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As the world grapples with reinvigorated debates about the structure of the global order and the geopolitical balance of leadership across multilateral institutions, the Belfer Center’s Africa in Focus discussion series offered opportunities for Harvard students and fellows to en- gage policymakers involved with the U. [...] But there are [business/investment] opportuni- ties - in the creatives, in the tech sector, in agriculture, and increasingly in infrastructure.” A final highlight of the discussion series: Blyden and Yade raised points around the potential role of the African diaspora in shaping U. [...] When calculating involvement and solutions for the region in the wake of the latest Western-Houthi clash, international policymakers must take a holistic view of all the regional stakeholders – including the major African players on the other side of the Strait. [...] Secondly, reconstruction of the Tigray region will require $20 billion and international partners can step in to provide the funding and the technical resources to entities like the Intergovernmental Authority on Devel- opment and the Africa Union in rebuilding the war-ravaged region. [...] The development of e-commerce and the digital economy is af- fected by a wide range of factors including digital and physical connectivity, the low number of people using the internet (30% of the total population), the low number of people using bank accounts or mobile money (40%), lack of secure internet servers and unreliable postal services.10 The digital gender divide further impedes the growt.