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...
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....
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...
Philanthropy and Development: Where are Africa’s Wealthy?
There are tens of millions of people across this continent, yearning for some of the things that we take for granted. They want jobs....
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...
Africa’s “Core” Problem
On March 5, as the African Union prepared for its 50th anniversary celebrations, Chika Onyeani, publisher and editor-in-chief of the U.S.-based newspaper, The African...
Investment Opportunities in the Zambia/Malawi/Mozambique Growth Triangle
The Zambia/Malawi/Mozambique Growth Triangle (ZMM-GT) was officially launched in Lilongwe in 2000 and was followed by the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in...
Removing Impediments to SME Growth
The place and role of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) is not simply an economic issue; it is fundamentally a political one.On the one...
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...
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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...
