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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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(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’s Under-40 Millionaire Entrepreneurs
Africa’s millionaires are getting younger and younger, which is not surprising for a continent that has the world’s largest youth population. Close to 70...
Regional Economic/Monetary Groups
NORTH AFRICA
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU, www.maghrebarabe.org)
* Algeria. Capital: Algiers. Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)
* Libya. Cap: Tripoli. Cur: Libyan dinar (LYD)
* Mauritania. Capital: Nouakchott....
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POPULATION
* Bigger in size than China, India, Europe and the United States combined, Africa has 1.2 billion inhabitants, speaking more than 2,100 languages and...
Barclays’ Threat to Somalia’s Remittance Industry
Somalia’s remittance industry and the millions of Somalis it serves are awaiting word from Britain’s high court, where a judge is expected at any...
Ex-Im Bank Fray May Dilute Obama’s Africa Message
President Obama will emphasize to African leaders in August that the United States is a committed partner in their continent’s economic development, but fighting...
Lactose-Intolerant Americans Spur Ivory Coast Cashew-Farm Boom
Salty-snack junkies, the lactose-intolerant and lovers of Asian food are providing an economic boost for farmers in the northern provinces of Ivory Coast.
The West...
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...
