The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released the list of the most innovative African countries according to the 2019 Global Innovation Index
2019 Criterion: Medical Innovation for the Next Decade and examining how medical innovation, technology-driven or not, will transform healthcare delivery around the world.
Note that South Africa, Kenya and Mauritius come respectively at the 63rd, 77th in the and 82nd global rank.
INNOVATION INDEX (in %)
South Africa 35
Mauritius 31.31
Kenya 07.31
Botswana 28.16
Tanzania 28.07
Namibia 28.03
Rwanda 26.54
Senegal 26.53
Madagascar 24.75
Ghana 24.52
Cameroon 23.85