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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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Top Ten Cities for Economic Growth* (2012-2017)
RANK
CITY
COUNTRY
1
Accra
Ghana
2
Lusaka
Zambia
3
Luanda
Angola
4
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
5
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
6
Nairobi
Kenya
7
Kampala
Uganda
8
Johannesburg
South Africa
9
Kinshasa
Dem. Republic of Congo
10
Durban
South Africa
* Rankings are based on data for the following variables from 2009-2011
GDP per capita growth
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Polishing the “Diamond” called Africa
We have spent a lot of time trying to figure out this enigma about African development. We traveled to Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania...
AAI To Unveil Strategy For Strengthening Africa’s Human Capital
The Africa-America Institute, a U.S.-based organization that for the past 60 years has provided advanced education and professional training in the United States for...
Nigeria Scouts Investors for 10 Power Plants
Nigerian officials reaffirmed their government’s plans to sell 10 power stations, describing the move as part of an effort to guarantee effective and sustainable...
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
* An acre in a prime zone in Accra can cost up to US$2 million.
* The mortgage market is underdeveloped or non-existent in the...
Driving Tourism in Africa
Every year, the business of tourism in Africa takes center stage at New York University Africa House’s Presidential Forum On Africa Tourism. The forum's...
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...
