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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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FABA
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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Powering Africa’s Transformation
Africa has a bright future ahead of it. Productivity and growth will improve as African economies continue to place more emphasis on services and...
The Cloudy State of Microfinance in Africa
For years, microfinance has been the buzzword in developing countries. Lending small amounts of money to local entrepreneurs and small businesses that lack access...
Interview: Founder of Ghana’s MEST Incubator for Tech Entrepreneurs
In 2008, Norwegian entrepreneur Jorn Lyseggen opened Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana, to train young Africans to become globally competitive...
A Role for U.S. SMEs in the Industrialization of Kenya
https://vimeo.com/60025237
Mugo Kibati, Director General of Kenya Vision 2030, speaks to AfricaStrictlyBusiness.com at GE African American Forum’s Customer & Strategic Partner Summit, July 10-11, 2012,...
Africa Seeks Control Of Its Textile Industry
Africa’s textile industry is a complex one. It has lots of promise, but many factors hinder it from reaching its full potential.
In an interview...
A Case for SMEs At The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
In 1994 Marie Diongoye Konate bought an old milling machine and set up a small food processing business in a corner of a popular...
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
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