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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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MobiSure™
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa.)
Launched in 2012, MobiSure™ is a medical insurance platform through which poor families...
Digital Currency: A Leapfrog Moment for Africa
The decibel level in the conversation about digital currencies in Africa jumped several notches when M-Pesa, sub-Saharan Africa’s world-leading mobile payment platform, embraced bitcoin.
The...
Center Stage for Human Capital Development in Davos
A landmark report assessing human capital development around the world, including in 26 African countries, is making the rounds at the World Economic Forum...
Brian Asingia Talks About His App To Preserve African Heritage
In 2012, Kenyan-born Franco Abott and Ugandan-born Brian Asingia, graduates of Lafayette College in Eaton, Pennsylvania, teamed up to do something about the lack...
W.AFATE 3D Printer
(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)
At 33, Togolese inventor Kodjo Afate Gnikou created the first 3D printer from electronic...
U.S. Apparel & Footwear Companies Ready For “Source Africa”
At just a year old, Source Africa ranks among the most important tradeshows for African suppliers of textiles, clothing and footwear. The American Apparel...
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...