The innovative cycles include science and innovation investment, technological progress, technology adoption, and the socioeconomic impact of innovation. How African countries performedThe countries were categorized into High-income group, Upper middle-income group, Lower middle-income group and Low-income group. Other countries in this group include Togo, Uganda, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mali and Niger. South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Mauritius were listed in the upper middle-income group, while Tunisia, Kenya, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Angola, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania all made it to the lower middle-income group. The country's highest ranking was in Human capital and research (78th), Creative outputs (87th) and Business sophistication (107th) while it ranked lowest in Infrastructure (127th), Institutions (125th) and Market sophistication, Knowledge and technology outputs (121st).

Source: Indian Express October 16, 2024 11:15 UTC