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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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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...
Top 25 African Countries for Innovation
Thirty-six African countries were among the 142 covered in the 2013 Global Innovation Index (GII 2013). The theme for this year's index was "The...
MasterCard Advances In Africa
U.S. credit card giant MasterCard Worldwide and The MasterCard Foundation took new steps this month to deepen the brand’s expansion into Africa, respectively launching...
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....
Why America Supports Entrepreneurship
“We’re here today because we believe in the power of entrepreneurship — the basic notion that if you’ve got an idea and if you...
Busiest Airports (by passenger traffic)
AIRPORT
COUNTRY
PASSENGERS/YR 2011
% CHANGE FROM 2010
OR Tambo International
South Africa
18,922,346
+ 2.9%
Cairo International
Egypt
13,037,541
-19.3%
Cape Town International
South Africa
8,436,562
+4.1%
Mohammed V International
Morocco
7,290,314
+0.6%
Murtala Muhammed International
Nigeria
6,748,290
+7.6%
Hurghada International
Egypt
5,875,423
-25.9%
Jomo Kenyatta International
Kenya
5,803,635
+5.8%
Sharm el-Sheikh International
Egypt
5,476,388
-27%
Bole International
Ethiopia
5,054,213
+25%
King Shaka...
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...
