implementing the Digital Economy Kit developed by the Pathways for Prosperity Commission and the Digital Pathways at Oxford program. The book was written in the name of Benno Ndulu, a former non-resident fellow at CGD, by Stefan Dercon, Elizabeth Stuart, and Peter Knaack.
Fourth industrial revolution rhetoric aside, many developing countries are still struggling to take full advantage of digital technology. This was one of the final challenges that Benno Ndulu former governor of the Reserve Bank of Tanzania, visiting scholar at Oxford, and a non-resident fellow at CGD was tackling when he passed away.
South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the newest members of the bloc, are yet to score hosting opportunities and it’s not known whether they have expressed interest in any