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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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Interview: Nigerian Internet Millionaire Jason Njoku
Jason Njoku, Nigeria’s millionaire Internet entrepreneur, made history in 2012 when he completed what was possibly the largest fundraising round in the West African...
Kenya, South Africa, and Global Biopharma R&D
Kenya and South Africa are the only African nations among the 56 ranked by the International Technology and Innovation Foundation in its report on...
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 Hope of a Direct West-Central Africa Sea Link
Nigeria’s Export-Import Bank is pressing forward with its campaign to recruit investors for a dedicated, regionally owned sea link to stimulate and facilitate trade...
Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJegLmWQ4uA
Climate change is forcing farmers to find new ways to support their families. How Malawi is responding through CARLA, the Climate Adaptation for Rural...
SMEs: Asset or Liability for Banks?
Are small and medium-size enterprises an asset or liability for banks?
Two veteran Nigerian bankers stand on opposite sides of this question. Given the tenure...
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...