With Europe Weak, Cape Verde Turns To U.S. Investors
Now is a good time for Americans to consider investing in Cape Verde, officials in the West African archipelago say.
They spell out the reasons...
AAI Launches Scholarship Fund For African Students
The Africa-America Institute on September 29 officially launches a Future Leaders Legacy Fund to provide African students who are bright but poor with scholarships...
2015 AGOA Forum Gets Under Way in Gabon
U.S. and African officials and business leaders began annual talks today to examine the future of U.S.-Africa trade and investment relations now that the...
The Cloudy State of Microfinance in Africa
For years, microfinance has been the buzzword in developing countries. Lending small amounts of money to local entrepreneurs and small businesses that lack access...
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,...
Educators, Innovators To Meet in Nigeria for AAI’s “State of Education in Africa” Conference
African and U.S. educators and education innovators will gather in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sept. 2 for the Africa-America Institute’s Second Annual State of Education...
President Obama’s High Hopes For The 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit
President Obama has high hopes for the sixth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), set for July 25-26 in Nairobi, Kenya.
“If enough folks respond to...
Raising The Profile of the Pan-African Community
African immigrants in the United States are raising their voice to acknowledge and celebrate their community’s high achievers and remarkable contribution to the country’s...
Nigeria Election Takeaways
Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank with operations in Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middlease, Asia and Africa, called Nigeria's March...
President Obama Will Score One for Entrepreneurs When He Goes to Kenya in July
The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to Kenya in July to hold bilateral meetings and participate in the Global Entrepreneurship...
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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...
