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Africa’s Booming Tech Landscape
Africa’s booming technology scene now counts more than 400 tech hubs that range from software engineering to mobile money to blockchain technology, with at...
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FABA
Anti-malaria Drug
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)
Benin native Valentin Agon M.D. was the overall winner of the US$100,000 2016 Innovation...
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Africa Trade: Five Common Supply Chain Issues
Angela Dean, director of global business development at Partner Africa, a social enterprise nonprofit based in Nairobi, Kenya, that provides ethical audit and assessment...
Leg-Up For U.S. Companies in Africa’s Power Market
President Barack Obama’s announcement last June of an initiative to improve access to reliable, affordable and sustainable electrical power for millions of people in...
SME funding—Money transfers—Digital payments—Social ventures—Dairy investment—Urban development
SME funding
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group and...
Africa’s ICT Landscape: Six Trends to Watch in 2016
Information and communications technology generally is seen as an economic enabler, one that can be leveraged to assist key areas such as education, healthcare,...
Dibsr
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa)
Dibsr is a Web application that connects consumers to merchants who have physical stores...
Africa’s Most Competitive Cities
CITYGLOBAL RANK/120AFRICA RANKSCORE/100CHANGE FROM 2012Johannesburg,South Africa 66 1 50.5 +3.5Cape Town, S.A.77247.4+ 4.8Durban, S.A.95342.9+2.9Cairo, Egypt106438.5+3.5Nairobi, Kenya112536.9+1.0Alexandria, Egypt117634.6+4.6Lagos, Nigeria119729.0+0.1Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
OPINION
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
RESOURCES
Talent/Human Resources Networks
Africa Alumni
http://africaalumni.com
Africa ICT & Telecom Network
http://www.ictafrica.ning.com
African Association of Agricultural Economists
http://www.aaae-africa.org
African Human Resource Confederation (AHRC)
http://www.wfpma.com/members/region/ahrc
Association Africaine des Formateurs et Directeurs de Personnels
http://www.afdip.org
African Leadership Network (ALN)
http://www.africanleadershipnetwork.com
African...
