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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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INVESTMENT
CHINA IN AFRICA
* China's investment in Africa has increased a staggering 30-fold since 2005.
* 2,000 Chinese firms are now present in 50 African countries.
*...
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...
India-Southern Africa Trade Agreement
Hoping to counter China’s growing clout in Africa, India is pressing for faster action on a preferential trade agreement with the Southern African Customs...
Pule Taukobong’s Novel Approach to Angel Investing
I was introduced to Pule Taukobong, founder and chairman of African Angels Network (AAN), during his visit to the NMBC (National Minority Business Council)...
Ghana Bamboo Bikes
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)
Teenage social entrepreneur Winifred Selby, along with colleagues Bernice Dapaah and Kwame Kyei, established...
First WTO Ministerial Conference in Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJF-oBOSJYA
Visiting Nairobi, Kenya, ahead of the WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference held there in December 2015, WTO spokesman Keith Rockwell described the global and local...
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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