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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How Africa’s Improving Governance Environment Is Impacting Ethics And Values In The Extractive Industries
As a person living in Africa, I am excited about how things are evolving on the continent. Over the last 20 years there has...
Why The U.S. Must Industrialize Africa
U.S. investment is required to build African purchasing power. Right now we’re relying on the Chinese to increase our exports by expanding African economies....
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...
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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...
