Harnessing Growth Opportunities in Africa

“There’s incredible potential in Africa, lots of interest. However, each African country has its own set of regulations and risks.” Sneha Shah Managing Director – Sub-Saharan Africa Thomson Reuters

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Africa’s youth can change the future

Young people are better than old people at driving innovation, because they are not locked in by the limits of the past. I was 19 when I founded Microsoft. Steve Jobs was 21 when he started Apple. Mark Zuckerberg was 19 when he created Facebook, says Bill Gates when he delivered the 2016 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of Pretoria (Mamelodi campus)

Let’s make agriculture cool again

Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, the UNCTAD XIV conference in Nairobi this month provides a valuable opportunity for national governments, investors, and the international community to think about how to develop the sustainable agribusiness value chain in Africa. It is time we made agriculture ‘cool’ for new generations, by making it more rewarding. More…

What Your Resume Should Look Like in 2016

“In today’s job market, your resume needs to immediately stand out,” says Dawn Bugni, a professional resume writer in Wilmington, N.C. Attention spans are at an all-time short, with hiring managers spending just six seconds looking at a resume before deciding whether the applicant is worth further consideration, a recent study by The Ladders found.

The e-commerce challenge in Africa

An e-commerce challenge in Africa: selling to people who aren’t online writes Jake Bright in the New Yorker. The question of competition promises to be increasingly important, because as African e-commerce grows, the market becomes more attractive to companies based both inside and outside the continent.

Africa’s Post-Brexit Opportunity

Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, says Africa’s position on the global economic stage will improve significantly when the Continental Free Trade Area negotiations conclude in 2017. The CFTA will comprise a market of more than a billion people with an initial GDP above $3 trillion. It will remove trade barriers and boost investment in infrastructure so that African countries have the industrial capacity to compete globally. All told, the CFTA is a grand opportunity for Africa to reshape its relations with the UK and the rest of the world. More…

Property rights are still wretchedly insecure in Africa

The Economist in this piece, ‘Title to come’ concludes by stating that, “Land rights are still a combustible issue in Kenya. The constitution of 2010, which recognises customary tenure, was passed after the post-election violence of 2007-08, sparked in part by politicians inciting Kalenjins in the Rift Valley to attack Kikuyu “squatters” who had migrated there for work. The constitution may help the Ogiek fight their corner. But until the men in power respect the law, the law can do little to protect property rights.