The African food and water security landscape faces a significant challenge. Despite its vast agricultural potential and abundant water resources, the continent continuously faces issues of hunger and water scarcity. This is clear from the mean value of 0.26 on the food and water security index, with many countries falling below this mark (Figure 1). The index operates on a scale from 0 to 1, where higher scores denote better security. To tackle these issues, it is vital to leverage, among other things, data-driven approaches that can enhance agricultural planning, resource allocation, risk management, and overall governance. In recent years,…
Nnaemeka Ohamadike
Nnaemeka Ohamadike
Nnaemeka served as a Senior Data Analyst at Good Governance Africa. He completed his PhD in Applied Data Science at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, supported by South Africa’s Department of Science, Technology and Innovation. His research applies data science and computational methods to questions of governance, social bias, political attitudes, human development, and disinformation. His work has been published in journals including EPJ Data Science, Journal of Computational Social Science, Social Science Computer Review, Political Psychology, and Politeia. He has also worked as a Data Consultant at DataEQ Consulting and has teaching experience at the University of the Witwatersrand, both in South Africa.
In recent years, the global call for a just energy transition has grown louder as concerns over climate change, environmental degradation, and the need for access to equitable clean energy intensify. However, the reality, as depicted in Figure 1 of this article, remains that numerous African countries still face a deficit in terms of clean energy access for their populations. In 2020, Africa had a clean energy access rate of 29.08%, while the global rate was 69.57%. Despite these challenges, data for the past two decades in Africa have revealed the emergence of good governance as a pivotal driving force…
