10 STEM Careers Africa Urgently Needs More Of
From renewable-energy engineers to data scientists and biomedical researchers — a look at the STEM careers that will shape Africa's next decade.
Africa's challenges — in energy, health, agriculture, infrastructure and finance — are also its greatest opportunities. Every one of them needs STEM talent.
Renewable-energy engineers, software developers, data scientists, agricultural scientists, biomedical researchers, cybersecurity specialists, environmental scientists, robotics engineers, chemical engineers and mathematics educators are all in growing demand.
The good news: the foundations for every one of these careers are laid in primary and secondary school. Curiosity, problem-solving and a love of learning matter more than any single subject.
AFRISTEM programmes are designed to spark those foundations early, so that today's competitors become tomorrow's professionals.
