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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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(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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Africa’s ICT Landscape: Six Trends to Watch in 2016
Information and communications technology generally is seen as an economic enabler, one that can be leveraged to assist key areas such as education, healthcare,...
Nanofilter
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)Tanzanian Askwar Hilonga, Ph.D., a chemical engineer and entrepreneur, developed a water filter system...
MasterCard Advances In Africa
U.S. credit card giant MasterCard Worldwide and The MasterCard Foundation took new steps this month to deepen the brand’s expansion into Africa, respectively launching...
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Kenya - Smart Cities
Kenya broke ground in Phase One of a $10 billion smart city some 60 kilometers southeast of Nairobi, moving the country...
MINERAL WEALTH
* Africa is estimated to host 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves, and an even higher proportion of deposits of gold, platinum, diamonds...
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...
