Africa
McKinsey’s latest report on Africa-China economic partnership challenges previous beliefs
The People's Republic of China, June 28, 2017/ -- China is Africa’s largest economic partner. Yet it has been a...
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CCA U.S.-Africa Business Summit Spotlights African Business in Washington DC
Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) convened more than 800 government and business leaders for its 11th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit...
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Africa’s aviation industry is at a crossroad
With the global aviation industry taking a nosedive in recent years, the sector across Africa is defying growth trends. Passenger...
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Ghana at 60: Dean of Engineering, Dr. Fred McBagonluri shares perspectives on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
Sixty years ago, on the 6th of March, Ghana became an independent country, rounding off years of colonization. Buoyed by...
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Why reliable climate and weather data is key to Africa’s agricultural transformation
Africa’s agriculture sector is at a crossroads. Though it has about 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa’s net...
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Africa needs an innovation revolution – here’s how it can happen
Earlier this year, Dr Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Botswana, called for an “innovation revolution”...
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Africa’s growing leverage in business and trade relations
Hot on the heels of China’s US$1tn Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Conference earlier in May, Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
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Expect the unexpected when expanding into Africa
Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) wishing to expand their operations into African countries beyond their borders need to have...
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The actual flow of resources from and to developing countries
The economic exploitation of less developed countries to benefit richer economies was a key component of colonialism. As this practice...
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Insight into the lives of Africa’s middle class
In recent years there has been much debate about the true size of Africa’s middle class, and even the appropriate...
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