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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$100,000 2016 Innovation...
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Africa: Navigating the Next Cashless Continent
If anyone wants further proof that the lines between the developed and developing worlds are dissipating, that in fact even those very descriptors are...
Quick access to economic and industry facts and figures
POPULATION
* Bigger in size than China, India, Europe and the United States combined, Africa has 1.2 billion inhabitants, speaking more than 2,100 languages and...
The Future of Trade in Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDt7I6uCyfE
Africa's goods and services account for a mere 3 percent of global trade, with no sign of robust growth over the past few years....
Countries by Income Categories
COUNTRY
INCOME BRACKET
PER CAPITA GNI* (US$)
POPULATION
(in millions)
Algeria
Upper middle
$4,470
36.0
Angola
Upper middle
$4,060
19.6
Benin
Low
$780
9.1
Botswana
Upper middle
$7,480
2.0
Burkina Faso
Low
$570
17.0
Burundi
Low
$250
8.6
Cameroon
Lower middle
$1,210
20.0
Cape Verde
Lower middle
$3,540
0.5
Central African Republic
Low
$470
4.5
Chad
Low
$690
11.5
Comoros
Low
$770
0.8
Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)
Low
$190
67.8
Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville)
Lower...
Top and Bottom Performers
According the 2013 Economic Report on Africa, growth across the continent is benefitting from improved macroeconomic management and prudential macroeconomic policies that underpin strong...
Africa’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnQFJSVBrlw
African Union Commission's Commissioner of Trade and Industry H.E. Fatima Haram Acyl discusses the African Union's vision for the transformation of Africa within the framework...
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...
