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...
Agricultural Research In Africa: A Moral Imperative
The way we were
When I think about African agricultural development today, I cannot help but remember how promising things looked some 30 to 40...
The Water Investment Gap
We all know “Water is Life.” In addition to being essential for drinking and sanitation, water is a necessary input to all forms of...
Africa: Navigating the Next Cashless Continent
If anyone wants further proof that the lines between the developed and developing worlds are dissipating, that in fact even those very descriptors are...
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...
Driving Africa Forward: Youth And Individual Effort
The youth in Nigeria and across the continent need to be given a way to channel their energy. Not only do we need training,...
The Emerging ‘Quiet Revolution’ in African Agrifood Systems
Rural-urban food supply chains are developing rapidly to meet urban demand.The post-farmgate segments of the supply chain—the midstream segment (processing and wholesale/transport) and downstream...
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...
Less Talk, More Action
If you look at the United States, the biggest companies are Coca-Cola, GM, Wal-Mart, etc. What that tells us is that nationals have a...
Big Bet: Africa Can Achieve Food Security by 2030
Every second Joyce Sandiya isn’t tending her crops, she’s volunteering at church. So when Melinda visited Tanzania in 2012, Joyce spoke to her with...
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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...
