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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Building Africa’s Innovation Ecosystems
In Africa, building innovation ecosystems has become an imperative for governments and business communities. And, in a few places, such ecosystems are beginning to...
Why America Supports Entrepreneurship
“We’re here today because we believe in the power of entrepreneurship — the basic notion that if you’ve got an idea and if you...
Unlocking Africa’s Aviation Potential
In 1980, China had a population very similar to that of Africa today—about a billion people. And it represented about 2 percent of global...
Africa Needs A “Black Lives Matter” Movement
In July 2006, the European news agency Agence France Presse reported that 13 of 27 Africans, all men between the ages of 20 and...
An Extraordinary U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
As I think everyone knows by now, this first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit has been the largest gathering we’ve ever hosted with African heads of...
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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...
