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Africa’s Booming Tech Landscape
Africa’s booming technology scene now counts more than 400 tech hubs that range from software engineering to mobile money to blockchain technology, with at...
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Anti-malaria Drug
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)
Benin native Valentin Agon M.D. was the overall winner of the US$100,000 2016 Innovation...
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Interview: Nigerian Internet Millionaire Jason Njoku
Jason Njoku, Nigeria’s millionaire Internet entrepreneur, made history in 2012 when he completed what was possibly the largest fundraising round in the West African...
Driving Africa Forward: Youth And Individual Effort
The youth in Nigeria and across the continent need to be given a way to channel their energy. Not only do we need training,...
Five Challenges Of Doing Business in Africa
In a move to diversify their supply chain around the world, U.S. apparel and footwear companies, including manufacturers and retailers, increasingly are looking to...
BoxBuzz
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa)
BoxBuzz is an alert system that sends text messages to the mobile phones of...
Leadership In The Spotlight: Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, Ph.D.
On September 29 in New York City, Namibian President Hage G. Geingob, Ph.D., will receive the Africa-America Institute’s 2015 Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Alumnus...
Fastest Growing Cities
FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN THE WORLD (2010-2025)
CITY
COUNTRY
% INCREASE IN URBAN POPULATION
WORLD RANK
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
127.1
1
Lilongwe
Malawi
106.4
2
Blantyre-Limbe
Malawi
106.3
3
Yamoussoukro
Cote d’Ivoire
103.0
4
Niamey
Niger
101.0
5
Kampala
Uganda
99.5
6
Dar-es-Salaam
Tanzania
85.2
7
Kananga
Democratic Republic of Congo
80.3
12
Kigali
Rwanda
79.9
13
Kisangani
Democratic Republic of Congo
79.8
14
Mombasa
Kenya
79.0
15
Mbuji-Mayi
Democratic Republic of Congo
78.6
16
Lumumbashi
Democratic...
OPINION
Sino-Africa Relations: An Elder’s View
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of complaints that China is taking advantage of Africans even as it provides money...
Changing the Trajectory Of Africa With “Impact Sourcing”
There has been no shortage of recipes promulgated, tested (and discarded) with the declared intent of turning Africa into a truly independent continent:More than...
Corporate Citizenship And Africa’s Sustainable Development Goals
Prepared to follow on from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the 17 Sustainable Development Goals were unveiled with the aim of taking steps towards...
Africa For Whom?
During my current visit to Africa, while sitting in my hotel room, I reflected upon how and why I ended up in Africa initially...
Clarifying A U.S. Role In Africa
I believe Africa’s rise is not just important for Africa, it's important to the entire world. We will not be able to meet the...
RESOURCES
Talent/Human Resources Networks
Africa Alumni
http://africaalumni.com
Africa ICT & Telecom Network
http://www.ictafrica.ning.com
African Association of Agricultural Economists
http://www.aaae-africa.org
African Human Resource Confederation (AHRC)
http://www.wfpma.com/members/region/ahrc
Association Africaine des Formateurs et Directeurs de Personnels
http://www.afdip.org
African Leadership Network (ALN)
http://www.africanleadershipnetwork.com
African...
