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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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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$100,000 2016 Innovation...
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Africa’s “Very, Very, Fragile” Health System
When armed gunmen on March 23 opened fire on worshippers in a church just outside the port city of Mombasa, Kenya, killing six at...
OculusID Impairment Screening
A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering, and design innovation in Africa)
South African biotechnologist and entrepreneur Ashley Uys (pictured above) developed OculusID Impairment Screening that...
The Rise of Yabacon Valley
Eighteen months ago, Nigeria-based Konga, one of Africa's biggest online retailers, moved its headquarters from the affluent business districts of Victoria Island to Yaba,...
10 Largest Foreign Direct Investment Deals by Private Equity Firms in Africa (1996-2012)
YEAR
VALUE
($ BILLION)
ACQUIRING ENTITY
HOME COUNTRY
ACQUIRED ENTITY
HOST COUNTRY
SECTOR
2011
$1.200
Investor Group*
Kuwait
Orascom Telecom Tunisie S.A.
Tunisia
Telephone communications except radiophone
2009
$1.277
Paulson & Co. Inc.
U.S.
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.
S. Africa
Gold ores
2007
$3.502
Bain Capital...
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...
Africa’s Most Competitive Cities in 2025
Though it is bigger in size than China, India, Europe and the United States combined and is projected to claim seven of the world’s...
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...
