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...
Building Africa’s Innovation Ecosystems
In Africa, building innovation ecosystems has become an imperative for governments and business communities. And, in a few places, such ecosystems are beginning to...
Why The U.S. Must Industrialize Africa
U.S. investment is required to build African purchasing power. Right now we’re relying on the Chinese to increase our exports by expanding African economies....
The Water Investment Gap
We all know “Water is Life.” In addition to being essential for drinking and sanitation, water is a necessary input to all forms of...
Investment Opportunities in the Zambia/Malawi/Mozambique Growth Triangle
The Zambia/Malawi/Mozambique Growth Triangle (ZMM-GT) was officially launched in Lilongwe in 2000 and was followed by the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in...
Polishing the “Diamond” called Africa
We have spent a lot of time trying to figure out this enigma about African development. We traveled to Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania...
Africa Needs A “Black Lives Matter” Movement
In July 2006, the European news agency Agence France Presse reported that 13 of 27 Africans, all men between the ages of 20 and...
Philanthropy and Development: Where are Africa’s Wealthy?
There are tens of millions of people across this continent, yearning for some of the things that we take for granted. They want jobs....
The Future of U.S.-Africa Trade
It takes a village to get AGOA renewed...This has always been a team effort to get AGOA moving over the last fifteen years, and...
Building A Critical Mass of Entrepreneurs
This is a time to celebrate and recognize the men and women who have put in tremendous effort to transform our economy in the...
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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...
