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...
The Future of U.S.-Africa Trade
It takes a village to get AGOA renewed...This has always been a team effort to get AGOA moving over the last fifteen years, and...
Securing Development: Challenges of Economic Inclusion in Africa
Like other regions, Sub-Saharan Africa has not escaped from this phenomenon of rising youth unemployment. According to the OECD and the African Development Bank,...
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...
Building A Critical Mass of Entrepreneurs
This is a time to celebrate and recognize the men and women who have put in tremendous effort to transform our economy in the...
Polishing the “Diamond” called Africa
We have spent a lot of time trying to figure out this enigma about African development. We traveled to Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
