Africa
Understanding Africa’s seven types of consumers
Research firm Nielsen recently identified seven types of African consumers that companies need to be aware of as they target...
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Winners and losers: How are African governments progressing?
Côte d’Ivoire is the country that has improved the most in its governance over the last decade.On Monday, the Mo...
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Untapped intra-regional trade opportunities key to boosting African economies
Despite an average annual growth in exports of 8.5% since 2010, trade between African regions remains low when compared to...
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These 6 Sectors of Africa’s Economy Are Poised for Growth
In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. It...
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‘This Is Not Charity’: $9B In New Commitments At US-Africa Business Forum, Obama Looks Ahead
New deals and commitments worth more than $9 billion in trade and investment with Africa will be announced at the...
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Six opportunities in Africa you probably didn’t know about
In 2010, after a decade-long commodities super cycle, a report by McKinsey Global Institute – titled Lions on the move:...
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What young Africans want from their employers
Universum, an employer-branding firm, recently surveyed students from Algeria, Morocco, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria to find out what they look...
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London’s African fashion event set to be bigger than ever
Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) 2016 opens at London Olympia in a matter of days (9-10 September). Now in its...
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Forget natural resources: It’s science and tech that will transform Africa
Nairobi’s iHub is a co-working space for tech entrepreneurs.The slump in commodity prices and the associated economic uncertainties are forcing...
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Can agriculture in Africa sustain a nourishing rural non-farm economy?
After being out of fashion for a long period, agriculture has been coming back into the spotlight again as part...
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