Africa’s economic story is a profound journey ofresilience and reinvention. In 2000, the economistfamously branded Africa “The Hopeless Continent,riddled with conflict, disease, and economic stagnation.
Yet, the continent’s innovators and entrepreneurs were already laying the groundwork for a massive shift.
By 2011, The Economist was compelled to run a new cover story, declaring “Africa Rising,” acknowledging a
decade of rising growth, improving governance, and a palpable sense of optimism driven by striving enterprises
Today, African innovators, entrepreneurs andand businesses are thriving to rewrite the
narratives of weak productivity and dependence
DEA TV, the innovative television in Africa, is more than
a channel. We shine a spotlight on ideas, breakthroughsand systems shaping and inspiring knowledge-based on aid, from farms to fintechs, from drone logistics to critical infrastructure protection. This
transformation is the backdrop against which IDEA TV’s IDEA SMEs & Industries of Interest
(ISII) shine its spotlight.
