Botswana has edged out Kenya in the list of top global innovators as more African countries punch above their weight to come up with ideas and technologies that increase productivity and output.
Botswana is now the continent’s fifth most innovative country and ranked among sixteen African countries that improved their global innovation positions, fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
These three are among a list of eight African countries leading the world in delivering higher-than-expected innovation. Other economies on this list are Madagascar, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Morocco and South Africa.