The Future of Proptech in Affordable Housing in Africa
2020’s African Union for Housing Finance Conference was held under the theme, “Investing in the SDGs: Finding a market opportunity in affordable housing”. To playback the sessions of 2020’s virtual conference, please visit the Youtube channel here and follow this link to access some of the presentations made by the speakers.
The session moderated by Mr. Sean Godoy facilitated a discussion around the potential of technology to resolve challenges facing the housing value chain. Mr. Taofeeq Olatinwo (Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company) provided an overview on NMRC’s blockchain strategy in Nigeria’s Housing Finance Ecosystem. Dr. Emmanuel Mungongo (Bank of Tanzania) presented insights on potential opportunities and risks to affordable Housing arising from the growing digitisation of services and increasing connectivity of machines