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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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POPULATION
* Bigger in size than China, India, Europe and the United States combined, Africa has 1.2 billion inhabitants, speaking more than 2,100 languages and...
Richest Women In Africa
NAME, TITLE, ORGANIZATION
COUNTRY
INDUSTRY SECTOR
Wendy Ackerman
South Africa
Retail
Folorunsho Alakija, 61
CEO, Famfa Ltd.
Nigeria
Oil, fashion
Wendy Appelbaum
Co-founder, Women’s Investment Portfolio Ltd. (Wipold)
South Africa
Insurance, real estate, investments
Hajia Bola Shagaya
CEO, Bolmus...
Infrastructure Fast-Tracked
African heads of state will begin to pool efforts to develop integrated, reliable and efficient networks of transport, energy, telecommunications and shared water resources...
SME funding—Money transfers—Digital payments—Social ventures—Dairy investment—Urban development
SME funding
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group and...
Top-Performing African Stock Markets in 2013
Investors looking for opportunities in Africa’s capital markets can expect some of the highest returns in the world south of the Sahara. According to...
New Construction: Malls, Hotels, Mixed-Use
The construction of hotels, malls and mixed-use buildings is consistent with Africa’s rising middle class coupled with the lack of formal retail infrastructure. Africa’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...
