There is much more happening in Africa than what you see on TV. There is a reason the world’s big businesses are paying closer attention to the continent known for its challenges like poverty, disease, gang rape and high maternal and infant mortality. Some of the portrayals are real. Last week, former President of Nigeria, Olusegun… Continue reading Business in Africa: It’s Boom Time if You Can Dance
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Africa Is in a New Era With so Many Success Stories to Tell
It is time the rest of the world recognised the amazing resilience shown by Africa
Is Kenyan African Silicon Valley?
CHRISTINE MUNGAI Kenya is on the brink of becoming Africa’s ICT hub due to the continued growth in Internet and mobile technology use in East Africa’s biggest economy with investors flooding the country. The recent Kenya Economic Update report by the World Bank states that over the last decade, ICT has outperformed all others sectors… Continue reading Is Kenyan African Silicon Valley?
CREATEing IDEAs for AFRICAn Development
African development lies in the hands of the African people and the key is the development and nurturing of creative ideas for the development of the continent.
The Future of Africa, Kofi Annan
Excerpts of a Lecture delivered by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, for Exeter College.
The Role of the AU in Science and Technology Development in Africa
Here, we discuss some of the tasks the African Union (AU) can pursue in the area of Science and Technology (S&T) to bring prosperity to the African continent. The AU was formed from the Organization of African Unity in 2002, with a new vision of “An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens… Continue reading The Role of the AU in Science and Technology Development in Africa
Open Access to Developed Markets Vital to African Development
The African growth model based solely on foreign aid has so far not delivered the promises it was hoped to deliver. Actually, it has done more harm than good.
Lobbying for Africa
Just as Hispanic politicians have realized, we hope that western politicians, community leaders, students, musicians, and pastors with African root will accept, one day, that our destinies are tied together.